There are 11 ways to get from Milwaukee to Brownsville by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane MKE - BRO
8h 18m$214–1,004Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
cheapest- 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 Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane ORD - BRO
9h 21m$180–693Bus via Chicago
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Tornado Bus Co - Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Dallas Jeffersonbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to Brownsvillebus
31h 21m$292–553Train, bus via Dallas
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dallastrain
- Take the bus from Dallas to Brownsvillebus
35h 30m$429–838Drive 1,527.2 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Brownsvillecar 1,527.2 mi
25h 38m$279–403Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane MKE - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsvillebus
8h 55m$189–804Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport, bus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE)plane MKE - MFE
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Brownsvillebus
8h 31m$267–1,164Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane MSN - BRO
10h 27m$226–976Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane MDW - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsvillebus
10h 31m$188–715Bus
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Dallasbus Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Dallas to Matamorosbus
35h 6m$236–380Train, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to La Plaza at Brownsvillebus
43h 13m$466–1,015
Milwaukee to Brownsville by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Brownsville is to bus which costs $230 - $380 and takes 35h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Brownsville is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $210 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee to Brownsville. However, there are services departing from Water & Chicago - Circle K and arriving at Brownsville via Chicago and Dallas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 21m.
The distance between Milwaukee and Brownsville is 1314 miles. The road distance is 1536.1 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Brownsville without a car is to bus via Chicago which takes 31h 21m and costs $290 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Milwaukee to Brownsville, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Brownsville bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Water & Chicago - Circle K station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Brownsville is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $210 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Chicago, which costs $290 - $600 and takes 31h 21m.
Milwaukee to Brownsville bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at Tornado Bus Co - Chicago station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Brownsville is 1536 miles. It takes approximately 25h 38m to drive from Milwaukee to Brownsville.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Brownsville, TX, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Brownsville via Chicago, Dallas Jefferson, and Dallas in around 31h 21m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via St. Louis, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via St. Louis, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Kansas City, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via St. Louis, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Springfield, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via St. Louis, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Little Rock, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Tornado Bus Co - Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from Chicago to Dallas Jefferson
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $150–290
Bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $160–310
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Dallas to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Dallas to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from McAllen Central Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38–42
- Website
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- Badger Bus
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $29–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Marcos to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Dallas to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
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