MSP - SJC

$106 Find Cheap Flights from Minneapolis to San Jose

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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$257
Overall average: $299
Alaska Airlines
Wed 4/15Tue 4/21
MSP - SJC • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$539
Typical prices: $259-$349
Delta
Sun 4/12Wed 4/22
MSP - SJC • Non-stop
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AI-powered summary based on content written by travel experts. AI can make mistakes.
For early flights, allow extra time at MSP security.
For Silicon Valley access, consider SJC airport.
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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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Minneapolis to San Jose

Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Apr 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
MSP
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 4:16 pm
SJC
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MSP
6h 46m
1 stop
$257Alaska Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Mon, Mar 2
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4:18 pm - 7:55 am
MSP
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SJC
17h 37m
1 stop
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9:35 am - 9:15 pm
SJC
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MSP
33h 40m
2 stops
$266Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Thu, Mar 5
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4:18 pm - 7:55 am
MSP
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SJC
17h 37m
1 stop
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10:34 am - 11:57 pm
SJC
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MSP
35h 23m
2 stops
$289Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 22
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
MSP
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:44 pm - 11:58 pm
SJC
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MSP
7h 14m
1 stop
$306Alaska Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
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3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
MSP
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 4:16 pm
SJC
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MSP
6h 46m
1 stop
$308Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Mon, Apr 27
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3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
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7:41 pm - 2:08 pm
SJC
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MSP
16h 27m
2 stops
$315Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Thu, Apr 23
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 4:15 pm
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MSP
6h 45m
1 stop
$316Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 22
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3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:43 pm - 4:15 pm
SJC
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MSP
18h 32m
2 stops
$320Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Sat, Apr 25
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3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
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2:44 pm - 11:58 pm
SJC
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MSP
7h 14m
1 stop
$321Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 7:32 pm
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SJC
6h 31m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 11:59 pm
SJC
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MSP
13h 59m
1 stop
$323Alaska Airlines
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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, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from San Jose back to Minneapolis, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, 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 $299 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $679 and $619 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 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 43% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Minneapolis to San Jose

 
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Ramsey Qubein

Ramsey Qubein

Expert on MSP

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 Fink

Expert on SJC

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.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$106
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 30% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% 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 $106 for a one-way ticket and $257 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 A220-100 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?

    Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Minneapolis and San Jose, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • 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 $437 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 $451 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 $747 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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Minneapolis to San Jose. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Minneapolis to San Jose? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4267 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
7.0Food
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
SFO - SAN
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

delta last minute gave me a boarding pass for a different flight with no confirmation that they were changing it

Easiest airport experience ever in my life at MSP with Delta check-in and flight attendant gave us a bottle of champagne in celebration of our 10-year wedding anniversary, so overall amazing!

The seats weren’t reclining even though it wasn’t as exit seat

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Advertised fruit trays with cheese, but only snacks handed out!

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

3 seperate extremely rude unhelpful staff. Delayed flight. Lost my bag

Sat between 2 big men. I was uncomfortable. Flight was delayed twice. About 2 hours altogether.

It was a good experience. I do wish the seats were roomier. Also, I did not like being charged for my carry on bag

Exceptional take off and landing in snow and wind…thank you to the well skilled pilots!

I liked entertainment system being downloaded on my iPad. The selections were limited but I appreciated being able to use my own screen. The flight was just fine. My only issue was both terminals being far from the main airport. Especially stoning at LAX near midnight and having to wait for a bus to take us to baggage pickup. Very inconvenient.

Just fine but comfort is always an issue since the seats are so close

The Flight was fine, the staff treated me well, the flight got delayed over 5 1/2 hours for maintenance issues....but it worked out OK,, they were very apologetic about it, and it is better to not fly if there is any issue than endanger peoples lives, so in reality that was a good thing, It did cost me extra for parking because I went beyond the time I had purchased for parking at MSP. But all in all, Good flight

I did not take this flight because the reservation made by Kayak was wrong! Kayak owes me a trip from Minneapolis to Duluth.

When I got to the airport in Seattle, they told me the flight "did not exist". Kayak reserved me a seat on a flight that did not exist. This is inexcusable. I was able to change my reservation to a flight that actually did exist, but the flight was later and then I didn't make it in time for the next leg of my trip from Minneapolis to Duluth. Kayak owes me a trip from Minneapolis to Duluth, and a big apology for messing up my reservation.

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

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Due to weather, my flight was delayed, further delayed, then canceled. I eventually got through to a support person who helped me find a different route out of MSP, but to get to DIA, they didn't want to, but eventually did help with the connection ticket purchase. But even this replacement flight was delayed time and time again, and I would have missed my connecting flights and I didn't want to get stuck in a layover city, so after 12 hours at the airport with two young boys who were very tired, we just cancelled our plans and spent the week at home, instead of Nana's.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

The third party booking with cheapflightsfares was awful. Kayak should NOT partner with them. They sold me a bundle including seat selection and carry-on, but did not book the carry-ons with Frontier, so I’m out of pocket for $414 more while I await resolution.

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