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Cheapest round-trip
$214
Typical prices: $391-$449
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BWI - MKE • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$253
Typical prices: $391-$449
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Thu 10/29Sat 10/31
BWI - MKE • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee (WAS-MKE)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee

Sat, Oct 10 - Mon, Oct 12
Frontier Logo
7:27 pm - 7:15 pm
BWI
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MKE
24h 48m
1 stop
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8:10 pm - 6:32 pm
MKE
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BWI
21h 22m
1 stop
$214Frontier
Sat, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 16
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8:16 pm - 7:08 pm
BWI
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MKE
23h 52m
1 stop
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8:03 pm - 7:21 pm
MKE
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BWI
22h 18m
1 stop
$214Frontier
Thu, Oct 29 - Sat, Oct 31
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4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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MKE
2h 00mnonstop
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7:10 am - 10:00 am
MKE
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BWI
1h 50mnonstop
$253Southwest
Mon, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 1
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7:40 pm - 8:45 pm
BWI
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MKE
2h 05mnonstop
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12:20 pm - 3:10 pm
MKE
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BWI
1h 50mnonstop
$253Southwest
Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 3
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7:03 am - 12:47 pm
BWI
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MKE
6h 44m
1 stop
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2:49 pm - 10:58 pm
MKE
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BWI
7h 09m
1 stop
$273American Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Mon, Aug 24
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7:24 pm - 10:59 pm
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MKE
4h 35m
1 stop
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6:48 pm - 11:58 pm
MKE
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BWI
4h 10m
1 stop
$273American Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Sat, Sep 26
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5:40 pm - 8:05 pm
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MKE
3h 25m
1 stop
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5:30 am - 12:58 pm
MKE
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BWI
6h 28m
1 stop
$273Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 3
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12:30 pm - 6:08 pm
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MKE
6h 38m
1 stop
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12:51 pm - 7:25 pm
MKE
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BWI
5h 34m
1 stop
$273Delta
Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23
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2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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MKE
4h 15m
1 stop
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5:00 am - 11:01 am
MKE
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5h 01m
1 stop
$293United Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Sun, Aug 30
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9:30 am - 12:38 pm
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MKE
4h 08m
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6:15 am - 12:08 pm
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4h 53m
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$293United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Milwaukee from Washington, D.C. usually cost between $309 and $443 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $214 on Frontier (Aug 26-Sep 1).

What is the cheapest Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee costs $277 on the route between Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport (DCA) and Milwaukee (MKE). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 2% cheaper than other Washington, D.C.-Milwaukee routes. It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee is October, where tickets cost $314 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $442 and $438 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $382 on average.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee

 
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KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Blane Bachelor

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Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$105
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee was $105 for a one-way ticket and $214 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Milwaukee?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    There are 2 airports in Washington, D.C. (Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl.) and only 1 airport in Milwaukee (Milwaukee-Mitchell). The cheapest flights are generally found on the Washington Dulles Airport to Milwaukee-Mitchell flight route.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    American Airlines, Delta, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Washington, D.C. and Milwaukee, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    There are nonstop flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $381 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $362 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Milwaukee from Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Milwaukee with an airline and back to Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Milwaukee from Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $213 or less one-way and $360 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee-Mitchell.
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Direct departures

Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee-Mitchell

Monday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Tuesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Wednesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Thursday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Friday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Saturday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Sunday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

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Direct returns

Milwaukee-Mitchell to Washington, D.C.

Monday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Tuesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Wednesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Thursday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Friday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Saturday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Sunday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4226 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
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Eveeyrime I fly they are begging for bags due to cabin overhead space. What they should so ia take the bags that are clearly too big to fit wheels first on their side. And those of us who give up the bag should really get their bags first. When boarding, nobody wants stupid jokes about how hot it is on board. Give us some cool air. Im usually sick from the heat by the time we take off.

6.0 GoodVera, Jul 2026
MCO - BNA
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Eveeyrime I fly they are begging for bags due to cabin overhead space. What they should so ia take the bags that are clearly too big to fit wheels first on their side. And those of us who give up the bag should really get their bags first. When boarding, nobody wants stupid jokes about how hot it is on board. Give us some cool air. Im usually sick from the heat by the time we take off.

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Poor customer service, no accommodation for passengers when the flight was delayed over 5 hours.

Slow boarding, limited food and drink portions. Bad delays and turbulence

The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

Haven’t flown on SW in years. Flight was on time departing and arriving. Served vegan butter onion flavored pretzels which were bad. Coke served was in a tiny paper cup. Crew was not engaging. Felt like they were going through the motions. Old plane, tight seats and no leg room.

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

Pretty standard flight. We left late, but arrived early. The wifi entertainment is always nice. The free snacks and beverages are simple, but appreciated. I'm tall and the seats are an issue. I can deal with a short flight, but any longer, I have to find another airline where I know beforehand I have extra legroom.

Awesome experience. No in-flight video or meal. Still do not like the boarding process.

On time, good crew, easy flight. Just like the old days!

Flight was delayed for about an hour but overall good experience

The gentleman at the gate I think his name is RIE was exceptional

Love delta smaller commuter plane so no entertainment and paid wifi on MKE-LGA leg was extremely unreliable and slow

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

2 of the seats in row 31 the entertainment system was not working, and one seat the tray table did not go all the way down. Flight arrived early and departed on time which was great.

Waited at the usual crowded gate at DCA where one ends up standing up because there aren't enough seats.

My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

The dear was very limited in space. I could put my water bottle in seat basket. Also, there was no inflight entertainment in the delta app?

Wifi did not work and they only served water, coffee, or tea.

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

My flight was delayed so bad i missed u it so i just said never mind

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

Onboard staff was courteous, helpful, responsive and friendly. The boarding process was disorganized, poorly communicated, and disheveled. Gate agents were yelling instead of using the PA system, didn’t communicate the timing delay of our flight, and created an atmosphere of chaos rather than order and communication. As far as I know, there was no reason for their. I would hate to see how it operated under extreme conditions. I’ve never seen United Airlines operations in such a state.

The flight did not have its customary snacks during the flight. Apparently they were never loaded on the plane.

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

Over 5 hour delay with minimal updates or ability to standby for alternative flights. During boarding and 1 hr+ wait for takeoff, seats were drenched w water from air conditioning condensation and always leftover crumbs on carpet and seats

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

United didn’t even try to hold the flight for me. They knew I had a tight connection and when I arrived at the gate less than 10 mins after final boarding the flight had already gone. The gate agent wasn’t even notified that I was on my way. She was told I wasn’t at the airport

Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

Deplaning was delayed because of Jetbridge equipment issues in MKE, causing an issue on an otherwise great flight.

Disorganized boarding. Mandatory to gate check bags. Curt flight staff. No space for cabin bag, even when I was in first class.

Patrons with larger bags were asked to check the bags when boarding. Seems like the most effective, and least costly way, way to successfully use the cramped space.

The flight from Milwaukee to Dallas was great the staff absolutely amazing. After that EVERYTHING WENT DOWN HILL!!! ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!! WILL NOT FLY THIS AIRLINE AGAIN

not sure why you ask about food, I n3ver get food on flights except maybe cookies or pretzels. wifi was slow and in and out most of the flight not good.

there are no options s for snack besides cookies would ve nice to have a salty option n

it was fine, decent flight... dont get food besides cookies or pretzels so not sure why you ask about food. same for entertainment..

this plane was really old, had exit row seats and tray was in arm of seat so super uncomfortable to use. another seat they could t even use the tray it was broke. seat i. front of me had duct tape on it cause seat was ripped open... this plane should either be updated or retired.

Very poor delay in dfw was really bad n long

I didn't like that my paid for seat was changed 2 hours before my flight.

The gate changed over 6 times in the 4 hours before this flight having us walking all over and back again. The agent told me that the American app and the airport monitors are not reliable and I should Google the flight number for accurate flight information! Shocking tip but the gate still kept changing anyway and then the flight was delayed an hour because of another maintenance issue. Not a great experience.

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