There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to Erie by train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Borealis / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Erie Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
18h 34m$222–512Fly Rochester to Erie International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Erie International Airport (ERI)plane RST - ERI
11h 41m$73–419Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Clevelandbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Erie, PAbus
19h$95–259Drive 850.2 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Eriecar 850.2 mi
14h 12m$156–225Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Depot to UW-Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Erie Stationtrain
21h 41m$172–371Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Erie International Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Erie International Airport (ERI)plane MSP - ERI
7h 16m$95–486Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MSP - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Erie Stationtrain
6h 38m$151–767Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MSP - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Eriebus
7h 12m$282–1,461Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane MSP - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Eriebus
9h 18m$125–649
Minnesota to Erie by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Erie is to bus which costs $90 - $260 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Erie is to fly and train which takes 6h 38m and costs $150 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota station to Erie. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Erie, PA via Chicago and Cleveland, OH. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Minnesota and Erie is 858 miles. The road distance is 855.2 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Erie without a car is to train which takes 18h 34m and costs $220 - $550.
It takes approximately 18h 34m to get from Minnesota to Erie, including transfers.
Minnesota to Erie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Erie is to train which takes 18h 34m and costs $220 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $260 and takes 19h, you could also fly, which costs $70 - $420 and takes 11h 41m.
Minnesota to Erie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Erie is 1h ahead of Minnesota. It is currently 3:03 PM in Minnesota and 4:03 PM in Erie.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Erie, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from 6th St S & 5th Ave S to Erie Station via Union Depot Station & Terminal, St. Paul-Minneapolis, and Chicago Union Station in around 18h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Erie, PA via Chicago and Cleveland, OH in around 19h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Erie International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Rochester to Erie International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Rochester to Erie International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Erie International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Erie International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Erie International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
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
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Erie Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Erie Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Depot to UW-Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Erie, PA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Depot to UW-Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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