Direct Flights from Detroit to Minneapolis
Minneapolis · Minnesota
Nonstop service from DTW to MSP on Delta, Sun Country. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Minneapolis is one of the best-connected places in the country: 124 cities fly there nonstop, Detroit among them.
How long to go to Minneapolis for, from Detroit
1h 35m in the air, 527 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Minneapolis. Two nights works.
With roughly 5 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city of about 430,000 people (2019) and the largest city in Minnesota. Along with neighboring Saint Paul, it forms the urban core of the Twin Cities region, the third largest metropolitan area in the Midwest after Chicago and Detroit.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Minneapolis
- The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an art museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
- The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
- The Minnesota State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Minnesota, in its capital city of Saint Paul.
- Weisman Art Museum is an art museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a Catholic cathedral in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, along with the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis.
- The Minnesota Zoo is an AZA-accredited zoo in Apple Valley, Minnesota. The zoo is one of two state-supported zoos in the United States, with the other being the North Carolina Zoo.
- The Basilica of Saint Mary is a Catholic minor basilica and co-cathedral located on Hennepin Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States.
- The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States.
- The American Swedish Institute (ASI) is a museum and cultural center in the Phillips West neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
- Mill City Museum is a museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is affiliated with the Minnesota Historical Society.
- The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students.
- Loring Park is a park in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Minneapolis weather, compared with Detroit
4° cooler than Detroit on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Minneapolis 24°F · Detroit 33°F · 9° colder
- April
- Minneapolis 57°F · Detroit 59°F · 2° colder
- July
- Minneapolis 83°F · Detroit 84°F · much the same
- October
- Minneapolis 58°F · Detroit 62°F · 4° colder
January bottoms out near 24°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Minneapolis
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Minneapolis is May–June and August–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 69–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Minneapolis rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota State Capitol and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Detroit to Minneapolis?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Detroit (DTW) to Minneapolis (MSP) on Delta, Sun Country.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to Minneapolis?
- Delta, Sun Country fly nonstop between Detroit (DTW) and Minneapolis (MSP).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Detroit to Minneapolis?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Detroit to Minneapolis.
- How far is Minneapolis from Detroit?
- Minneapolis is about 527 miles from Detroit by air.
- What is there to do in Minneapolis?
- Popular things to do include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Minnesota State Capitol, Weisman Art Museum, and more.
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