There are 6 ways to get from Winona to Appleton by bus, train, car, taxi, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Winona State Univ. to La Crossebus Jefferson 965
- Take the bus from La Crosse Grand River Station to Appleton Valley Transitbus La Crosse
6h$37–79Drive 191.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Winona to Appletoncar 191.4 mi
3h 48m$35–51Train, bus
- Take the train from Winona to Milwaukeetrain Empire Builder / ...
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
7h 20m$62–163Taxi to La Crosse, fly
- Take the taxi from Winona to La-Crosse-Airport-LSEtaxi
- Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane LSE - ATW
4h 39m$130–411Train to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Winona to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane MSP - ATW
5h 23m$94–448Bus to Rochester, fly
- Take the bus from Winona State Univ. to Rochesterbus
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane RST - ATW
7h 19m$69–408
Winona to Appleton by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winona to Appleton is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 3h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Winona to Appleton is to drive which takes 3h 48m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Winona to Appleton. However, there are services departing from Winona State Univ. and arriving at Appleton Valley Transit via La Crosse Grand River Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Winona and Appleton is 213 miles. The road distance is 192.6 miles.
The best way to get from Winona to Appleton without a car is to bus which takes 6h and costs $35 - $80.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Winona to Appleton, including transfers.
Winona to Appleton bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Winona State Univ. station.
Winona to Appleton bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at La Crosse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winona to Appleton is 193 miles. It takes approximately 3h 48m to drive from Winona to Appleton.
There are 76+ hotels available in Appleton.
What companies run services between Winona, MN, USA and Appleton, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Winona State Univ. to Appleton Valley Transit via La Crosse and La Crosse Grand River Station in around 6h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Appleton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
Flights from Rochester to Appleton International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Rochester to Appleton International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from La Crosse to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Rochester to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from La Crosse to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Rochester to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Winona to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Winona to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Winona State Univ. to La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Winona State Univ. to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from La Crosse Grand River Station to Appleton Valley Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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