There are 7 ways to get from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train, taxi, 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 Meadows Field Airport, bus
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)MSP - BFL
- Take the bus from Valley Plaza/Wible Rd. to Post Office/Monterey Trail
9h 51m$196–759Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, drive
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)MSP - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank Airport - South to Moorpark
- Drive from Moorpark to Lake of the Woods
10h 24m$182–783Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Post Office/Monterey Trail130
45h 46mTrain, taxi
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Clarita
- Take the taxi from Santa Clarita to Lake of the Woods
2d 8h$523–1,909Drive 1,866.2 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods1,866.2 mi
30h 37m$341–492Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MSP - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CA
- Drive from Ventura, CA to Lake of the Woods
8h 44m$288–801Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)MSP - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CA
- Drive from Ventura, CA to Lake of the Woods
10h 1m$218–796
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods is to drive which costs $340 - $500 and takes 30h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods is to fly and bus and drive which takes 8h 44m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Minneapolis and Lake of the Woods is 1579 miles. The road distance is 1877.1 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods without a car is to bus which takes 45h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods, including transfers.
Lake of the Woods is 2h behind Minneapolis. It is currently 9:51 PM in Minneapolis and 7:51 PM in Lake of the Woods.
Yes, the driving distance between Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods is 1877 miles. It takes approximately 30h 37m to drive from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods.
There are 58+ hotels available in Lake of the Woods.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Lake of the Woods, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Minneapolis to Lake of the Woods via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Las Vegas BusTerminal, South Strip Transit Terminal, Bakersfield Amtrak, and Post Office/Monterey Trail in around 45h 46m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
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
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Clarita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $4–6
Train from Burbank Airport - South to Moorpark
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–10
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Valley Plaza/Wible Rd. to Post Office/Monterey Trail
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Post Office/Monterey Trail
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- 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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $60–70
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $50–60
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Yellow Star Taxi
- Phone
- +1 800-840-2227
- Website
- yellowstartaxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 661-260-2227
Oak Tree Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 661-478-0192
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