Cheapest€37.90
- SkyWest SW779618:1259m19:11Madison MSNMinneapolis MSP
Door to door 4h 9mCO2 95.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Madison to Minneapolis costs €37.90 at the cheapest and takes 4h 4m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 386 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 386 km
- Fastest
- 4h 4m
- Average
- 4h 7m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €37.90
- CO2 per passenger
- 95.0 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 September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 4m | 54m | 3h 10m | €44.98 | 95.0 kg | 8 |
- 4h 4mFastest, by Flight
- €44.98Cheapest, by Flight
- 95.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 386 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€50.29
- Endeavor Air EA859910:4454m11:38Madison MSNMinneapolis MSP
Door to door 4h 4mCO2 95.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Madison to Minneapolis | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €97.49 | €73.30 | €71.53 | €56.19 | €57.96 | €72.71 | €65.04 | €55.01 | €50.29 | €46.75 | €44.98 | €46.75 | €63.86 | €53.24 |
| Train | €171.39 | €127.39 | €138.39 | €104.84 | €87.24 | €133.99 | €136.19 | €94.94 | €77.34 | €65.79 | €76.24 | €72.94 | €86.69 | €83.39 |
| Coach | €146.48 | €133.83 | €125.03 | €89.28 | €84.88 | €131.63 | €112.93 | €74.98 | €94.78 | €69.48 | €78.83 | €70.58 | €83.78 | €93.68 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €37.90
The trip ends at Minneapolis Great Northern Depot. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Minneapolis for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Madison to Minneapolis
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €46.7590 days
- €32.5960 days
- €33.1845 days
- €39.0830 days
- €42.6221 days
- €53.2414 days
- €65.047 days
- €71.533 days
- €97.491 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 199 percent. The most expensive point is €97.49, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 60 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.
- €50.29Sun
- €46.75Mon
- €44.98Tue
- €46.75Wed
- €63.86Thu
- €53.24Fri
- €55.01Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €56.19Sep
- €42.62Oct
- €36.72Nov
- €38.49Dec
- €36.13Jan
- €32.59Feb
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
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 386 km against 375 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 Green Bay, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Madison at 06:02 and the last at 18:17, across 8 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.
Madison
Rail
- Madison station (C&NW)
- Madison Milwaukee Road depot
- Middleton station
Bus
- Madison - Dutch Mill
- UW-Madison Intercity Bus
Air
- MSN
Minneapolis
Rail
- Minneapolis Great Northern Depot
- Midway
- Fridley
Bus
- Penn & West Broadway
- Uptown Transit Center
Air
- MSP
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Endeavor Air | €38.49 |
 SkyWest | €37.90 |
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 | €24.50 | 65% |
| Taxes | €4.41 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 18% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €37.90 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Minneapolis well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Minneapolis?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Madison to Minneapolis
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Madison to Minneapolis?
The fastest journey from Madison to Minneapolis takes 4h 4m door to door, of which 54m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 7m, 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 Madison to Minneapolis?
The cheapest fare from Madison to Minneapolis is €37.90, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €59.73. 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 Madison to Minneapolis?
The cheapest way from Madison to Minneapolis is by Flight, at €44.98 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 4m 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 Madison to Minneapolis?
Fares from Madison to Minneapolis bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €32.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 199 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Madison to Minneapolis?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Madison to Minneapolis, at €44.98. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Madison to Minneapolis?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Madison to Minneapolis, at €32.59 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 service from Madison to Minneapolis?
2 operators sell services from Madison to Minneapolis across 1 modes: Endeavor Air, SkyWest. 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 Madison to Minneapolis?
67 percent of the services we sell from Madison to Minneapolis are direct. The rest connect at Green Bay, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, with about 54 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 Madison to Minneapolis use?
Services from Madison to Minneapolis by Flight leave from Madison MSN and arrive at Minneapolis 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 Madison to Minneapolis?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Madison 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
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 modeled 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 Madison to Minneapolis on September 11, 2026: 386 km of route against 375 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.90, and 4h 4m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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