There are 9 ways to get from Salem to Milwaukee by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
best- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane PDX - MKE
8h 34m$189–824Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PDX - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
9h 33m$158–639Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salem to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2110
- Take the train from Portland to Milwaukeetrain Empire Builder
46h 27m$708–1,513Bus
- Take the bus from Salem to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
2d 5h$376–739Drive 2,050.9 mi
- Drive from Salem to Milwaukeecar 2,050.9 mi
33h 24m$375–541Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the train from Salem to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane EUG - MKE
10h 5m$207–856Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PDX - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
8h 41m$210–349Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the train from Salem to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane SEA - MKE
10h 58m$379–592Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Appleton International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane PDX - ATW
- Take the bus from Appleton to Milwaukeebus
11h 56m$278–1,169
Salem to Milwaukee by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salem to Milwaukee is to bus and fly which costs $210 - $350 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Salem to Milwaukee is to bus and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Salem to Milwaukee station. However, there are services departing from Salem and arriving at Milwaukee Intermodal Station via Portland Curbside Bus Stop, Pasco Bus Stop, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Salem and Milwaukee is 1785 miles. The road distance is 2062.9 miles.
The best way to get from Salem to Milwaukee without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 27m and costs $700 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Salem to Milwaukee, including transfers.
Salem to Milwaukee bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salem station.
Salem to Milwaukee bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Milwaukee is 2h ahead of Salem. It is currently 4:48 PM in Salem and 6:48 PM in Milwaukee.
Yes, the driving distance between Salem to Milwaukee is 2063 miles. It takes approximately 33h 24m to drive from Salem to Milwaukee.
What companies run services between Salem, OR, USA and Milwaukee, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Salem to Milwaukee Intermodal Station via Portland Curbside Bus Stop, Pasco Bus Stop, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salem to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salem to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Salem Amtrak Station to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Salem to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salem to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Appleton to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Appleton to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–27
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
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