There are 10 ways to get from Milwaukee to Tucson by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Tucson (TUS)MKE - TUS
7h 48m$412–1,980Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtown
39h 53m$208–1,391Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucson
43h 5m$268–562Drive 1,733.5 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Tucson1,733.5 mi
31h 3m$317–457Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Tucson
- 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 Tucson (TUS)ORD - TUS
7h 45m$255–1,038Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX)MKE - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
7h 43m$366–1,314Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tucson (TUS)MDW - TUS
8h 14m$295–1,346Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- 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 Phoenix (PHX)ORD - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
9h 8m$389–822Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Phoenix (PHX)MSN - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
9h 37m$333–1,101Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union StationHiawatha Service / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak StationTexas Eagle
2d 10h$213–1,541
Milwaukee to Tucson by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Tucson is to drive which costs $310 - $460 and takes 31h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Tucson is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 43m and costs $360 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Tucson. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Tucson via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Phoenix Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Milwaukee to Tucson station. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee and arriving at Tucson Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Milwaukee and Tucson is 1485 miles. The road distance is 1743.6 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Tucson without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 53m and costs $200 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Milwaukee to Tucson, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Milwaukee station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Tucson is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs $410 - $2,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $600 and takes 43h 5m, you could also train, which costs $210 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 10h.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Tucson (TUS) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Tucson via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Phoenix Bus Station in around 43h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tucson via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
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 Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Schedules at
- 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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- 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
- $20–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- 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
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.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
- +1-858-800-8898
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Milwaukee to Tucson bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Tucson is 1h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 10:44 PM in Milwaukee and 9:44 PM in Tucson.
Milwaukee to Tucson train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Tucson is 1744 miles. It takes approximately 31h 3m to drive from Milwaukee to Tucson.
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