Cheapest€87.46
- SkyWest SW481318:121h 54m20:06Minneapolis MSPColumbus LCK
Door to door 5h 4mCO2 255.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Minneapolis to Columbus costs €87.46 at the cheapest and takes 4h 53m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 5 operators. The route covers 1,039 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,039 km
- Fastest
- 4h 53m
- Average
- 5h
- Services per day
- 24
- Cheapest
- €87.46
- CO2 per passenger
- 255.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 56m | 1h 46m | 3h 10m | €104.57 | 255.6 kg | 24 |
- 4h 56mFastest, by Flight
- €104.57Cheapest, by Flight
- 255.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,039 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€122.86
- Delta Air Lines DA966306:141h 46m08:00Minneapolis MSPColumbus CMH
Door to door 4h 56mCO2 255.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€94.54
- Delta Air Lines DA500907:301h 41m09:11Minneapolis MSPDetroit DTW
- Rochester Institute of Technology RI516610:433h 36m14:19Greyhound Detroit StationCOTA Transit Terminal
Changes at Detroit, with 92 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 46mCO2 228.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Minneapolis to Columbus | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept | Sun27 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €159.44 | €165.34 | €138.20 | €167.11 | €161.21 | €170.65 | €119.91 | €109.29 | €105.75 | €116.37 | €137.61 | €126.40 | €141.74 | €104.57 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €87.46
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Columbus. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Union Station
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Minneapolis to Columbus
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €105.1690 days
- €92.7760 days
- €76.2545 days
- €72.7130 days
- €93.9521 days
- €104.5714 days
- €119.917 days
- €138.203 days
- €159.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €72.71.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 119 percent. The dearest point is €159.44, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €104.57Sun
- €109.29Mon
- €105.75Tue
- €116.37Wed
- €137.61Thu
- €126.40Fri
- €141.74Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €165.34Sept
- €92.77Oct
- €82.74Nov
- €85.10Dec
- €82.74Jan
- €70.35Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 83% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 17% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,039 km against 1,009 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Chicago, Dayton, Detroit, Cleveland. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Minneapolis at 06:02 and the last at 18:36, across 24 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Minneapolis
Rail
- Minneapolis Great Northern Depot
- Midway
- Fridley
Coach
- Penn & West Broadway
- Uptown Transit Center
Air
- MSP
Columbus
Rail
- Union Station
- Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station
Coach
- COTA Transit Terminal
- COTA Easton Transit Center
Air
- CMH
- LCK
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Delta Air Lines | €89.23 |
 Endeavor Air | €95.72 |
 GoJet Airlines | €89.23 |
 SkyWest | €87.46 |
| Sun Country Airlines | €88.05 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €66.50 | 76% |
| Taxes | €11.97 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €87.46 | 100% |
A day in Columbus carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Left luggage near Union Station
Most of the points near Union Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Minneapolis to Columbus
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Minneapolis to Columbus?
The fastest journey from Minneapolis to Columbus takes 4h 53m door to door, of which 1h 46m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Minneapolis to Columbus?
The cheapest fare from Minneapolis to Columbus is €87.46, checked on 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €142.33. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Columbus?
The cheapest way from Minneapolis to Columbus is by flight, at €104.57 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 56m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Minneapolis to Columbus?
Fares from Minneapolis to Columbus bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €72.71. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 119 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Minneapolis to Columbus?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Minneapolis to Columbus, at €104.57. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Minneapolis to Columbus?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Minneapolis to Columbus, at €70.35 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Minneapolis to Columbus?
5 operators sell services from Minneapolis to Columbus across 1 mode: Delta Air Lines, Endeavor Air, GoJet Airlines, SkyWest, Sun Country Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Minneapolis to Columbus?
83 percent of the services we sell from Minneapolis to Columbus are direct. The rest connect at Chicago, Dayton, Detroit, Cleveland, with about 67 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Minneapolis to Columbus use?
Services from Minneapolis to Columbus by flight leave from Minneapolis MSP and arrive at Columbus CMH. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Minneapolis to Columbus?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Minneapolis to Columbus allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Minneapolis to Columbus on 13 September 2026: 1039 km of route against 1009 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €87.46, and 4h 53m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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What to book in Columbus before you go
Day trips that leave Columbus in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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