Flying to Milwaukee

Milwaukee is a major US city and its General Mitchell International Airport (http://mitchelairport.com) is served by many US airlines. However, it is not a "hub" for any of the major airlines and it only has international flights to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Here are some tips on getting to Milwaukee:

Traveling within the US:

All major US airlines (American, Delta, Continental, Northwest, United, US Airways) serve Milwaukee. Midwest Airlines (smaller, but sizeable) is based here and has direct flights to a number of US cities. Discount carriers include AirTran, ATA, and Frontier. Prices are usually quite reasonable.

Traveling from outside the US:

To reach Milwaukee, you will almost certainly have to fly on a major airline to a "hub" airport (e.g. Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Newark, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Toronto) and then travel to Milwaukee on another flight.

The exception to this rule will be if you go to Chicago, which is only 90 miles (150 km) to the south. From there, you can also take a bus directly to downtown Milwaukee (http://www.wisconsincoach.com/mil-chi.htm) from O'Hare airport, or even rent a car and drive yourself. I (Ethan Munson) find it much simpler to just take another flight, even from Chicago.

Getting from the airport to your hotel

You can reach your hotel from Milwaukee General Mitchell Airport using either a rented car, a taxi or a shuttle service. The shuttle service provided by Airport Connection (www.mkelimo.com) is the cheapest (about $10 one-way to downtown hotels). They have a desk in the baggage claim area of the airport. Car rental probably doesn't make sense unless you are part of a group or plan to use a hotel outside the downtown area, because parking around UW-Milwaukee can be difficult.