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Long distance intercity bus service 

Private bus companies provide scheduled service between cities and to 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 "Wisconsin Get-Around Guide: Public transportation information." (Updated October 2012)

• Badger Coach
  • Milwaukee (Downtown and Mitchell Airport) to Madison
  • Milwaukee, Madison, La Crosse, Minneapolis (MN) [Joint service between Jefferson Lines and Badger Coach - FRI AND SUN ONLY, DURING SEMESTERS]
  • Whitewater, Madison - FRI AND SUN ONLY, DURING SEMESTERS
• Greyhound
• Minneapolis (MN), Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago (IL)
• Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Milwaukee, Chicago (IL)
• Milwaukee, Chicago (IL)
• Chicago (IL), Milwaukee, Minneapolis (MN)
• Indian Trails
  • Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Escanaba (MI), Marquette (MI), Houghton (MI)*
  •  Duluth (MN), Superior, Brule, Iron River, Ashland, Hurley, Ironwood (MI), Escanaba (MI), St. Ignace (MI)
• Jefferson Lines
  • Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Shawano, Wausau, Eau Claire, Menominee, St. Paul (MN), Minneapolis (MN)*
  •  Milwaukee, Madison, Baraboo, Sparta, La Crosse, Winona (MN), Rochester (MN), St. Paul (MN), Minneapolis, MN 
  • Duluth (MN), Minneapolis (MN)*
  •  Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Bloomer, Rice Lake, Spooner, Superior, Duluth (MN)
• Lamers Bus Lines
  •  Madison, Columbus, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Green Bay
  •  Madison, Portage, Weston, Stevens Point, Mosinee, Wausau
  •  Madison, Verona, Mt. Horeb, Dodgeville, Platteville, Dubuque (IA)
  • Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton, Stevens Point, Wausau*
• Megabus
  • Minneapolis (MN), Milwaukee, Chicago (IL)
  • Minneapolis (MN), Madison, Chicago (IL)
• Van Galder
  • Madison, Janesville, South Beloit (IL) Chicago (IL) [O'Hare, Midway, and downtown Amtrak station]*
• Wisconsin Coach Lines
  • Airport Express - Waukesha, Milwaukee (downtown & Mitchell Airport), Racine, Kenosha, Chicago (IL) [O'Hare airport]
  • Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha
  • Whitewater, Milwaukee (FRI AND SUN ONLY, DURING SEMESTERS)

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

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Last modified: October 10, 2012