There are 10 ways to get from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)MKE - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beach
6h 27m$227–850Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)ORD - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beach
6h 14m$170–488Bus, taxi via Atlanta
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Mobile
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beach
27h 2m$314–575Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Crestview
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beach
30h 15m$326–595Drive 958.5 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach958.5 mi
18h 16m$175–253Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)MKE - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beach
6h 53m$202–820Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)ORD - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beach
6h 4m$200–518Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)MDW - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beach
6h 33m$205–596Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)ORD - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beach
7h 1m$217–376Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beach
29h 4m$296–631
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 6h 4m and costs $200 - $550.
The distance between Milwaukee and Santa Rosa Beach is 929 miles. The road distance is 964.1 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi via Atlanta which takes 27h 2m and costs $310 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach is 964 miles. It takes approximately 18h 16m to drive from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 3100+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Milwaukee to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the bus to Airport Baggage Claim, walk to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Chicago Bus Station, take the bus to Atlanta Bus Station, walk to Garnett Station, take the subway to Doraville Station, walk to Atlanta, take the bus to Mobile, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $20–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Biloxi to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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