Direct Flights from Minneapolis to Fargo
Fargo · North Dakota
Nonstop service from MSP to FAR on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 11 cities have a nonstop to Fargo, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Fargo for, from Minneapolis
55m in the air, 223 miles: short enough that a single night in Fargo is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
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 Fargo
Fargo is a charming western city of just over 100,000 in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. As the biggest city for more than 200 miles in any direction, it's a cultural hub for the region, and its lively, walkable downtown is full of old-fashioned architecture and friendly cafes.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Fargo
- The Cathedral of St. Mary is a Catholic cathedral located in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It is a parish church and the seat of the Diocese of Fargo.
- The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum is a fine arts museum in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States, founded by James O'Rourke.
- The Red River Zoo is a zoo in Fargo, North Dakota. The zoo's first 8 acres (3.2 ha) opened in the spring of 1999. It gained accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 2006.
- Buffalo River State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, conserving a prairie bisected by the wooded banks of the Buffalo River.
- The Plains Art Museum is a fine arts museum located in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, United States.
- The Fargo Air Museum is an aviation related museum in Fargo, North Dakota. It is located at Hector International Airport in the northern part of the city.
- Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of North Dakota.
- The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County is a local history museum located in Moorhead, Minnesota and exists to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history and culture of Clay County, Minnesota.
- The Roger Maris Museum is a 70-foot (21m) display case museum in West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo, North Dakota.
- The Fairmont Creamery building located in Moorhead, Minnesota was constructed in 1923 for its proximity to the railroad and opened soon after in 1924.
- Bonanzaville, USA is a history museum complex in West Fargo, North Dakota. Bonanzaville, the museum of the Cass County Historical Society, is made up of forty buildings on 12 acres (49,000 m2), many of them are historic…
- Fargo National Cemetery is a 4.8 acre United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemetery located in Raymond Township, Cass County, North Dakota.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Fargo weather, compared with Minneapolis
Within 3° of Minneapolis on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Fargo 18°F · Minneapolis 24°F · 5° colder
- April
- Fargo 54°F · Minneapolis 57°F · 2° colder
- July
- Fargo 82°F · Minneapolis 83°F · much the same
- October
- Fargo 56°F · Minneapolis 58°F · 2° colder
January bottoms out near 18°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 Fargo
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Fargo is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 69–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Fargo rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cathedral of St. Mary (Fargo, North Dakota), Rourke Art Museum, and Red River Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Minneapolis to Fargo?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Minneapolis (MSP) to Fargo (FAR) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Fargo?
- Delta flies nonstop between Minneapolis (MSP) and Fargo (FAR).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Minneapolis to Fargo?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Minneapolis to Fargo.
- How far is Fargo from Minneapolis?
- Fargo is about 223 miles from Minneapolis by air.
- What is there to do in Fargo?
- Popular things to do include Cathedral of St. Mary (Fargo, North Dakota), Rourke Art Museum, Red River Zoo, Buffalo River State Park (Minnesota), and more.
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