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South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis. From €160.62, fastest 5h 57m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:50 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €160.62, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 57m over 1,881 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked 20 September 2026Priced for 6 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €160.62, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026

€160.62

  • 158%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving South Portland Gardens

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:50First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €351.19Mon21
  2. about €292.78Tue22
  3. about €364.17Wed23
  4. about €351.78Thu24
  5. about €295.14Fri25
  6. about €357.68Sat26
  7. about €361.81Sun27
  8. about €232.01Mon28
  9. about €185.99Tue29
  10. about €237.91Wed30
  11. about €267.41Thu1
  12. about €256.20Fri2
  13. about €221.98Sat3
  14. about €227.88Sun4
  15. about €162.39Mon5
  16. about €160.62Tue6
  17. about €180.68Wed7
  18. about €212.54Thu8
  19. about €207.82Fri9
  20. about €238.50Sat10
  21. about €201.33Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Minneapolis. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Minneapolis for the night the flight gets in

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Booking window

When to book South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €216.0890 days
  2. €178.9160 days
  3. €153.5445 days
  4. €141.1530 days
  5. €201.3321 days
  6. €227.8814 days
  7. €361.817 days
  8. €364.173 days
  9. €351.191 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €141.15.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 158 percent. The dearest point is €364.17, 3 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.
€364.17€141.15137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.

The shape of it

1,881 km

1,826 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

23,893410,939

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

United StatesCanadaNorth Atlantic OceanNew YorkNew YorkChicagoChicagoMontrealMontrealPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaOttawaOttawaColumbusColumbusWinnipegWinnipegDenverDenverWashington D.C.Washington D.C.NashvilleNashvilleDetroitDetroitLouisvilleLouisvilleHamiltonHamiltonMilwaukeeMilwaukeeQuébecQuébecRaleighRaleighSouth Portland GardensSouth Portland GardensMinneapolisMinneapolisMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,881 km against 1,826 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 Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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.

Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Minneapolis Great Northern Depot

Most of the points near Minneapolis Great Northern Depot open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis

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 South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

The fastest journey from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis takes 5h 57m door to door, of which 2h 52m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 6m, 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 South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

The cheapest fare from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis is €160.62, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €255.02. 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 South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

The cheapest way from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis is by flight, at €160.62 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 2m 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 South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

Fares from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €141.15. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 158 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis, at €185.99. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis, at €148.82 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 South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

Sun Country Airlines publish service areas covering both South Portland Gardens and Minneapolis, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

20 percent of the services we sell from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis are direct. The rest connect at Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, with about 50 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 South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis use?

Services from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis by flight leave from Portland International Jetport PWM and arrive at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport / Wold-Chamberlain Field MSP. 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 South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis 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

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for South Portland Gardens to Minneapolis on 20 September 2026: 1881 km of route against 1826 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €160.62, and 5h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Minneapolis is somebody else's catalogue.

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The two ends, compared

South Portland Gardens reaches 17 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 445 to 2,158 km. Minneapolis reaches 124 places in 15 countries, from 140 to 9,585 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving South Portland Gardens

  • 17Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 15Operators

Arriving in Minneapolis

Leaving Minneapolis

  • 124Places you can leave for
  • 15Countries
  • 30Operators

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