Transportation

Getting Around

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Located just 10 minutes from downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport offers nonstop flights to 35+ destinations coast-to-coast, and 200 international destinations with just one connection. Offering affordable parking, convenient pick-up and drop-off areas and a terminal that is easy to navigate, the airport is a popular choice for Wisconsin and northern Illinois residents.  For more information, please visit: flymke.com.

Bikeshare With Bublr

Bublr Bikes is greater Milwaukee’s locally operated, non-profit bikeshare system. It’s ideal for short distance point-to-point trips, allowing residents and visitors to pick up a bicycle at one self-serve Bublr bike station and drop it off at another. Pay-by-the minute and annual membership options. A network of well over 100 Bublr bike stations serves Milwaukee, Shorewood, Wauwatosa and West Allis. For information about locations and how to use the bikes, please visit bublrbikes.org.

Amtrak®

Amtrak's Hiawatha Service is the busiest route in the Midwest, offering numerous daily passenger trains that connect Milwaukee with Amtrak's regional hub in Chicago, where there are connections to cities around the country. Milwaukee is also served by Amtrak's Empire Builder, which provides service to La Crosse, St. Paul/Minneapolis and Seattle or Portland. The city's Amtrak station is located at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, which is located just south of downtown Milwaukee, with a suburban stop at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. Website: amtrak.com. 

Lake Express Ferry

The Lake Express High Speed Ferry connects Milwaukee and Muskegon, MI, allowing travelers to bypass Chicago's congested roadways. The ferry makes two round trips daily (weather permitting); three during the summer months. Website: lake-express.com.

Jump on "The Hop"

The Hop is a modern streetcar system connecting the Milwaukee Intermodal Station with the Historic Third Ward. Trains run seven days a week, and all rides are free. See the website for schedule information.  thehopmke.com