Getting Here

Whether you are coming from Eau Claire, Wis. or Osaka, Japan, getting here is simple. The highly-lauded Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) connects the metro area to 800 cities in 120 countries. In addition, major freeways in all directions, plus ample bus and train service, provide additional travel options.

Delta Hub

Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport is now one of seven Delta hubs in the nation, helping to ensure you’ll be able to arrive in style from anywhere around the world.

Southwest Arrives

Southwest Airlines begins servicing Minneapolis Saint Paul in 2009, with service to Chicago and Denver. With its arrival comes the Southwest affect: competing airlines are lowering their rates by leaps and bounds. There's no better time to visit Minneapolis.

MSP International Airport

Minneapolis is a gateway to the world. Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport offers more non-stop service than other larger cities, with nearly all major airlines offering service at the airport. To view passenger airlines at the MSP Airport, click here.

Driving

From pristine wilderness to picturesque river towns, some of the region's most intriguing places are an easy drive from Minneapolis. Driving to Minneapolis is a snap, as it is surrounded by major freeways from all directions.

Bus & Train

More of a rider than a driver? Kick back and relax on a sleeper rail car or enjoy budget travel on the bus. Either way, Minneapolis-Saint Paul is easily accessible from virtually all major points of departure—with Amtrak and Greyhound stations.

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Drive Times
Minneapolis is conveniently located close to many major cities. Get drive times.

Try the Train

The Hiawatha Line runs from the Warehouse District in downtown to Historic Fort Snelling, to both airport terminals.

Fast Fact

MSP International Airport's 34 million annual passengers travel to and from more than 785 cities in 120 countries.

Seen & Heard

Look! In the sky!
"Visitors may see the skyways as one giant hamster habitat trail, but we see it as the ultimate tunnel in the sky-bright, friendly and above all, warm." Amy Klobuchar quoted in the New York Times, 2006 Read more

The perfect pair
"But taken separately or taken together, they have much to offer beyond their well-known downtown skyways or Mall of America-much to qualify them as both classy and world class." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2006, on Minneapolis and Saint Paul Read more

Catch the train
"Savvy travelers hop the new light rail train and quickly end up at the end of the line in the heart of downtown." Executive Travel, 2007 Read more

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