There are 7 ways to get from Minnesota to Columbus by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, train, or bus (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 Columbus Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Columbus Airport (CSG)plane MSP - CSG
7h 4m$114–554Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbusbus
27h 36m$224–419Drive 1,136.9 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Columbuscar 1,136.9 mi
20h 29m$208–300Fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MSP - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbusbus
7h 9m$244–869Fly to Dothan Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)plane MSP - DHN
- Drive from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) to Columbuscar
8h 14m$139–578Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbusbus
28h 11m$287–562Bus via Park Ridge
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbusbus
29h 13m$223–420
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Columbus Airport (CSG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Columbus is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Columbus is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota station to Columbus. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Metra Transfer Center via Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Airport and North Lake Loop & Bear Ln.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 36m.
The distance between Minnesota and Columbus is 983 miles. The road distance is 1143.6 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Columbus without a car is to bus which takes 27h 36m and costs $220 - $420.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Minnesota to Columbus, including transfers.
Minnesota to Columbus bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Columbus is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $110 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $420 and takes 27h 36m.
Minnesota to Columbus bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Columbus is 1h ahead of Minnesota. It is currently 12:12 PM in Minnesota and 1:12 PM in Columbus.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Columbus, GA, USA?
Delta flies from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Columbus Airport (CSG) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Metra Transfer Center via Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Airport Station, Atlanta Airport, Groome Transportation - Columbus, and North Lake Loop & Bear Ln. in around 27h 36m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Columbus Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Columbus Airport via Knoxville, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Columbus Airport via St. Louis, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Columbus Airport via Indianapolis, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Columbus Airport via Nashville, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Columbus Airport via Covington, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Knoxville, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Indianapolis, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via St. Louis, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Nashville, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Covington, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Madison, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
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
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 Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- 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
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (706) 324-3939
- [email protected]
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/ft-benning/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/ft-benning/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/ft-benning/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/ft-benning/
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