Air and Ground Transportation

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is a civil–military airport is just a 10-15 minute drive (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of downtown Milwaukee, WI, USA. It has nonstop service to over 50 cities in the US and is categorized as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility. Click here for more information.

Because Milwaukee is located just 90 minutes north of Chicago, some attendees may wish to fly into O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and rent a car to drive.

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is accessible from I-41/I-94 and WIS 38 via WIS 119.

Estimated one-way taxi, Uber or Lyft fare from the Milwaukee airport to the Wisconsin Center District is $30 to $55 USD.

Local transit

• MCTS Green Line offers service to downtown and north shore suburbs. Route 80 also serves the Airport (from Oak Creek to downtown and north side).

Intercity transit

• Badger Coaches has frequent trips between Mitchell Airport, Downtown Milwaukee, Johnson Creek, Goerkes Corners, and Madison.
• Airport Connection serves the airport, Milwaukee Airport Rail Station (MKA), parking lots, Sheboygan and the Fox Valley Area.
• Amtrak‘s Milwaukee Airport Rail Station is 3/4 of a mile from the airport and served by the Hiawatha Service. Free shuttle buses go between the train station and the baggage claim.
• Amtrak has a Thruway Bus Service from the airport to Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton, and Green Bay. Its main purpose is to allow passengers from those cities to connect with Amtrak trains in downtown Milwaukee. However it offers service to/from Mitchell as a convenience to passengers – obviating the need for a 10-minute train ride and associated transfers.
• Wisconsin Coach Lines, as Airport Express, operates frequently to O’Hare Airport (ORD) in Chicago and from Waukesha, Milwaukee (Downtown and the Amtrak/Greyhound Station), Racine and Kenosha.
• Lamers Connect, operates daily service to/from Wausau with stops in Milwaukee (Intermodal Station), Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton, Waupaca and Stevens Point.

While the Wisconsin Center itself does not have any parking available due to their ongoing expansion project, there is an abundance of parking options around the building and hotels. Attendees and exhibitors may use www.spothero.com and enter the center’s address (400 W. Wisconsin Ave.) to find parking nearby, along with any size restrictions and cost. There is a parking structure attached to the Hilton for attendees and exhibitors who are staying there.