There are 9 ways to get from Mankato to Normal by shuttle, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Shuttle to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal
best- Take a shuttle bus from Mankato to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane MSP - BMI
7h 32m$78–448Shuttle to Rochester, fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Mankato, MN to Rochester - Airport
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane RST - BMI
8h 46m$67–358Bus, train
- Take the bus from Mankato, MN to St Paul Union Depot Station & Terminalbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
14h 37m$160–377Bus
- Take the bus from Mankato, MN to Shakopee, MN - Marschall Road Transit Stationbus
- Take the bus from Burnsville to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Bloomington-Normalbus
15h 25m$83–236Drive 439.4 mi
- Drive from Mankato to Normalcar 439.4 mi
8h 9m$81–116Shuttle to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Mankato to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MSP - MDW
- Take the train from Summit Amtrak to Bloomington-Normaltrain
7h 47m$115–560Shuttle to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Mankato to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MSP - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
8h 6m$199–512Shuttle to Rochester, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Mankato, MN to Rochester - Airport
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane RST - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
9h 22m$83–362Bus via Madison
- Take the bus from Mankato, MN to Mall of Americabus
- 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 O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal Facility to Watterson Commonsbus
16h 53m$135–225
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mankato to Normal is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Mankato to Normal is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $75 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Mankato to Normal. However, there are services departing from Mankato, MN and arriving at Bloomington-Normal via Marschall Road Transit Station, Burnsville and Des Moines. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
The distance between Mankato and Normal is 465 miles. The road distance is 442 miles.
The best way to get from Mankato to Normal without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 37m and costs $160 - $380.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Mankato to Normal, including transfers.
Mankato to Normal bus services, operated by Land to Air Express, depart from Mankato, MN station.
Mankato to Normal bus services, operated by Land to Air Express, arrive at Shakopee, MN - Marschall Road Transit Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mankato to Normal is 442 miles. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Mankato to Normal.
There are 71+ hotels available in Normal.
What companies run services between Mankato, MN, USA and Normal, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Mankato, MN to Bloomington-Normal via Shakopee, MN - Marschall Road Transit Station, Marschall Road Transit Station, Burnsville, and Des Moines in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Rochester to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Rochester to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Summit Amtrak to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (888) 736-9190
- customerservice@landtoair.net
- Website
- landtoairexpress.com
Shuttle from Mankato to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $11–40
Bus from Mankato, MN to St Paul Union Depot Station & Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $14–40
Bus from Mankato, MN to Shakopee, MN - Marschall Road Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $8–40
Shuttle from Mankato, MN to Rochester - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $16–40
Bus from Mankato, MN to Mall of America
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $11–40
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Burnsville to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- 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
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Multi-Modal Facility to Watterson Commons
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
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