There are 10 ways to get from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from Dayton
best- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane DAY - MSP
6h 48m$126–657Bus via Chicago
cheapest- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Portland, INbus
- Take the bus from Portland, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
23h 25m$104–249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2511 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain Borealis / ...
16h 42m$162–345Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus FlixBus 2511
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Saint Paul Union Depotbus FlixBus 2548
18h 17m$114–200Drive 692.1 mi
- Drive from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paulcar 692.1 mi
11h 42m$127–183Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Dayton to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane SDF - MSP
5h 44m$132–596Line 08 bus, bus, bus to Covington, fly, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to Northwest Hubbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Vine St & Martin Luther King Dr to Government Square Area Bbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CVG - MSP
- Take the bus from 46th St Station & Gate H to 42nd Ave S & 34th St Ebus
7h 38m$466–1,127Bus to Fort Wayne International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Fort Wayne, INbus
- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane FWA - MSP
8h 8m$118–507Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CMH - MSP
7h 52m$439–1,057Bus, train via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
18h 17m$210–434
Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul is to bus which costs $110 - $200 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul is to drive and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul station. However, there are services departing from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. and arriving at Marshall & Otis Station via Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, Milwaukee Mitchell Airport and Union Depot & Gate A1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 17m.
The distance between Dayton and Minneapolis–Saint Paul is 601 miles. The road distance is 696.2 miles.
The best way to get from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 42m and costs $160 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul, including transfers.
Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station.
The best way to get from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $120 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $200 and takes 18h 17m.
Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul is 696 miles. It takes approximately 11h 42m to drive from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
What companies run services between Dayton, OH, USA and Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Dayton (DAY) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to Marshall & Otis Station via Northwest Hub, Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, Saint Paul Union Depot, and Union Depot & Gate A1 in around 18h 17m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Dayton to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
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
- $130–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Fort Wayne, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Portland, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Portland, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 937-425-8300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dayton RTA
Bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to Northwest Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- Dayton RTA
- Children 0-12
- $0
- Seniors 65+ and disabled
- $1
- Regular 13+
- $2
- Phone
- +1 513-632-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Metro
Bus from Vine St & Martin Luther King Dr to Government Square Area B
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- Go Metro
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Vine St & Martin Luther King Dr to Government Square Area B
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
- Phone
- +1 612-373-3333
- Website
- Metro Transit
Bus from 46th St Station & Gate H to 42nd Ave S & 34th St E
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Metro Transit
- Schedules at
- Metro Transit Schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Greyhound
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