Cleveland to Milwaukee

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Cleveland to Milwaukee. From €24.38, fastest 4h 17m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Cleveland to Milwaukee costs €24.38 at the cheapest and takes 4h 17m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 544 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
544 km
Fastest
4h 17m
Average
7h 1m
Services per day
7
Cheapest
€24.38
CO2 per passenger
55.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 20m1h 10m3h 10m€71.53136.5 kg1
Coach8h 20m7h 36m44m€29.3314.6 kg5
  • 4h 20mFastest, by Flight
  • €29.33Cheapest, by Coach
  • 14.6 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 544 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€24.38
  1. PARTA PA576306:437h 36m14:19Cleveland Greyhound StationFirst Student

Door to door 8h 20mCO2 14.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€62.68
  1. United Airlines UA618306:401h 10m07:50Cleveland CLEMilwaukee MKE

Door to door 4h 20mCO2 136.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cleveland to Milwaukee
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cleveland to MilwaukeeMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Coach€47.48€43.08€43.63€49.68€47.48€43.63€43.08€30.98€29.33€32.08€46.38€38.13€46.38€32.63
Train€124.64€116.39€78.99€121.89€122.99€121.89€70.19€59.74€69.64€70.19€77.89€75.69€83.39€75.69
Flight€121.68€89.82€92.77€96.31€93.95€120.50€78.02€71.53€80.97€82.74€87.46€85.69€95.13€73.89

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €24.38

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Booking window

When to book Cleveland to Milwaukee

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €30.4390 days
  2. €31.5360 days
  3. €22.7345 days
  4. €22.1830 days
  5. €26.5821 days
  6. €32.6314 days
  7. €43.087 days
  8. €43.633 days
  9. €47.481 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.18.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 114 percent. The most expensive point is €47.48, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€47.48€22.181371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €32.63Sun
  2. €30.98Mon
  3. €29.33Tue
  4. €32.08Wed
  5. €46.38Thu
  6. €38.13Fri
  7. €43.63Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €43.08Sep
  2. €28.78Oct
  3. €24.93Nov
  4. €24.38Dec
  5. €24.93Jan
  6. €19.98Feb

The route

ClevelandClevelandMilwaukeeMilwaukee
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 544 km against 539 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Grand Rapids, Toledo, Warren, Detroit. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Cleveland at 06:40 and the last at 06:40, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Cleveland

Rail
  • Cleveland Union Depot
  • Cleveland Lakefront station
  • Cleveland station (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Bus
  • Cleveland Greyhound Station
  • 79 A/B 51A/B/C 22 26
Air
  • CLE
Ferry
  • BrewDog Cleveland Outpost
  • Cleveland Water Taxi Main Hub

Milwaukee

Rail
  • Milwaukee Intermodal Station
  • Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station
  • Lake Front Depot
Bus
  • First Student
Air
  • MKE
Ferry
  • Milwaukee Ferry Terminal
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
PARTA€24.387h 47m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
United Airlines€52.654h 17m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€19.0078%
Taxes€1.908%
Supplier fees€1.496%
Our service fee€1.998%
Total you pay€24.38100%

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Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Milwaukee

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Questions about Cleveland to Milwaukee

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Cleveland to Milwaukee?

The fastest journey from Cleveland to Milwaukee takes 4h 17m door to door, of which 1h 10m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 7h 1m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Cleveland to Milwaukee?

The cheapest fare from Cleveland to Milwaukee is €24.38, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €48.03. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Milwaukee?

The cheapest way from Cleveland to Milwaukee is by coach, at €29.33 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 20m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Cleveland to Milwaukee?

The fastest way from Cleveland to Milwaukee is by flight, at 4h 20m door to door. Only 1h 10m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €71.53.

When should I book Cleveland to Milwaukee?

Fares from Cleveland to Milwaukee bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €22.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 114 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Cleveland to Milwaukee?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cleveland to Milwaukee, at €29.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Cleveland to Milwaukee?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cleveland to Milwaukee, at €19.98 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Cleveland to Milwaukee?

2 operators sell services from Cleveland to Milwaukee across 2 modes: PARTA, United Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Cleveland to Milwaukee?

43 percent of the services we sell from Cleveland to Milwaukee are direct. The rest connect at Grand Rapids, Toledo, Warren, Detroit, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Cleveland to Milwaukee produce?

Traveling from Cleveland to Milwaukee by coach produces about 14.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 136.5 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Cleveland to Milwaukee use?

Services from Cleveland to Milwaukee by flight leave from Cleveland CLE and arrive at Milwaukee MKE. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Cleveland to Milwaukee?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Cleveland to Milwaukee allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Cleveland to Milwaukee on September 13, 2026: 544 km of route against 539 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €24.38, and 4h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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