Transportation

The La Crosse Regional Airport provides daily flights via American Airlines with direct service to Chicago. Drive times and distances to nearby major airports:

• Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD): 269 miles, 4:49 hours
• Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP): 152 miles, 2:40 hours

Additionally, Winona Municipal Airport – Max Conrad Field allows charter, corporate and private aircraft flights.

• Jefferson Lines: Provides regional and national service to more than 4,000 destinations with stops in La Crosse, Sparta, Westby, Tomah and Winona.
• Greyhound: Provides regional and national service to more than 2,300 destinations with stops in La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah and Winona.
• Badger Bus: The College Connection services runs between UW-Milwaukee, UW-La Crosse and the University of Minnesota.

Passenger: The La Crosse Amtrak station has daily service to both Chicago and Minneapolis and points beyond with the Empire Builder and Borealis trains.

Freight: Area lines include Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railway, and BNSF Railway

Located between Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI, sprawling the center of our ten-county region is Interstate 90, which connects with Chicago-bound Interstate 94 in Madison to the east and runs all the way to Wyoming in the west. The region is also parted by the scenic Great River Road, a historic byway that follows the Mississippi River through 10 states for nearly 3,000 miles. Major U.S. highways include 14, 53 and 61. The average La Crosse area commute time for workers is 14.23 minutes.