There are 10 ways to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, taxi, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)
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Fly to Dayton
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Dayton (DAY)plane MSP - DAY
5h 36m$207–1,105Fly to Fort Wayne International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane MSP - FWA
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
6h 32m$108–475Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Borealis / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2511 / ...
16h 30m$162–344Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus FlixBus 2548
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2511
18h 14m$109–190Drive 694.2 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Daytoncar 694.2 mi
11h 49m$127–183Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane MSP - CMH
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
6h 10m$420–1,031Fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Indianapolis (IND)plane MSP - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
6h 44m$569–1,080Fly to Louisville International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MSP - SDF
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnatibus
- Take the taxi from Greyhound Station Cincinnati to Daytontaxi
7h 31m$231–769Train, bus via Indianapolis
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
18h 37m$210–440Bus via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
20h 19m$131–229
Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton is to bus which costs $100 - $190 and takes 18h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $200 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) station to Dayton. However, there are services departing from MSP Terminal 1 Transit Station and arriving at Wright Stop Plaza - S.B. via Saint Paul Union Depot, Milwaukee Mitchell Airport and Northwest Hub. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 14m.
The distance between Minneapolis Airport (MSP) and Dayton is 595 miles. The road distance is 698.3 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 30m and costs $160 - $350.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton, including transfers.
Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Saint Paul Union Depot station.
The best way to get from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $200 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $190 and takes 18h 14m.
Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport station.
Dayton is 1h ahead of Minneapolis Airport (MSP). It is currently 1:20 AM in Minneapolis Airport (MSP) and 2:20 AM in Dayton.
What companies run services between Minneapolis Airport (MSP), USA and Dayton, OH, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Dayton (DAY) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from MSP Terminal 1 Transit Station to Wright Stop Plaza - S.B. via Union Depot Station & Terminal, Saint Paul Union Depot, Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, and Northwest Hub in around 18h 14m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dayton via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $26–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton is 698 miles. It takes approximately 11h 49m to drive from Minneapolis Airport (MSP) to Dayton.
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