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Cheap Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose (MSP-SJC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to San Jose 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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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
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6:00 am - 11:32 amMSP-SJC
7h 32m1 stop
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12:27 pm - 12:14 amSJC-MSP
9h 47m1 stop
$152Frontier
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Mon, Sep 29 - Sun, Oct 5
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6:45 am - 11:30 amMSP-SJC
6h 45m1 stop
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12:26 pm - 11:56 pmSJC-MSP
9h 30m1 stop
$192Frontier
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
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6:18 am - 5:34 pmMSP-SJC
13h 16m1 stop
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6:19 pm - 12:14 amSJC-MSP
27h 55m2 stops
$268Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Nov 10 - Thu, Nov 13
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1:32 pm - 8:55 amMSP-SJC
21h 23m1 stop
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7:55 am - 12:35 pmSJC-MSP
26h 40m1 stop
$273Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 14
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7:00 am - 2:50 pmMSP-SJC
9h 50m1 stop
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3:00 pm - 12:21 pmSJC-MSP
19h 21m1 stop
$295Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Oct 18 - Tue, Oct 21
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8:50 am - 10:08 pmMSP-SJC
15h 18m1 stop
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11:35 am - 5:12 amSJC-MSP
15h 37m1 stop
$311Delta
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Fri, Oct 17 - Wed, Oct 22
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10:05 pm - 10:51 amMSP-SJC
14h 46m1 stop
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7:15 am - 11:20 pmSJC-MSP
14h 05m1 stop
$321Delta
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Wed, Dec 3 - Fri, Dec 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:50 pmMSP-SJC
8h 50m1 stop
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12:42 pm - 8:52 pmSJC-MSP
6h 10m1 stop
$322Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Dec 22 - Wed, Dec 24
Southwest Logo
2:35 pm - 9:50 pmMSP-SJC
9h 15m2 stops
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2:30 pm - 10:00 pmSJC-MSP
5h 30m1 stop
$339Southwest
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Sat, Nov 15 - Wed, Nov 19
Southwest Logo
6:05 am - 12:35 pmMSP-SJC
8h 30m2 stops
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6:35 am - 4:55 pmSJC-MSP
8h 20m2 stops
$344Southwest
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Everything you should know

Our travelers' advice
AI-generated summary based on content written by travel experts
For early flights, allow extra time at MSP security.
For Silicon Valley access, consider SJC airport.
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Frontier
Cheapest • from $152 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.0 score
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April
Cheapest • 31% price drop
November
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Cheapest round-trip
$152
Overall average: $397
Frontier
Fri 11/14Mon 11/17
MSP - SJC • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$619
Typical prices: $529-619
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Fri 12/19Wed 1/14
MSP - SJC • Non-stop
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Expert advice for your flight from Minneapolis to San Jose

 
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MSP

For early morning departures, allow extra time at MSP due to rush hour security lines, especially if flying Delta from Terminal 1.

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SJC

For quick access to Silicon Valley, consider SJC. It's conveniently located near tech hubs like Santa Clara and Mountain View.

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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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Bill is an award-winning travel writer with extensive credits covering airlines and the aviation industry for publications including AARP, AFAR, The Points Guy and Yahoo. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bill has traveled to more than 75 countries - and been late for his flight in most of them. He once achieved top-level frequent flier status for all of American, Delta and United Airlines during a single year.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Minneapolis to San Jose flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Minneapolis to San Jose 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 San Jose?

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

For Minneapolis to San Jose, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from San Jose back to Minneapolis, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Minneapolis to San Jose?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to San Jose, 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 San Jose is April, where tickets cost $304 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $536 and $519 respectively.

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

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 $419, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 San Jose, 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 San Jose, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$121
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Minneapolis to San Jose

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Minneapolis to San Jose 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 San Jose

  • What is the cheapest flight from Minneapolis to San Jose?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Minneapolis to San Jose was $121 for a one-way ticket and $152 for a round-trip.

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

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Minneapolis to San Jose?

    Minneapolis and San Jose are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Minneapolis from Minneapolis St Paul and will be arriving at San Jose.

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

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Minneapolis to San Jose?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Minneapolis to San Jose flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Minneapolis to San Jose?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Minneapolis and San Jose.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Minneapolis to San Jose?

    There are nonstop flights from Minneapolis to San Jose on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Minneapolis to San Jose are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $438 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 $516 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 San Jose.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Jose 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 San Jose?

    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 San Jose with an airline and back to Minneapolis with another airline. Booking your flights between Minneapolis and SJC 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 San Jose?

    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 San Jose 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 San Jose

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $689 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Minneapolis to San Jose?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Minneapolis St Paul to San Jose.
Find which airlines fly direct from Minneapolis St Paul Airport to San Jose Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Minneapolis St Paul to San Jose

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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San Jose to Minneapolis St Paul

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Minneapolis to San Jose

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4242 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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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 flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

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.

Seats were new and comfortable. Staff was fine. Missed my connection due to weather -which wasn’t their fault- but got no help at all. Gate staff sent me to customer service, which was and stayed unstaffed. Sign with QR code directed me to call or chat. Chat was useless. Call was returned after an hour. No itinerary offered by Frontier could get me home in less than 30 hours. Rebooked with another airline and got a partial refund that came to about 10 percent of what I paid to get home.

Finally a Frontier on time and efficient. I've had problems before with your airline, but this time everything went fine.

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

sluggish boarding and arrival procedures, fake nice flight attendants, and lots of delays.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

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