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$97 Find Cheap Flights from San Jose to Minneapolis

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Jose to Minneapolis, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$293
Overall average: $445
Alaska Airlines
Tue 12/9Tue 12/16
SJC - MSP • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$619
Typical prices: $352-$769
Delta
Fri 12/5Fri 12/12
SJC - MSP • Non-stop
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SJC's manageable layout ensures quick security lines.
MSP's light rail is a cost-effective downtown option.
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Cheap Flights from San Jose to Minneapolis (SJC-MSP)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Jose to Minneapolis 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 San Jose to Minneapolis

Tue, Dec 9 - Tue, Dec 16
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7:40 am - 11:59 pmSJC-MSP
14h 19m2 stops
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7:00 am - 7:24 pmMSP-SJC
14h 24m2 stops
$293Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Dec 3 - Sat, Dec 13
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7:15 am - 5:19 amSJC-MSP
20h 04m1 stop
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6:35 pm - 10:56 amMSP-SJC
18h 21m1 stop
$303Delta
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Wed, Dec 3 - Thu, Dec 11
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7:15 am - 5:19 amSJC-MSP
20h 04m1 stop
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10:21 pm - 12:56 pmMSP-SJC
16h 35m1 stop
$304Delta
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Thu, Dec 4 - Sun, Dec 14
Delta Logo
11:40 am - 5:21 amSJC-MSP
15h 41m1 stop
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10:21 pm - 10:56 amMSP-SJC
14h 35m1 stop
$305Delta
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Tue, Dec 9 - Wed, Dec 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 11:59 pmSJC-MSP
14h 19m2 stops
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2:55 pm - 8:00 pmMSP-SJC
7h 05m1 stop
$306Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Dec 9 - Tue, Dec 16
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 12:43 pmSJC-MSP
16h 18m1 stop
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7:00 am - 4:51 pmMSP-SJC
11h 51m2 stops
$308Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Feb 25 - Fri, Feb 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:05 pm - 11:58 pmSJC-MSP
6h 53m1 stop
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2:40 pm - 10:03 pmMSP-SJC
9h 23m1 stop
$311Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Dec 9 - Thu, Dec 11
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9:49 am - 11:59 pmSJC-MSP
12h 10m2 stops
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1:39 pm - 10:59 pmMSP-SJC
11h 20m2 stops
$313Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Feb 24 - Wed, Feb 25
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:05 pm - 11:58 pmSJC-MSP
6h 53m1 stop
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2:40 pm - 10:03 pmMSP-SJC
9h 23m1 stop
$318Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Nov 22 - Mon, Nov 24
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12:42 pm - 5:41 amSJC-MSP
14h 59m1 stop
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6:45 am - 3:55 pmMSP-SJC
11h 10m2 stops
$351Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Minneapolis flights

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose to Minneapolis, 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 San Jose to Minneapolis is March, where tickets cost $392 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $559 and $499 respectively.

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

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $477 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose to Minneapolis, 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 San Jose to Minneapolis, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from San Jose to Minneapolis

 
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SJC

SJC offers a manageable layout with quick security lines, making it ideal for business travelers with early morning flights.

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MSP's light rail offers a cost-effective way to reach downtown Minneapolis or Saint Paul, with trains every 15-20 minutes.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$97
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Jose to Minneapolis

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Minneapolis was $97 for a one-way ticket and $293 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from San Jose to Minneapolis.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Jose to Minneapolis flight route: JetBlue, Delta, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, and Air Canada.

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

    The Airbus A220-100 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Jose to Minneapolis flight route.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Minneapolis are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $416 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 $484 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 San Jose to Minneapolis.

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

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

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

    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 Minneapolis from San Jose 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 San Jose to Minneapolis

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $239 or less one-way and $356 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Jose to Minneapolis?

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose to Minneapolis. 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4240 reviews
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
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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.

8.0 ExcellentGreg, Oct 2025OAK - BUR
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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.

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

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

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.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

On time flight. Seat comfort could be better in the Comfort section.

My only complaint on any flight is meals but your gnocchi was good. The worst is breakfast. I can’t understand why you don’t just serve something simple like yogurt, fruit and a muffin or cinnamon roll.

The staff and the boarding procedure were all amazing . The one flight was not equipped with WIFI which now adays seems odd. All in all the experience was good

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

It was beautiful easy and smooth experience. Thank you. Will definitely get Delta for my next travel.

No one fussed at me about my pap machine as a 3rd pice on the plane. Boarding was pleasant and smooth. The boarding agent in Anchorage was a fun character- he could be in a movie. :~) The on-board crew were downright pleasant. No militant attitudes on Delta. Like all planes these days the seats are too narrow for standard Americans and at 5’2” there is barely enough leg room. I don’t know how tall people fold themselves into the seats. But that’s nothing specific to Delta

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

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

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.

There was no one at the counter to assist with our check in. The app didn’t work, so I arrived at the airport with time to check in and I couldn’t because no employees were there. When I finally got someone on the phone, it was inside the 60min rule and they said I could no longer check in and they could sell me another ticket. We had to scramble and pay an additional $800 for tickets and THEN AFTER (about 60 min from my original convo with customer service and 10min after original departure time) I had boarded my new flight, there was email saying my original flight from Frontier was delayed and leaving 2hr 50min later, but I STILL wouldn’t have been able to check in. Which means customer service should have been able to see it and let me check in because I was well within my check in time. When I call Frontier, they hang up on me. So their app didn’t work and they employees left and they take zero responsibility or assistance with their “customer service”

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

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