Getting Here
MIDWEST AIRLINES
Milwaukee's Premier Hometown Airline
Midwest Airlines earned its reputation as "The best care in the air" by providing passengers with impeccable service and onboard amenities - all at competitive fares. Midwest Airlines is headquartered in Milwaukee and offers the most nonstop and direct flights into General Mitchell International Airport. Additionally, they offer discounts for conventions,meetings and events which save your travelers up to an additional 10% on their airfare. For more information, click here.
Air Transportation
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is 10 minutes from downtown Milwaukee, the Midwest Airlines Center, and major downtown hotels. It is efficient and easy to use, offering 11 airlines (more than a million seats each month) and competitive fares. In fact, passenger growth at Mitchell International has exceeded the national average in recent years. Here are the facts:
Mitchell International is served by 11 airlines:
| Air Canada | Great Lakes Airlines |
| AirTran Airways (HUB) | Midwest Airlines (MAIN HUB) |
| American Airlines | Southwest Airlines |
| Continental Express | United Express |
| Delta | US Airways Express |
| Frontier |
|
- These 11 airlines offer scheduled nonstop service to nearly 50 destinations with more than 400 daily departures and arrivals, plus one-stop connections to major cities throughout the world.
- Mitchell International serves as a hub for the award-winning Midwest Airlines, as well as a hub for low-fare carrier AirTran Airways.
- General Mitchell International Airport has enjoyed record-high numbers of passengers in recent years because of the addition of new low-fare carriers and increased low-fare service by its existing carriers.
- Eight on-premise auto rental agencies are located in the airport: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty.
| Major Cities Air Time to Milwaukee
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Cities Served by Non-Stop Flights
Appleton, WI.................... ATW
Atlanta, GA......................... ATL
Baltimore, MD.................... BWI
Boston, MA....................... BOS
Cancun*.....................CUN
Charlotte, NC..................... CLT
Chicago, IL........................ ORD
Cincinnati, OH................... CVG
Cleveland, OH ................... CLE
Columbus, OH.................. CMH
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX......... DFW
Dayton, OH....................... DAY
Denver, CO....................... DEN
Des Moines, IA................. DSM
Detroit, MI........................ DTW
Escanaba, MI...................... ESC
Flint, MI............................. FNT
Ft. Lauderdale, FL............... FLL
Ft. Myers, FL..................... RSW
Grand Rapids, MI............... GRR
Green Bay, WI.................... GRB
Hartford, CT....................... BDL
Houston, TX...................... HOU
Indianapolis, IN................... IND
Iron Mountain, MI............... IMT
Kansas City, MO................ MCI
LaCrosse, WI...................... LSE
Las Vegas, NV...................... LAS
Los Angeles, CA................... LAX
Louisville, KY........................ SDF
Madison, WI........................ MSN
Manistee, MI........................ MBL
Marquette, MI...................... MQT
Memphis, TN....................... MEM
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN...... MSP
Muskegon, MI..................... MKG
Nashville, TN........................ BNA
New York, NY..................... LGA
Newark, NJ.......................... EWR
Omaha, NE.......................... OMA
Orlando, FL......................... MCO
Philadelphia, PA..................... PHL
Phoenix, AZ.......................... PHX
Pittsburgh, PA......................... PIT
Puerto Vallarta, MEX*.......PVR
Punta Cana, DOM REP*......PUJ
Rhinelander, WI...................... RHI
Salt Lake City, UT................. SLC
St. Louis, MO........................ STL
San Francisco*.................SFO
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL...... TPA
Toronto, ON......................... YYZ
Washington, DC..................... IAD
Wausau, WI......................... CWA
*Seasonal
Airport Connection
Exclusive airport shuttle service to Milwaukee hotels. Airport transportation service to Milwaukee and O'Hare airports. Shuttle van and private car service. 24 hours per day, reservations accepted.
Coach USA
When your travel plans involve Midway or O'Hare Airport, Wisconsin Coach Lines has you covered. Board one of our motorcoaches for a relaxing and stress-free ride to the airport and avoid the rigors of driving, traffic, congestion and parking hassles! Click here for a detailed schedule.
http://www.coachusa.com/wisconsincoach/
The Lake Express Ferry
The Lake Express Ferry offers visitors to Milwaukee a fast, convenient alternative to flying or driving to the city. This state-of-the-art vessel began service in June of 2004 and links Milwaukee with Muskegon, Michigan.
Takes two and one-half hours, offering passengers a faster and more direct route than driving south around Lake Michigan through the Chicago area.
Three round trip passages throughout the summer and two during the spring and fall.
Features on-board dining, wide comfortable seating, a business class cabin, modern restrooms, and uninterrupted use of cell phones, laptops and other electronic devices.
For more information on the Lake Express Ferry, please visit www.lake-express.com.
Intermodal Station
Milwaukee's downtown Amtrak station has undergone a $17 million transformation. The result is the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
A "transportation gateway" to the city, this new facility houses Amtrak's rail connection and the city's Greyhound Bus Service as well as Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach Connections operated by Lamers Bus Lines to Oshkosh and Wausau, Wisconsin, and Lamers, Wisconsin Coach and Indian Trails bus lines. Milwaukee County Transit and local taxi companies also provide service to the station.
Along with the construction of a new three-story, glass-enclosed "galleria" and other exterior renovations, the interior of the remodeled facility features a new lobby area serving Amtrak and intercity bus customers, as well as restaurant and other retail business opportunities. The second and third floors were also refurbished for new tenants, including the new State Traffic Operations Center. A new parking area has also been provided.
Amtrak
14 total departures between Chicago and Milwaukee, and direct departures between Minneapolis/St. Paul daily. Connections can be made through Chicago to over 500 cities nationwide.
http://www.amtrak.com
Greyhound
Greyhound operates over a dozen daily buses between Chicago and Milwaukee, including late-night and early-morning service. Greyhound also operates routes to Madison, Green Bay, Appleton, Kenosha, and many other points within Wisconsin, plus several daily trips to Minneapolis and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
http://www.greyhound.com
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