There are 6 ways to get from Minneapolis to Locarno by plane or train
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MSP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
15h 48mCHF 490–1,217Fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
15h 41mCHF 365–1,040Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MSP - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
16h 29mCHF 440–914Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Basel (BSL)plane MSP - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain
17h 15mCHF 506–1,435Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSP - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
18h 59mCHF 642–1,262Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane MSP - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
19h 39mCHF 555–901
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Locarno is to fly and train which costs SFr 490 - SFr 1300 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 15h 41m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Minneapolis and Locarno is 7495 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Minneapolis to Locarno, including transfers.
Locarno is 7h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 8:20 AM in Minneapolis and 3:20 PM in Locarno.
There are 2984+ hotels available in Locarno.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Locarno, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Minneapolis to Locarno. However, you can take the vehicle to Terminal 1 Station, walk to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Mendrisio, then take the train to Locarno. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Terminal 1 Station, walk to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Bellinzona, then take the train to Locarno.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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