There are 10 ways to get from Minneapolis to Banner Elk by plane, shuttle, taxi, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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, shuttle, taxi
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)plane MSP - AVL
- Take a shuttle bus from Asheville Airport to Black Bear Resort
- Take the taxi from Black Bear Resort to Banner Elktaxi
7h 30m$360–770Fly to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, drive
cheapest- 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 Banner Elkcar
8h 3m$183–787Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ashland Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ashland to Statesvillebus
- Drive from Statesville to Banner Elkcar
31h 16m$325–674Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lotbus
- Drive from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Banner Elkcar
36h 28m$239–429Drive 1,027.7 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Banner Elkcar 1,027.7 mi
18h 27m$188–271Fly 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 Banner Elkcar
6h 39m$199–942Fly to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport, taxi
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI)plane MSP - TRI
- Take the taxi from Black Bear Resort to Banner Elktaxi
8h 31m$280–780Fly 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 Airport to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outletsbus
7h 39m$287–967Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outletsbus
37h 29m$352–570Train, bus, drive via Charlottesville
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Roanoketrain
- Take the bus from Roanoke Amtrak Station to Exit 118 - Park and Ridebus Swb
- Take the bus from Christiansburg to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lotbus
- Drive from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Banner Elkcar
41h 1m$463–946
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Banner Elk is to drive which costs $180 - $280 and takes 18h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Banner Elk is to fly and drive which takes 6h 39m and costs $190 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Minneapolis station to Banner Elk. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets via Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, Detroit Bus Station, Trade St & Graham St, Transit Center- Bay V and Charlotte Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 29m.
The distance between Minneapolis and Banner Elk is 988 miles. The road distance is 1033.7 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Banner Elk without a car is to bus which takes 37h 29m and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Minneapolis to Banner Elk, including transfers.
Minneapolis to Banner Elk bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
Minneapolis to Banner Elk bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport station.
Banner Elk is 1h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 12:17 PM in Minneapolis and 1:17 PM in Banner Elk.
Yes, the driving distance between Minneapolis to Banner Elk is 1034 miles. It takes approximately 18h 27m to drive from Minneapolis to Banner Elk.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Banner Elk, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Banner Elk via Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, Detroit Bus Station, Charlotte Bus Station, Trade St & Graham St, Transit Center- Bay A, Transit Center- Bay V, Charlotte Douglas Airport, Charlotte Airport, and Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets in around 37h 29m.
- 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 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 Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
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
- 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 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 Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
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
- 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 Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
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
- Website
- southwest.com
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
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
- 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 38m
- When
- 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 Ashland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- 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 Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Roanoke
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Asheville Airport to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Ashland to Statesville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- 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 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 Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Washington Union Station to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Christiansburg to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- [email protected]
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1 540 982 2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- valleymetro.com
Bus from Roanoke Amtrak Station to Exit 118 - Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-423-426-6003
Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-423-426-6003
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