There are 9 ways to get from Milwaukee to Oceanside by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MKE - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
8h 12m$345–1,532Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CAbus
9h 51m$183–586Train
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceansidetrain
47h 26m$633–1,364Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus
2d 5h$373–717Drive 2,071 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Oceansidecar 2,071 mi
33h 1m$378–546Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane MKE - CLD
10h 42m$246–1,114Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORD - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
9h 50m$221–821Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
10h 11m$278–1,185Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ORD - SNA
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
12h 7m$223–661
Milwaukee to Oceanside by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Oceanside is to bus and fly and train which costs $220 - $700 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 8h 12m and costs $340 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Oceanside Transportation Center via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Milwaukee to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee and arriving at Oceanside via Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 26m.
The distance between Milwaukee and Oceanside is 1800 miles. The road distance is 2083.1 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Oceanside without a car is to train which takes 47h 26m and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Milwaukee to Oceanside, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Oceanside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Milwaukee station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Oceanside is to train which takes 47h 26m and costs $600 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $750 and takes 2 days 5h, you could also fly, which costs $240 - $1,200 and takes 10h 42m.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Milwaukee to Oceanside via Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 47h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Oceanside Transportation Center via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38–42
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Milwaukee to Oceanside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Oceanside is 2h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 5:51 PM in Milwaukee and 3:51 PM in Oceanside.
Milwaukee to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Oceanside is 2083 miles. It takes approximately 33h 1m to drive from Milwaukee to Oceanside.
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