The average bus between Milwaukee and Salem takes 30h 18m and the fastest bus takes 27h 10m. There is at least one bus per day from Milwaukee to Salem. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Milwaukee and Salem. The earliest departure is at 3:25 AM at night, and the last departure from Milwaukee is at 3:20 PM which arrives into Salem at 10:53 PM. All services require a transfer at Chicago Bus Station and take an average of 30h 18m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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28h 10m • 4 changes
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31h 33m • 4 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee to Salem. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee station and arriving at Salem station via Chicago Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 18m.
Milwaukee to Salem bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Salem bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Boston station.
The distance between Milwaukee and Salem is 1,387.1 km. The road distance is 1,944 km.
You can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Washington St @ New Derby St via Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown, Boston, Summer St @ Atlantic Ave, Federal St @ Matthews St, and Congress St @ Haymarket Sta in around 26h 47m.