There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Milwaukee by shuttle, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, 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.
Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane SJC - MKE
9h 39m$375–1,561Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SFO - ORD
- Take the train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukeetrain
10h 59m$129–452Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
2d 8h$397–744Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
2d 11h$595–1,403Drive 2,233.9 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Milwaukeecar 2,233.9 mi
35h 18m$408–589Fly Monterey Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane MRY - MKE
10h 21m$288–1,309Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SJC - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
10h 35m$263–1,008Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SJC - ORD
- Take the train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukeetrain
11h 4m$170–651Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane OAK - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
11h 36m$218–903
Salinas to Milwaukee by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Milwaukee is to bus and Caltrain and fly and train which costs $120 - $460 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Milwaukee is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $370 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas to Milwaukee station. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Milwaukee Intermodal Station via San Jose Diridon Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Salinas to Milwaukee. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Milwaukee via Emeryville and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Salinas and Milwaukee is 1908 miles. The road distance is 2247 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Milwaukee without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $390 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Salinas to Milwaukee, including transfers.
Salinas to Milwaukee bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
Salinas to Milwaukee train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Milwaukee is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $390 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also fly, which costs $280 - $1,400 and takes 10h 21m.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Milwaukee, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas to Milwaukee Intermodal Station via San Jose, San Jose Diridon Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 8h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salinas to Milwaukee via Emeryville and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- 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 San Jose Diridon Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Salinas to Milwaukee bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Milwaukee is 2h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 12:34 AM in Salinas and 2:34 AM in Milwaukee.
Salinas to Milwaukee train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Milwaukee is 2247 miles. It takes approximately 35h 18m to drive from Salinas to Milwaukee.
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