There are 8 ways to get from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, or train
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 General Mitchell International Airport
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane MKE - FCA
7h$225–948Bus to Appleton International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Appletonbus
- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane ATW - FCA
9h 48m$185–674Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Whitefish Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Builder
30h 34m$528–1,038Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Whitefishbus
33h 13m$367–551Drive 1,510.9 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Columbia Fallscar 1,510.9 mi
24h 13m$276–399Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- 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 Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane ORD - FCA
6h 45m$193–719Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal to UW Madison Campus - N Lake Stbus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane MSN - FCA
9h 24m$218–904Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane MDW - FCA
9h 26m$236–891
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 24h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls is to bus and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $190 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Columbia Falls. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Whitefish via Minneapolis and Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls station. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee and arriving at Whitefish Amtrak Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 34m.
The distance between Milwaukee and Columbia Falls is 1341 miles. The road distance is 1519.7 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls without a car is to train which takes 30h 34m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Columbia Falls bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Columbia Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Milwaukee station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls is to fly which takes 7h and costs $220 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 30h 34m, you could also bus, which costs $360 - $550 and takes 33h 13m.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Columbia Falls, MT, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) hourly. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Milwaukee to Whitefish Amtrak Station twice daily. Tickets cost $500–1,000 and the journey takes 30h 21m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Whitefish Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
Bus from Minneapolis to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $180–260
Bus from Billings to Whitefish
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $110–160
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–45
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal to UW Madison Campus - N Lake St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal to UW Madison Campus - N Lake St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal to UW Madison Campus - N Lake St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- https://www.coachusa.com/wisconsin-coach?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0Cc3RRg_kOdc3CzsoiFSe4BX-r10-kIOeuDNMfsAKsG5uubvoAmxcrRoC5LwQAvD_BwE
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal to UW Madison Campus - N Lake St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–27
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
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More Questions & Answers
Milwaukee to Columbia Falls bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Minneapolis Bus Station.
Columbia Falls is 1h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 4:27 PM in Milwaukee and 3:27 PM in Columbia Falls.
Milwaukee to Columbia Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Whitefish Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Columbia Falls is 1520 miles. It takes approximately 24h 13m to drive from Milwaukee to Columbia Falls.
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