There are 9 ways to get from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, subway, car, or bus
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MKE - SJC
8h 55m$250–1,190Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ORD - SJC
8h 48m$173–448Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Take the bus from Oakland to Redwood City Station
2d 8h$233–598Train, BART
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbrae
2d 9h$270–497Drive 2,175.2 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley2,175.2 mi
34h 12m$397–574Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ORD - SFO
8h 29m$177–495Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MDW - SFO
9h 9m$217–527Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MDW - SJC
9h 27m$203–850Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MDW - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
10h 15m$198–809
Milwaukee to Silicon Valley by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $500 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley is to bus and fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $170 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland and Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee and arriving at Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Milwaukee and Silicon Valley is 1862 miles. The road distance is 2187.9 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $230 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Milwaukee station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $250 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $600 and takes 2 days 8h.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, Redwood City Station, and Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
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
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- 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
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Redwood City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $6–85
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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
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More Questions & Answers
Milwaukee to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Milwaukee to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Silicon Valley is 2188 miles. It takes approximately 34h 12m to drive from Milwaukee to Silicon Valley.
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