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Cheap Flights from Minneapolis to Oakland (MSP-OAK)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to Oakland that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Minneapolis to Oakland

Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 1:36 pmMSP-OAK
9h 31m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 4:04 pmOAK-MSP
7h 49m1 stop
$227Hawaiian Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Thu, Oct 16
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3:24 pm - 9:36 pmMSP-OAK
8h 12m1 stop
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6:00 am - 12:31 amOAK-MSP
16h 31m1 stop
Wed, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 17
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 1:36 pmMSP-OAK
9h 31m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 4:04 pmOAK-MSP
7h 49m1 stop
$243Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Fri, Oct 3
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 1:36 pmMSP-OAK
9h 31m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
2:33 pm - 12:01 amOAK-MSP
7h 28m1 stop
$249Hawaiian Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 1:36 pmMSP-OAK
9h 31m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 12:01 amOAK-MSP
14h 01m2 stops
$250Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 12:25 pmMSP-OAK
8h 05m2 stops
Southwest Logo
11:10 am - 10:00 pmOAK-MSP
8h 50m2 stops
$269Southwest
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
Southwest Logo
12:40 pm - 7:40 pmMSP-OAK
9h 00m2 stops
Southwest Logo
10:30 am - 9:15 pmOAK-MSP
8h 45m1 stop
$270Southwest
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:22 am - 11:27 pmMSP-OAK
16h 05m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 8:26 amOAK-MSP
23h 56m3 stops
$286Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 4
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:22 am - 11:27 pmMSP-OAK
16h 05m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
2:39 pm - 8:26 amOAK-MSP
15h 47m2 stops
$295Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Sep 6 - Tue, Sep 9
Delta Logo
8:22 am - 11:55 amMSP-OAK
5h 33m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:35 pm - 8:48 pmOAK-MSP
6h 13m1 stop
$308Delta
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Expert advice for your flight from Minneapolis to Oakland

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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MSP

For a smooth departure, avoid early morning rush hours at MSP. Allow extra time for security, especially if flying without expedited services.

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OAK

For a quick arrival at OAK, consider using Uber or Lyft. Traffic can be heavy, so plan accordingly for your destination.

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Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

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Ramsey Qubein

An avid traveler and aviation expert who has visited 173 countries, all 50 states and seven continents, Ramsey Qubein flies nearly 400,000 miles a year. As a North Carolina-based freelance journalist for publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Forbes, USA Today and Bloomberg among others, he explores the latest trends in aviation, hospitality, cruises and business.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Minneapolis to Oakland flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Minneapolis to Oakland to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Minneapolis to Oakland?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Minneapolis to Oakland clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Oakland on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Minneapolis to Oakland. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Minneapolis to Oakland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to Oakland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Minneapolis to Oakland is June, where tickets cost $189 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $483 and $479 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Minneapolis to Oakland?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $218, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Minneapolis to Oakland?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to Oakland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Minneapolis to Oakland, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 52% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$103
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 25% lower on average.
Flight from Minneapolis to Oakland

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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Minneapolis to Oakland based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Minneapolis to Oakland

  • Can passengers with limited mobility have access to accessibility services at MSP?

    MSP provides customers with limited mobility with accessible services, including wheelchairs and other support. On request, people with limited mobility can use a wheelchair. You must advise the airline of your demands and the best way for them to help you before the scheduled departure date. Your travel will be made more straightforward due to the airline's negotiations to grant you entry to the airport.

  • Can I park my car at MSP when flying out?

    MSP offers a variety of parking options for the convenience of its travelers. In the parking area on the third floor, travelers flying out of MSP can leave their vehicles. Long-term parking is permitted in the MSP Value parking. Additionally, there is daily or brief parking available at the Humphrey terminal. Make sure you have a credit or debit card because the airport kiosk does not accept cash payments.

  • Can I sleep at Oakland International Airport?

    The airport does not give passengers who intend to stay the night or during layovers specific sleeping areas. However, regardless of which airlines you are traveling with to Oakland, you can use OAK's lounges to unwind before continuing to your destination. The Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel is located 1.5 miles from the airport and is also reachable by cab from the airport. They provide high-quality amenities and services, like an indoor pool.

  • What services can kids have access to while at OAK airport?

    Oakland International Airport is kid-friendly. The airport features a designated interactive play area that kids flying through the airport can take advantage of before flying out or after landing. This facility is located in Terminal 2 of the airport and is equipped with toys.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Minneapolis to Oakland was $103 for a one-way ticket and $227 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Minneapolis and Oakland?

    A passport is not required to fly from Minneapolis to Oakland.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    Only Delta offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Minneapolis to Oakland flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Minneapolis to Oakland flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Minneapolis and Oakland, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Minneapolis to Oakland, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Minneapolis to Oakland are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $412 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $341 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Minneapolis to Oakland.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Oakland from Minneapolis is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Oakland with an airline and back to Minneapolis with another airline. Booking your flights between Minneapolis and OAK can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Minneapolis to Oakland?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Oakland from Minneapolis up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Minneapolis to Oakland

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $59 or less one-way and $155 or less round-trip.
  • If you are taking a flight from Minneapolis to Oakland, you must be at the airport at least 2h before takeoff to ensure you have enough time to check in, go through all the security checks, acquire your boarding pass, and travel to your gate in plenty of time.
  • Top-notch eateries and cafés may be found in terminals 1 and 2 of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) if you want to acquire something to eat or drink before boarding a flight to Oakland.
  • Not all Minneapolis to Oakland flights have the same in-flight amenities. Confirm with your airline, or just check on the specific ticket package you intend to purchase if you want a particular service. Delta Airlines, for instance, provides food and beverages for passengers.
  • Make your way to the Escape lounge when you arrive at Oakland International Airport (OAK), and you would like to freshen up and grab a drink before you can finally obtain a taxi, shuttle, or cab to your destination. The showers in the lounge are excellent.
  • If you wish to take advantage of the lounge's amenities at Oakland International Airport, think about flying with Delta Airlines. These airlines provide unmatched, welcoming lounges with features like comfortable chairs, cafes with delicious food and drinks, restrooms, and workspaces.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Minneapolis to Oakland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Minneapolis to Oakland. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4244 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

The flight was scheduled for 2:30 PM. Early in the morning we got a text message saying the flight was delayed and rescheduled for 3:00 PM. We got to the airport with that in mind. Then we got a message during check-in at the flight was rescheduled again for 2:30 PM. We almost missed our flight. In fact, our bags Were told that they would not make it. At the end, everything worked out. But it is very stressful.

Great overall. There was a bit of turbulence so they could only serve water because too much turbulence for the carts. Was glad they prioritized safety though

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

The plane was freezing cold. Asked for a blanket and there were none. Was told twice that the pilots would warm the plane and it never happened Worst experience flying ever

Multiple delays because they screwed up on the crew schedule and had to wait for over an hour for more people to come.

It was good. Basic flight. Drinks only. Pay budget. Get budget and I’m good with that. I want to get where I need to go. Not hard to please. Female First Officer is an absolute bonus for me!

The Wi-Fi was off, the arm rests are hard plastic.

The assistance with the wheel chairs was fabulous. All the people were so very friendly and helpful. I want to thank them all.

We almost missed our return flight. We got to the gate one minute from closing the cabin door, and the agent got us aboard the plane! We are so very grateful!!!!!

I already filled out a survey for this flight. We booked through KAYAK with airfare assist, and airfare assist did not confirm or honor our flight. Therefore, we had to go to a different place with a different travel agency. I tried very hard with airfare assist, They also promoted this on cheapair.com, but it was a bait and switch in both instances.

Boarded flight, issues with the place and had to get off the plane, wait, and then board a different plane at a different gate. This impacted my short trip negatively. A worker died outside of the plane window and we sat there the entire time while they tried to revive him, unsuccessfully, which was traumatic.

The flight there was frustrating but the flight home was very good.

Flight was delayed in phoenix by 1 hour. When Kenny got to minneapolis st paul, Kenny missed his connecting flight to Duluth on Sun country air. Sun country customer service did nothing to help Kenny get home to Duluth. We will not fly with sun country ever again.

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