There are 8 ways to get from Minneapolis to Asheville by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Asheville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)plane MSP - AVL
5h 10m$103–493Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Toledobus
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Winston Salem(Trans Center)bus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NCbus
30h 52m$261–464Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Greensborotrain
- Take the bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Asheville, NCbus
41h 22m$532–1,127Drive 1,013.1 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Ashevillecar 1,013.1 mi
18h 24m$185–268Fly to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, drive
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)plane MSP - GSP
- Drive from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Ashevillecar
6h 51m$173–769Fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport, drive
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane MSP - TYS
- Drive from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Ashevillecar
6h 15m$192–932Fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane MSP - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Asheville, NCbus
8h 14mBus via Madison
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Charlottebus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Asheville, NCbus
34h 23m
Minneapolis to Asheville by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Asheville is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Asheville is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $100 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Minneapolis station to Asheville. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Asheville, NC via Chicago Union Station, Toledo Bus Stop and Winston Salem(Trans Center). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 52m.
The distance between Minneapolis and Asheville is 886 miles. The road distance is 1019 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Asheville without a car is to bus which takes 30h 52m and costs $260 - $470.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Minneapolis to Asheville, including transfers.
Minneapolis to Asheville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Asheville is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $100 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $470 and takes 30h 52m.
Minneapolis to Asheville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Asheville is 1h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 4:44 PM in Minneapolis and 5:44 PM in Asheville.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Asheville, NC, USA?
Delta, Sun Country Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Asheville, NC via Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, Toledo Bus Stop, and Winston Salem(Trans Center) in around 30h 52m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
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 Chicago Union Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Chicago to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Columbus to Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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