There are 10 ways to get from Dayton to Mankato by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane DAY - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankatobus
8h 35m$93–522Fly Dayton to Rochester, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Rochester (RST)plane DAY - RST
- Take the bus from Rochester to Mankatobus
10h 2m$77–402Bus, train
- Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EBbus Cl
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankatobus
20h 38m$338–533Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Dayton to Oxfordtaxi
- Take the bus from Oxford to Indianapolisbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankatobus
21h 31m$453–738Drive 717.7 mi
- Drive from Dayton to Mankatocar 717.7 mi
12h 18m$127–184Drive to Fort Wayne International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Drive from Dayton to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)car
- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane FWA - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankatobus
7h 22m$106–529Bus to Covington, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Government Square Area Dbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CVG - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankatobus
8h 9m$463–1,212Taxi, bus to Indianapolis, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Dayton to Oxfordtaxi
- Take the bus from Oxford to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane IND - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankatobus
10h 15m$236–829Bus via Rochester
- Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EBbus Cl
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Rochesterbus
- Take the bus from Rochester to Mankatobus
22h 2m$169–272Bus
- Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EBbus Cl
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Mankatobus
22h 39m$170–270
Dayton (DAY) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dayton to Mankato is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Dayton to Mankato is to drive and fly and bus which takes 7h 22m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Dayton to Mankato. However, there are services departing from Wright Stop Plaza - S.B. and arriving at Mankato via Meijer - Middletown, Cincinnati, Madison and Rochester. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 2m.
The distance between Dayton and Mankato is 678 miles. The road distance is 721.9 miles.
The best way to get from Dayton to Mankato without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 38m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Dayton to Mankato, including transfers.
Dayton to Mankato bus services, operated by Butler County RTA, depart from Meijer - Middletown station.
Dayton to Mankato bus services, operated by Butler County RTA, arrive at Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EB station.
Mankato is 1h behind Dayton. It is currently 8:04 PM in Dayton and 7:04 PM in Mankato.
Yes, the driving distance between Dayton to Mankato is 722 miles. It takes approximately 12h 18m to drive from Dayton to Mankato.
What companies run services between Dayton, OH, USA and Mankato, MN, USA?
You can take a bus from Wright Stop Plaza - S.B. to Mankato via South Hub, Meijer - Middletown, Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EB, Cincinnati, Madison, and Rochester in around 22h 2m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Dayton to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Dayton to Rochester via Reagan Washington, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Dayton to Rochester via Atlanta, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (888) 736-9190
- [email protected]
- Website
- Land to Air Express
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $11–40
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $11–40
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $11–40
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $11–40
Bus from Rochester to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $15–40
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $11–40
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $11–40
Bus from Rochester to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $12–40
Bus from Minneapolis to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- Land to Air Express
- Adult
- $11–40
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EB
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Meijer - Middletown to Government Square Area D
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EB
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Meijer - Middletown to Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave EB
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Oxford to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Oxford to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- Badger Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $110–130
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