There are 10 ways to get from Minneapolis to Riverside by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MSP - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
8h 32m$129–579Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardinobus
42h 53m$348–628Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Riversidetrain
45h 18m$606–1,266Drive 1,810.2 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Riversidecar 1,810.2 mi
29h 39m$331–478Fly to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MSP - ONT
9h 19m$202–866Fly to Long Beach Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane MSP - LGB
- Take the bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EBbus
10h 21m$158–711Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MSP - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 49m$196–878Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane MSP - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 5m$241–974Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MSP - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 34m$228–979Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane MSP - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
10h 26m$506–771
Minneapolis to Riverside by bus and taxi
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $120 - $600 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Riverside is to fly and train which takes 8h 32m and costs $120 - $600.
The distance between Minneapolis and Riverside is 1626 miles. The road distance is 1820.8 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Riverside without a car is to bus which takes 42h 53m and costs $340 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Minneapolis to Riverside, including transfers.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Riverside is to bus which takes 42h 53m and costs $340 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $200 - $900 and takes 9h 19m.
Riverside is 2h behind Minneapolis. It is currently 1:44 AM in Minneapolis and 11:44 PM in Riverside.
Yes, the driving distance between Minneapolis to Riverside is 1821 miles. It takes approximately 29h 39m to drive from Minneapolis to Riverside.
There are 267+ hotels available in Riverside.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Minneapolis to Vine Street Mobility Hub via Des Moines, Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Las Vegas Strip, and San Bernardino Transit Center in around 42h 53m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–90
Bus from Des Moines to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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