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MILWAUKEE

 



 

 

MILWAUKEE TRANSPORTATION

 


AIR

 

General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is a small-to-midsize passenger airport with attractive shops and cafes. Taxis: Yellow Cabs and American United Taxis are just outside the baggage claim area. Car Rentals: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, and National provide service are on the premises.  Follow signage exiting the airport to Downtown -- its only a short ride north.

TRAINS


Milwaukee Intermodal Station is at 433 West St. Paul Avenue. In 2007, the train staton was upgraded to an intermodal transportation center with a restaurant and larger waiting areas to host Amtrak, Greyhound, Megabus, Jefferson Express Bus, regular buses and taxis. Daily Amtrak routes hosted here are:

 

Amtrak Hiawatha: Milwaukee-Chicago (14 daily)

Amtrak Empire Builder: Seattle-Minneapolis-Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago

 

Milwaukee Intermodal Station

 

Minneapolis-Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago-St. Louis-Kansas City is U.S. High Speed Rail Corridor receiving funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Additional plans have been proposed for 220 mph HSR service.  For context about this important development, see this article about Interstate High Speed Rail.

 

TRANSIT


At present, Milwaukee does not have a Light Rail or Streetcar system.

 

CLICK FOR MAP and DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Milwaukee Freeway Network is modest, so anticipate quite a few slowdowns during commute hours. Milwaukee is only a couple of hours drive north of Chicago by I-94 freeway. The freeway network consists of:

  41 US Route from Milwaukee to northwest
  43 Interstate from Milwaukee to Green Bay
  45 State Route Milwaukee to points northwest
  94 Interstate from Chicago to Milwaukee to Madison
145 State Route Milwaukee to points north
794 Interstate from Downtown to the south waterfront
894 Interstate semi-circles the west side of downtown

 




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