MKE · Layover Guide
Milwaukee
Stop in Milwaukee.
Best layover: 3–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Milwaukee for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 60 · Discover 45 · Ease 19
Why Milwaukee scores 60
Getting there
MCTS Bus Route 80 (Green Line) $2.25 · Uber/Lyft $22
min to center
bus- 01Green Line Bus Route 80 to downtown (25 min, $2.25)
- 02Taxi/Uber to downtown (15 min, $20-25)
- 03Airport shuttle to major hotels (20 min)
- 01Milwaukee Art Museum with its iconic Calatrava-designed wings
- 02Lakefront Brewery tour with complimentary beer samples
- 03Historic Third Ward neighborhood for boutiques and cafes
- 04Harley-Davidson Museum showcasing motorcycle history
- 05Milwaukee Public Market for local cheese curds and bratwurst
Experiences in Milwaukee
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Downtown Milwaukee
$89/day
0 min walk
Bounce Luggage Storage
Third Ward area
$6/bag
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
MCTS Bus Route 80 (Green Line)
to-city
Runs every 30 min, connects to downtown transit center
25 min
$2.25
Uber/Lyft
to-city
Pickup at arrivals level
15 min
$22.00
Taxi
to-city
Flat rate to downtown available
15 min
$28.00
No city pass available for this city.
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Sprecher Brewing Company taproom post-security
- 02Usinger's Famous Sausage kiosk
- 03Milwaukee-themed local shops in Concourse D
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