There are 9 ways to get from Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Appleton International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ATW - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
9h 48mTrain, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Take the taxi from Reno to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
2d 1h$294–988Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Sparks Transit Center to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
47h 42m$296–562Drive 1,965 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Sand Harborcar 1,965 mi
30h 46m$359–518Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MSN - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
11h 17mFly from General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MKE - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
11h 7mBus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Eau Claire Amtrak Bus Stop to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomingtonbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MSP - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
10h 32mBus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly, bus
- 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ORD - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
11h 1mTrain to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Kenosha to Chicago OTCtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MDW - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Drbus
11h 31m
Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe is to bus and taxi which costs $290 - $600 and takes 47h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe is to drive which takes 30h 46m and costs $350 - $550.
The distance between Wisconsin and Lake Tahoe is 1687 miles. The road distance is 1976.4 miles.
The best way to get from Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 47h 42m and costs $290 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe, including transfers.
Lake Tahoe is 2h behind Wisconsin. It is currently 9:08 PM in Wisconsin and 7:08 PM in Lake Tahoe.
Yes, the driving distance between Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe is 1976 miles. It takes approximately 30h 46m to drive from Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe.
There are 439+ hotels available in Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Wisconsin, USA and Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe. However, you can take the taxi to Appleton International Airport (ATW) airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO), walk to Reno Tahoe International Airport, take the bus to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Dr, take the bus to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Center, then take the line 28 bus to Sand Harbor Visitors Center. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Chicago Bus Station, take the bus to Denver Union Station, take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, take the taxi to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Center, then take the line 28 bus to Sand Harbor Visitors Center.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Kenosha to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- (833) 709 8080
- Website
- northlaketahoeexpress.com
Bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Lakeshore Dr at Country Club Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://northlaketahoeexpress.com
- 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
- $19–25
- 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
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Eau Claire Amtrak Bus Stop to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.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
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
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