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Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Milwaukee is home to great dairy, beer, harley.

Milwaukee is a place with a lot of history, culture and nightlife to enjoy. All of the buildings have an old style look to them, and feel almost European. If you are going to Milwaukee, please don't think you can take it all in one day.

There will be plenty of Milwaukee's favorite beverage on tap. Of course it will include "old-time" German brass bands, "Schuhplattler" folk dancing, singing.Or maybe you`d like to see top Chicago attractions

First of all there is a question what is the cheapest way getting Chicago to Milwaukee.

The total distance from Chicago, IL to Milwaukee, WI is 134 km or 83 miles.

Milwaukee Chicago Shuttle:

It is a pretty ride, with lots of country views if you have made a choice Chicago bus service

Greyhound operates 10 daily buses between Chicago to Milwaukee, including late-night and early-morning service. Travel time between 1h 45min and 2h 45min depending wich bus you take. Web only fare around $10.00 one way for adult.

Megabus.com (operated by Coach USA) operates between downtown Milwaukee and downtown Chicago is low cost, daily, express bus service. There are five daily buses with travel time 1h55min and price for 1 seat. Megabus is the cheapest way to get to Milwaukee.

The Badger Bus makes runs between Milwaukee and Madison.

There is also Milwaukee Chicago airport shuttle.

Milwaukee to Chicago Train:

Amtrak operates 7 daily trains, Hiawatha Service, between Milwaukee Chicago. Travel time Chicago train to Milwaukee is 1h30min. Amtrak does not operate service to O'Hare airport (only via CTA Blue Line Subway – Clinton station) or Midway Airports(via CTA Orange Line El – Quincy station) but operate Milwaukee, WI Airport. The downtown Milwaukee Amtrak station is at the Milwaukee Intermodal Terminalm, 433 St Paul Ave. free 30-minute parking is available at the station.

Travel From Chicago To Milwaukee By car:

Chicago Milwaukee are connected by I-94 destination by road 95 miles, driving time is abut 2 hours. But there is quite a bit of construction south of Milwaukee to the WI-IL state line and you just never know how that's going to affect traffic. Keep in mind that I-94 is a toll-road and if you have an I-Pass or can borrow one, you'll move along quickly and not get caught up in the traffic having to stop and pay cash for the tolls in Illinois. Maximum charge per toll from$2 for passenger car to $8 for large truck.

To avoid tolls: Shortly, the freeway will split. Stay in the left lane, marked "Hwy 41". This will connect to the Edens Xpressway in about 10 miles and take you into Chicago downtown.

Hwy 41 has stop signs, and you travel a bit slower. If you're planning to go into Chicago downtown you'll need to be on 94.

By plane Milwaukee to Chicago: 
Airport Milwaukee is served by Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Direct international flights are offered to Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Other international travelers will have to connect or fly to Chicago O'Hare international and take the shuttle service to Milwaukee Union station. It`s easy to reach O Hare Milwaukee. There are also Chicago airport shuttle and milwaukee airport shuttle. 

Chicago Ferry, Michigan Ferry:

The Passenger ferry and car ferry will take passengers from Muskegon to Milwaukee three times daily during peak months. There are two ferry services left to provide cross-lake passage on Lake Michigan. One service, operated by Lake Michigan Car Ferry, runs the SS Badger. The other service, runs a boat called the Lake Express.