There are 4 ways to get from Saskatoon to Brainerd by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)plane YXE - BRD
10h 59m$197–1,220Drive 803.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Saskatoon to Brainerdcar 803.6 mi
15h 8m$184–266Bus, drive, train, taxi via Regina
- Take the bus from Saskatoon to Reginabus
- Take the bus from Regina to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Staples Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Staples Station to Brainerdtaxi
33h 9m$396–772Bus, drive, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Saskatoon to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Southgate Station to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Staples Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Staples Station to Brainerdtaxi
37h 23m$412–798
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saskatoon to Brainerd is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Saskatoon to Brainerd is to fly which takes 10h 59m and costs $190 - $1,300.
The distance between Saskatoon and Brainerd is 701 miles. The road distance is 808.3 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Saskatoon to Brainerd, including transfers.
Brainerd is 1h ahead of Saskatoon. It is currently 10:05 AM in Saskatoon and 11:05 AM in Brainerd.
Yes, the driving distance between Saskatoon to Brainerd is 808 miles. It takes approximately 15h 8m to drive from Saskatoon to Brainerd.
There are 231+ hotels available in Brainerd.
What companies run services between Saskatoon, SK, Canada and Brainerd, MN, USA?
WestJet and Delta fly from Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Staples Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saskatoon to Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Regina to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saskatoon to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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