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How to get fromHoughton Lake to Milwaukeeby car, plane, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Houghton Lake to Milwaukee by car, plane, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry

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  1. Drive to Traverse City, fly, bus

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    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar car
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane TVC - ORD
    3. Take the bus from Chicago to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus bus
    5h 26m
    $61–285

  2. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Claretaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    3. Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain train
    10h 11m
    $155–290

  3. Taxi, bus via Chicago

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Graylingtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Grayling to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    3. Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus bus
    11h 40m
    $202–291

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Muskegoncar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry car ferry Muskegon
    5h 25m
    $142–169

  5. Taxi to Mbs International Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Mbs International Airport (MBS)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MBS - ORD
    3. Take the bus from Chicago to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus bus
    5h 19m
    $146–383

  6. Drive to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, fly, bus

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)car car
    2. Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MBL - ORD
    3. Take the bus from Chicago to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus bus
    5h 41m
    $120–211

  7. Taxi, bus, train via Grand Rapids

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Cadillactaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Cadillac to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain train
    11h 16m
    $176–310

  8. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Claretaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to Blake Transit Centerbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus bus
    13h 18m
    $131–207

Traverse City (TVC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights

Calendar92Weekly Planes
Duration1h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket$35Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 372.8 mi
  • Duration: 5h 26m

What companies run services between Houghton Lake, MI, USA and Milwaukee, WI, USA?

There is no direct connection from Houghton Lake to Milwaukee. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, take the subway to Cumberland, walk to Chicago, then take the bus to Milwaukee Intermodal Station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Clare, take the bus to East Lansing, MI, walk to East Lansing Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, then take the train to Milwaukee.

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