There are 5 ways to get from St. Louis to Portage by train (Amtrak), bus, train, car, plane, or taxi
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lincoln Service / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Portagetrain Empire Builder / ...
9h 14m$147–305Drive 387.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to Portagecar 387.5 mi
6h 22m$71–103Bus, train
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Portagetrain
11h 21m$95–178Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, taxi
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane STL - MSN
- Take the taxi from Madison-Airport-MSN to Portagetaxi
5h 41m$202–782Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane STL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Portagetrain
5h 54m$514–932
St. Louis to Portage by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Portage is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Portage is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 41m and costs $200 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from St. Louis to Portage. However, there are services departing from St. Louis and arriving at Portage via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 14m.
The distance between St. Louis and Portage is 460 miles. The road distance is 389.8 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Portage without a car is to train which takes 9h 14m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from St. Louis to Portage, including transfers.
St. Louis to Portage train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Louis station.
St. Louis to Portage train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Portage is 390 miles. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from St. Louis to Portage.
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What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Portage, WI, USA?
You can take a train from St. Louis to Portage via Chicago Union Station in around 9h 14m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Portage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Portage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Portage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Green Cab of Madison
- Phone
- +1 608-255-1234
- Website
- greencabmadison.com
Madison Taxi
- Phone
- +1 608-255-8294
- Website
- madtaxi.com
Union Cab of Madison
- Phone
- +1 608-242-2000
- Website
- unioncab.com
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