There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Minnesota by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, train, or bus
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)PHL - MSP
4h 51m$170–705Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Rochester (RST)PHL - RST
7h 32m$95–499Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
30h 7m$204–1,113Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
30h 15m$179–346Drive 1,165.9 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Minneapolis1,165.9 mi
18h 54m$213–308Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)EWR - MSP
5h 43m$152–772Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)BWI - MSP
5h 50m$187–1,211Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)JFK - MSP
6h 40m$138–1,218Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)LGA - MSP
7h 16m$211–1,165Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union StationCardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-MinneapolisBorealis / ...
36h 12m$210–670Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Take the bus from Madison to UMN - Minneapolis
38h 41m$188–635
Philadelphia to Minnesota by train, subway, and tram (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Minnesota is to bus which costs $170 - $350 and takes 30h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Minnesota is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs $170 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Minnesota station. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Minneapolis Bus Station via Allentown and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Minnesota station. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Government Plaza Station via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station and Union Depot Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 7m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Minnesota is 999 miles. The road distance is 1172.7 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Minnesota without a car is to train via Washington which takes 30h 7m and costs $200 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Philadelphia to Minnesota, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Minnesota bus services, operated by Fullington Trailways, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to Minnesota train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Minnesota is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs $170 - $750. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $200 - $1,200 and takes 30h 7m, you could also bus, which costs $170 - $350 and takes 30h 15m.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Minnesota, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from 30th Street Station to Government Plaza Station via Washington, Columbus Circle, Union Station, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, St. Paul-Minneapolis, and Union Depot Station in around 30h 7m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Detroit, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $95–160
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison to UMN - Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison to UMN - Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to Minnesota bus services, operated by Fullington Trailways, arrive at Allentown station.
Minnesota is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 2:59 AM in Philadelphia and 1:59 AM in Minnesota.
Philadelphia to Minnesota train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Minnesota is 1173 miles. It takes approximately 18h 54m to drive from Philadelphia to Minnesota.
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