There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to Ithaca by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane MSP - ITH
7h 59m$122–602Fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)plane MSP - ELM
- Take the bus from Transit Center - PO Side to Tompkins County Librarybus
9h 24m$107–501Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
25h 1m$320–676Bus
- 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 Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Ithacabus
25h 20m$125–300Drive 1,065 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Ithacacar 1,065 mi
18h 22m$195–281Fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane MSP - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
6h 51m$193–943Fly 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 Niagara International Airport to Ithacabus
7h 42m$241–1,237Fly to Greater Binghamton Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM)plane MSP - BGM
- Take the bus from Binghamton to Ithacabus
8h 59m$153–582Bus via Detroit (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Ithacabus
32h 15m$157–272
Minnesota to Ithaca by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Ithaca is to bus via Detroit which costs $150 - $280 and takes 32h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Ithaca is to fly and bus which takes 6h 51m and costs $190 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota station to Ithaca. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Ithaca via Chicago, Cleveland, OH and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
The distance between Minnesota and Ithaca is 871 miles. The road distance is 1071.2 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Ithaca without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 1m and costs $320 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Minnesota to Ithaca, including transfers.
Minnesota to Ithaca bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Ithaca is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs $120 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $300 and takes 25h 20m.
Minnesota to Ithaca bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Ithaca is 1h ahead of Minnesota. It is currently 9:56 AM in Minnesota and 10:56 AM in Ithaca.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Ithaca, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Sun Country Airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Ithaca via Chicago, Cleveland, OH, Buffalo, NY, and Buffalo in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Greater Binghamton Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Grand Rapids, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Iron Mountain, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Milwaukee, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Madison, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport via Green Bay, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
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 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Binghamton to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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 Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Binghamton to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $16–28
- Flexible
- $28–35
- Phone
- +1 607-734-5211
- Website
- ridectran.com
Bus from Transit Center - PO Side to Tompkins County Library
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://ridectran.com
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