There are 7 ways to get from Milwaukee to Surprise by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from General Mitchell International Airport
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MKE - PHX
8h 6m$226–1,118Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MSN - PHX
9h 59m$203–1,010Train, bus via Flagstaff
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff University North to Phoenix Denny's Deer Valleybus
38h 14m$484–1,093Drive 1,759.5 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Surprisecar 1,759.5 mi
31h 4m$322–464Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- 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 Phoenix (PHX)plane ORD - PHX
9h 35m$339–692Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MDW - PHX
10h 7m$205–952Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Stationbus
2d 17h$536–1,272
Milwaukee to Surprise by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Surprise is to drive which costs $320 - $470 and takes 31h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Surprise is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs $220 - $1,200.
The distance between Milwaukee and Surprise is 1499 miles. The road distance is 1769.8 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Surprise without a car is to train and bus via Flagstaff which takes 38h 14m and costs $480 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Milwaukee to Surprise, including transfers.
Surprise is 1h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 4:42 PM in Milwaukee and 3:42 PM in Surprise.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Surprise is 1770 miles. It takes approximately 31h 4m to drive from Milwaukee to Surprise.
There are 597+ hotels available in Surprise.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Surprise, AZ, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
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
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Flagstaff University North to Phoenix Denny's Deer Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- 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
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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