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Home  >  World  > North America  > United States  > Minnesota

Travel - International

AIR: International airports: Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP) (website: www.mspairport.com) is 16km (10 miles) from the cities (which are contiguous). An airport limousine service and taxis are available. A $2.6 billion expansion plan is underway to accommodate the growing number of passengers, expected to reach 40 million per year by the time the improvements are completed in 2010.

Approximate flight times: From Minneapolis/St Paul to London is 8 hours 30 minutes, to New York is 2 hours 50 minutes, and to Salt Lake City is 2 hours 40 minutes.

RAIL: Minneapolis/St Paul is on the Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245 (toll free); website: www.amtrak.com) Chicago–Seattle line; for approximate travel times see the Illinois section.

ROAD: Approximate driving times: From Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth is 3 hours, to Madison is 5 hours, to Fargo is 5 hours, to Sioux Falls is 5 hours, to Omaha is 7 hours, to Chicago is 8 hours, to Winnipeg is 8 hours, to St Louis is 11 hours, to Rapid City is 11 hours, to Denver is 17 hours, to Dallas is 19 hours, to New York is 25 hours, to Seattle is 34 hours, to Miami is 35 hours and to Los Angeles is 41 hours. All times are based on non-stop driving at or below the applicable speed limits.

Approximate bus travel times: From Minneapolis to Duluth is 3 hours, to Fargo is 5 hours 30 minutes, and to Milwaukee is 8 hours. Greyhound (tel: (800) 229 9424 (toll free); website: www.greyhound.com) is the main service provider.


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