There are 8 ways to get from Milwaukee to Reno by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MKE - RNO
7h$212–952Bus to Appleton International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Appletonbus
- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ATW - RNO
9h 49m$171–695Bus
- 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
46h 18m$325–637Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain Hiawatha Service / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain California Zephyr
47h 42m$728–1,555Drive 1,932.5 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Renocar 1,932.5 mi
29h 59m$353–510Bus 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ORD - RNO
7h 17m$198–591Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MDW - RNO
7h 26m$223–863Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MSN - RNO
9h 20m$204–875
Milwaukee to Reno by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Reno is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $600 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Reno is to fly which takes 7h and costs $210 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Reno station. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay I 4SS via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station and RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA Bay B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Milwaukee to Reno. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee and arriving at Reno via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 42m.
The distance between Milwaukee and Reno is 1680 miles. The road distance is 1943.8 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Reno without a car is to bus which takes 46h 18m and costs $320 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Milwaukee to Reno, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Reno bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Reno train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Milwaukee station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Reno is to fly which takes 7h and costs $210 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $650 and takes 46h 18m, you could also train, which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 47h 42m.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Reno, NV, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay I 4SS via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA Bay B in around 46h 18m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- 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
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
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More Questions & Answers
Milwaukee to Reno bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Reno is 2h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 9:51 PM in Milwaukee and 7:51 PM in Reno.
Milwaukee to Reno train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Reno is 1944 miles. It takes approximately 29h 59m to drive from Milwaukee to Reno.
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