Direct Flights from Minneapolis to Winnipeg
Winnipeg · Canada
Nonstop service from MSP to YWG on SkyWest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 10 cities have a nonstop to Winnipeg, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Winnipeg for, from Minneapolis
1h 15m in the air, 395 miles: short enough that a single night in Winnipeg is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Winnipeg
Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants (2021), The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of Canada.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Winnipeg
- The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks.
- The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) is an art museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Its permanent collection includes over 24,000 works from Canadian, Indigenous Canadian, and international artists.
- The Basilica of Saint Boniface is a Roman Catholic cathedral in St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- The Manitoba Museum, previously the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, is a human and natural history museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well as the province's largest, not-for-profit centre for heritage and science educat…
- The Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre —also known as Oseredok —is a museum, gallery, and library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrating the Ukrainian Canadian community.
- St. Mary's Cathedral, a cathedral church located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg.
- Duff Roblin Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 2008 for a way to celebrate two major accomplishments of former Premier Duff Roblin, the creation of the provincial park syste…
- The Living Prairie Museum is a 30-acre (12 ha) tall grass prairie preserve located between Daisy Road and Harcourt Street, east of Ness Avenue in the St. James-Assiniboia suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- The Winnipeg Railway Museum was a railway museum located on tracks 1 and 2 within the Via Rail-operated Union Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- Fort Gibraltar was founded in 1809 by Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield of the North West Company in present-day Manitoba, Canada.
- Assiniboine Park is a major urban park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located along the Assiniboine River. The park is named for the Assiniboine people.
- The Manitoba Children's Museum is a non-profit, charitable children's museum located at The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Winnipeg weather, compared with Minneapolis
8° cooler than Minneapolis on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Winnipeg 12°F · Minneapolis 24°F · 12° colder
- April
- Winnipeg 50°F · Minneapolis 57°F · 6° colder
- July
- Winnipeg 78°F · Minneapolis 83°F · 5° colder
- October
- Winnipeg 51°F · Minneapolis 58°F · 7° colder
January bottoms out near 12°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 Winnipeg
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Winnipeg is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Winnipeg rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg Art Gallery, and St. Boniface Cathedral and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Minneapolis to Winnipeg?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Minneapolis (MSP) to Winnipeg (YWG) on SkyWest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Winnipeg?
- SkyWest flies nonstop between Minneapolis (MSP) and Winnipeg (YWG).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Minneapolis to Winnipeg?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Minneapolis to Winnipeg.
- How far is Winnipeg from Minneapolis?
- Winnipeg is about 395 miles from Minneapolis by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Minneapolis to Canada?
- Yes — Winnipeg (YWG) has nonstop service from Minneapolis on SkyWest, making it a nonstop gateway to Canada.
- What is there to do in Winnipeg?
- Popular things to do include Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg Art Gallery, St. Boniface Cathedral, Manitoba Museum, and more.
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