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Yes. If you have late-night arrivals at MSP, you can find an airport hotel onsite. It is called the Intercontinental Minneapolis-St Paul Airport Hotel, and it provides over 200 standard rooms and two extravagant suites.

If you are traveling with family, MSP Offers various family services. At Terminals 1 and 2, you can find a children’s play area. They feature adult sitting areas, pay kiddie rides, and a mock airplane. For parents traveling with babies, MSP offers secure lactation centers. There are five lactation centers at Terminal 1 and one in Terminal 2. Finally, you can find nursing mother rooms changing tables, rocking chairs, sinks, and mirrors. There are three nursing rooms in Terminal 1 in one nursing room in Terminal 2.

MSP offers various facilities for easy travel. They include postal services, a quiet seating area, delivery services, several business centers, a walking path, and a gym. There are also various food concessions and fast-food chains, including McDonald's, water filling stations, and markets. Travelers will also find an information desk, luggage storage facilities, medical services, mobile charging outlets, cash machines, ATMs, and currency exchange services. Finally, if you are traveling with a pet, the airport offers a pet hotel and a pet relief area.

Yes. MSP provides various lounges you can pay at the door or pass through a membership program. Terminal 1 houses the Escape, PGA MSP, and United Club lounges. Concourse C and F also have the Delta Sky Club lounges.

Among airlines operating San Francisco to Minneapolis flights:

• Delta: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• United Airlines: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

3 airlines operate flights between San Francisco and Minneapolis. The airlines offering nonstop flights on this route include:

• Delta
• United Airlines
• Sun Country Air

Flights from San Francisco to Minneapolis usually depart from San Francisco (SFO) and arrive at Minneapolis St Paul (MSP).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• Delta: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• United Airlines: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• JetBlue: a cabin bag in Economy Class class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route and airline, so travelers should check the fare details before booking.

Two cabin classes are available on flights from San Francisco to Minneapolis:

• Economy Class
• First Class

On this route, layover flights are cheaper than nonstop options on average. Layover fares average $229 round-trip via Chicago Midway (MDW), compared to $380 for nonstop.

There is no standard. Checked-bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge $20–$100 for the first checked bag in economy. Premium fares and elite-status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

The Boeing 737-800 family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Sun Country Air and United Airlines. Other aircraft seen on the route include Airbus A321-100/200 variants.

One-stop flights from San Francisco to Minneapolis most commonly connect through:

• Denver Intl (DEN) - 82% of one-stop connections
• Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - 6% of one-stop connections
• Seattle/Tacoma Intl (SEA) - 4% of one-stop connections
• Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) - 3% of one-stop connections

Denver Intl (DEN) handles the largest share of one-stop connections on this route.

Yes. Being flexible with your travel dates can save you up to 19% on the San Francisco to Minneapolis route. Tuesday is the cheapest departure day at $367 round-trip on average, while Sunday is the most expensive at $450, a difference of $83. KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the San Francisco to Minneapolis route, 16% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 2 hours 18 minutes.

Afternoon is the busiest departure period on San Francisco to Minneapolis flights, with 43% of flights leaving in that window. Morning departures account for 29%, evening flights for 14%, and night flights for 14%.

Some of the most popular sights in Minneapolis are U.S. Bank Stadium, Target Field and Target Center. These are among the most viewed places in Minneapolis on KAYAK.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from San Francisco to Minneapolis:

• Earliest: departs at 12:05 am and lands at 3:46 am
• Latest: departs at 11:59 pm and lands at 3:40 am.

The flight takes about 3h 41m.

Last-minute fares on this route - booked within 2 weeks of departure - run 25% above the route average of $378. Book 23 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A nonstop flight from San Francisco to Minneapolis takes 3h 41m, covering 1,585 miles.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about $284 to $1,742. That means the highest observed fare was about 6x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from San Francisco to Minneapolis are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $170, which is 26% below the typical average for this route.

Delta is slightly above the route average for timely arrivals, while United Airlines has a lower on-time arrival rate. On-time arrival rates on San Francisco to Minneapolis flights are:

• Delta: 86% on time
• United Airlines: 84% on time
• Sun Country Air: 76% on time

Overall, flights on this route are on time 84% of the time on average.

Morning flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Flying via Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (PHX) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 6h 13m, compared with 6h 26m via Salt Lake City (SLC) and 7h 03m via Seattle/Tacoma Intl (SEA).

Minneapolis is 2 hours ahead of San Francisco (Central Time vs Pacific Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.

Minneapolis St Paul Airport (MSP) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around $23 for economy cars. Top options include:
· Ace
· Thrifty
· Hertz
· Dollar
· Budget

Round-trip flights from San Francisco to Minneapolis range from $307 to $500, with an average of $378 over the past 12 months. Anything below $307 counts as a good deal.

Two airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on San Francisco to Minneapolis flights:

• • Delta
• • JetBlue