All direct flights to Milwaukee from the UK & Ireland

James Says

There are no direct flights to Milwaukee from the UK, Ireland, or any other airport in Europe. This means that wherever you are travelling from you will have to take a connecting flight to reach Milwaukee. However, Milwaukee is a rare example of a US city outside of the northeast corridor which is often easier to reach by taking a connecting train or bus service than it is by taking a connecting flight. Milwaukee airport sits just 70 miles north of Chicago, and is often used by Illinois residents as an alternative third airport for Chicago. Below, we have compared the prices on flights to Milwaukee, with the flight/train option via Chicago, and in nearly all cases transferring through Chicago works out as better value, especially if you have light baggage, as you will need to transfer between the Chicago Metro [http://www.transitchicago.com/] and Amtrak [http://www.amtrak.com/] train services at Union Station in Chicago.

Milwaukee flights (air to air connections)We searched our partner site Expedia.co.uk for flights to Milwaukee on a one-week trip, starting on April 16 and returning on April 23. Note that we also checked Ebookers for the same flights, but found that Expedia were often either significantly better value, or that Ebookers did not have any flights available. Flights to Milwaukee from London

• No direct flights
• £317 (US Airways via Philadelphia or Charlotte) - note these flights operate from London Gatwick
• £329 (Air Canada via Toronto) - usually more convenient to fly via Canadian airports, as US airports require bags to be cleared through customs and then checked-on again at the first point of entry.
• No flights available via European hubs

Milwaukee flights from UK regional airports Although there are no direct flights from Europe to Milwaukee, most airports below offer one-stop connections via another US Gateway city:

• Flights to Milwaukee from Birmingham - £379 (Continental Airlines via New York Newark).
• Flights to Milwaukee from Bristol - £353 (Continental Airlines via New York Newark).
• Flights to Milwaukee from Belfast City - £401 (BMI/Air Canada via Heathrow and Toronto); £520 (Continental Airlines via New York Newark - one less stop, but involves travelling through a US, rather than a Canadian airport, which is considerably more hassle.
• Flights to Milwaukee from Dublin - £523 (American Airlines via Chicago); £570 (Continental Airlines via New York Newark) - cheaper to fly from Belfast instead.
• Flights to Milwaukee from Edinburgh - £412 (BMI/Air Canada via Heathrow and Toronto); £445 (Continental Airlines via New York Newark - note slight saving by flying from Glasgow instead).
• Flights to Milwaukee from Glasgow International - £412 (BMI/Air Canada via Heathrow and Toronto); £418 (Continental Airlines via New York Newark).
• Flights to Milwaukee from Leeds Bradford - £413 (BMI/Air Canada via Heathrow and Toronto); £478 (KLM via Amsterdam and Detroit) - better value and convenience available from Manchester.
• Flights to Milwaukee from Manchester - £337 (US Airways via Philadelphia).
• Flights to Milwaukee from Newcastle - £448 (BA/Continental via Heathrow and New York Newark). Better value and convenience available from Manchester.

Transfers to Milwaukee by train from Chicago There are seven trains a day between Chicago Union Station and Milwaukee, with a journey time of around an hour and a half. Ironically, the train will also take you right past Milwaukee airport on the way to downtown Milwaukee. The train will cost $22 each way - add another $2.25 and around three quarters of an hour for the Metro transfer from Chicago O'Hare airport (Blue Line, alight at Clinton station and walk two blocks north to reach Union Station). This gives a return ticket price between O'Hare airport and downtown Milwaukee of $48 50 per person, which works out at around £33. Note that although there is a suburban rail station, called O'Hare Transfer, near the airport, services from here into central Chicago are very infrequent, as they are primarily aimed around serving rush hour commuters. Passengers with heavy luggage might want to take a transfer to Union Station by minivan instead.Price comparison for flights to Chicago (make air to rail or bus connections)Flights to Chicago from London

• £263 - KLM/Northwest via Amsterdam; returning via Minneapolis St Paul.
• £289 - American Airlines, United Airlines or Virgin Atlantic - all non-stop.
• £299 - British Airways - non-stop.

Note that all of the above Chicago flights depart from London Heathrow (LHR) and arrive at Chicago O'Hare (ORD).Chicago flights from UK regional airports

• Flights to Chicago from Birmingham - £286 - KLM/Air France out via Paris, back via Amsterdam; £385 - Continental Airlines via New York Newark - note price differential compared to Bristol (see below)
• Flights to Chicago from Bristol - £282 - KLM/Air France out via Paris, back via Amsterdam; £286 -- Continental Airlines via New York Newark.
• Flights to Chicago from Belfast City - £365 ' BMI/United via Heathrow;
• Flights to Chicago from Belfast International - £377 ' Aer Lingus/American via Heathrow; £397 ' Aer Lingus/British Airways via Heathrow; £468 ' Aer Lingus/Continental via New York Newark. More convenient to fly direct from Dublin.
• Flights to Chicago from Dublin - £325 ' BMI/United via Heathrow; £429 - American Airlines non-stop.
• Flights to Chicago from Edinburgh - £287 -- KLM/Northwest via Amsterdam; £358 - British Airways via Heathrow.
• Flights to Chicago from Glasgow - £285 - KLM/Northwest via Amsterdam; £358 -- British Airways via Heathrow.
• Flights to Chicago from Leeds Bradford - £322 - KLM/Northwest via Amsterdam.
• Flights to Chicago from Manchester - £290 - KLM/Air France out via Paris, back via Amsterdam; £301 - Continental Airlines via New York Newark; £362 - American Airlines non-stop.
• Flights to Chicago from Newcastle - £318 - KLM/Northwest via Amsterdam.

Price differential between flights to Milwaukee and flights to Chicago + train connection:

• London - save £21 or remove one connecting flight each way
• Birmingham - save £60
• Bristol - save £38
• Belfast - save £3 and remove one connecting flight each way
• Edinburgh - save £92 or remove one connecting flight each way
• Glasgow - save £94 or remove one connecting flight each way
• Leeds Bradford - save £58 and remove one connecting flight each way
• Manchester - save £14 or remove one connecting flight each way
• Newcastle - save £97 and remove one connecting flight each way