There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to California by plane, bus, night bus, train 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.
Recommended option
Fly to San Diego • 5 h 33 min
$166 - $509
Cheapest option
Fly to Los Angeles • 6 h 12 min
$102 - $417
7 alternative options
Fly to San Jose • 6 h 3 min
$158 - $420
Fly to San Francisco • 6 h 6 min
$150 - $375
Fly to Sacramento • 6 h 29 min
$176 - $608
Fly to Santa Ana • 7 h 6 min
$168 - $849
Bus • 43 h 55 min
$232 - $494
Night bus, train • 43 h 57 min
$305 - $816
Drive • 30 h 11 min
$190 - $280
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and California, USA?
Delta, Sun Country Airlines and four other airlines fly from Bloomington to San Diego hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, Mo, Los Angls Amtrak, Ca, and Main & 6th in around 43 h 55 min.
Airlines
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 46 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 8 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 31 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 9 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
Flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
Flights from Minneapolis to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,400
Flights from Minneapolis to Sacramento via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,400
Flights from Minneapolis to Sacramento via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,400
Flights from Minneapolis to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,800
Flights from Minneapolis to Santa Ana via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 20 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,800
Flights from Minneapolis to Santa Ana via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 22 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,300
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,300
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $950
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 42 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $950
Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $950
Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 5 min
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $950
Flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,900
Flights from Minneapolis to Sacramento via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 5 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,900
Flights from Minneapolis to Santa Ana via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,800
Flights from Minneapolis to Santa Ana via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 20 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,300
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,000
Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $950
Flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,500
Flights from Minneapolis to Santa Ana via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,200
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $950
Flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 34 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,100
Flights from Minneapolis to Santa Ana via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 39 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Minneapolis to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370 - $1,300
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $700
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City Amtrak to Los Angeles Union Station Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $220 - $330
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $400 - $600
- Business Coach Seat
- $480 - $700
- Room
- $850 - $1,200
Bus operators
- Phone
- 800-451-5333
- info@jeffersonlines.com
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis, MN to Kansas City, MO
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80 - $120
- Schedules at
- jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City, Mo to Los Angls Amtrak, Ca
- Ave. Duration
- 34 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150 - $380
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $150 - $250
- Flexible
- $290 - $380
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Questions & Answers
How far is it from Minnesota to California?
The distance between Minnesota and California is 2252 km. The road distance is 3140 km.
What is the cheapest way to get from Minnesota to California?
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to California is to fly which costs $100 - $420 and takes 6 h 12 min.
What is the fastest way to get from Minnesota to California?
The quickest way to get from Minnesota to California is to fly which takes 5 h 33 min and costs $160 - $550.
Is there a direct bus between Minnesota and California?
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota to California. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis, MN and arriving at Spring & 2nd via Kansas City, Mo and Main & 6th. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43 h 55 min.
How long does it take to get from Minnesota to California?
It takes approximately 5 h 33 min to get from Minnesota to California, including transfers.