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Long distance intercity bus service 

Private bus companies provide scheduled service between cities and major airports throughout the region and state to help you get to where you need to go. The companies and their routes are listed below (not all stops are listed). Contact the service providers for additional information or see "Getting around Wisconsin without a car: A Public Transportation Guide." (869 KB) 

• Airport Express (WI Coach Lines)
  • Waukesha, Milwaukee (downtown & Mitchell Airport), Racine, Kenosha, Chicago (IL) (O'Hare and Midway airports)
• Badger Coach
  • Milwaukee (Mitchell Airport and Amtrak station) to Madison
• Greyhound
  • Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Eau Claire, St. Paul (MN), Minneapolis (MN)
  • Minneapolis (MN), Duluth (MN)
  • Chicago (IL), Milwaukee, Madison
  • Minneapolis (MN), Eau Claire, Madison, Beloit, Rockford (IL), Chicago (IL)
  • Chicago, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Appleton, Green Bay
  • Milwaukee, Kenosha, Chicago (IL)
• Indian Trails
  • Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Escanaba (MI), Marquette (MI), Houghton (MI)*
  • Ironwood (MI), Escanaba (MI), St. Ignace (MI)
• Jefferson Lines
  • Duluth (MN), Minneapolis (MN)*
  • St. Paul (MN), Hudson, Menominee, Eau Claire, Wausau, Shawano, Green Bay, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Milwaukee
  • Madison, La Crosse, Rochester (MN), St. Paul (MN), Minneapolis (MN)
• Lamers Bus Lines
  • Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton, Stevens Point, Wausau*
• Megabus
  • Minneapolis (MN), Milwaukee, Chicago (IL)
  • Minneapolis (MN), Madison, Chicago
• Van Galder
  • Madison, Janesville, South Beloit (IL) Chicago (IL) (O'Hare, Midway, and
    downtown)*
• WI Coach Lines
  • Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha
  • Whitewater, Milwaukee (limited weekend service only)

*Amtrak Thruway bus service - To book a combination rail/bus ticket, visit the Amtrak Web site.  

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Dan Thyes, dan.thyes@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: August 25, 2008