There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to Mountain View by plane, bus, train, subway, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MSP - SJC
6h 31m$199–862Fly Rochester to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (RST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)RST - SFO
9h 30m$109–465Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stop
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara Amtrak
2d 3h$239–537Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver
- Take the train from Denver to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbrae
2d 8h$360–1,658Drive 1,963.1 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Mountain View1,963.1 mi
32h 8m$359–518Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MSP - SFO
6h 38m$125–570Fly Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)RST - SJC
11h 43m$158–746Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MSP - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
8h 58m$201–866Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to PortlandEmpire Builder
- Take the train from Portland to San JoseCoast Starlight
2d 12h$266–738
Minnesota to Mountain View by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Mountain View is to fly which costs $100 - $470 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Mountain View is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $190 - $900.
The distance between Minnesota and Mountain View is 1603 miles. The road distance is 1974.5 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Mountain View without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs $230 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Minnesota to Mountain View, including transfers.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Mountain View is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $190 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $750 and takes 2 days 12h.
Mountain View is 2h behind Minnesota. It is currently 10:08 PM in Minnesota and 8:08 PM in Mountain View.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Mountain View is 1975 miles. It takes approximately 32h 8m to drive from Minnesota to Mountain View.
There are 679+ hotels available in Mountain View.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 6th St S & 5th Ave S to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Union Depot Station & Terminal, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Portland, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rochester to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Denver to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $110–160
- Flexible Fares
- $150–220
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