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  • photobf
  • By photobf on August 26, 2002
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  • Combined Suggestions - Minneapolis
    by photobf
    There are many, many ways to get here.

    1. There's by car

    2. There's by train. I love riding the Amtrak. It generally pretty comfortable and about half the time you have both seats to yourself. I've become very able to sleep in extremely unusual and strange positions =)

    3. There's by bus, although I recommend avoiding that, Although yopu meet 'interesting' people that way...with 'interesting' smells to them

    4. By plane. This is where I usually fly out & into whenever I travel. In fact, this picture is of my sister and I waiting to fly to Denver a couple years ago. The airport is set up in an H formation and it always seem that my flights are on opposite side of the airport on the occasions I flight from Rochester and transfer here.

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    Combined Suggestions: Flying or driving.
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  • By melissamn1 on August 25, 2002
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  • Getting around downtown there are buses and taxis. If you were to want to visit up North you would need to rent a car or find a bus that will schedule a drive up there.

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  • By tim123 on August 25, 2002
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  • Combined Suggestions - Minneapolis
    by tim123
    The easiest way to get to Minneapolis is to fly here. The Minneapolis/St. Paul Intl. Airport is the home of Northwest Airlines and the airport has many nonstops to locations around the country. If you want airport information you can go to the Official MSP Airport Website.
    If you have a lot of time I recommend taking Amtrak's Empire Builder train from Chicago, Seattle, or Portland. It is a once daily service but very relaxing and well worth it. The Twin Cities can easily be added to a trip out west to the Pacific Northwest or a trip to Chicago (coming from the west).
    Unfortunately the Minneapolis/St. Paul area is not an easy city to get around. The best way is by car. There are a lot of buses but, as with as bus system, it's not easy for vistors. Minneapolis is constructing a light-rail route from downtown Minneapolis to the airport and continuing to the Mall of America. When done, by 2004, the city will be much easier to navagate.
    There are a lot of convenient bicycle paths (most along nice parkways) that connect parks, lakes, and downtown Minneapolis. St. Paul has some paths but not as many.

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  • By go_doggo on August 24, 2002
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  • Combined Suggestions - Minneapolis
    by go_doggo
    Unfortunately, Minneapolis does not have a very good, easy form of transportation. We do have buses but they usually run at awful times, aren't going to convenient locations, or are packed. Stick to walking around downtown or taking cabs when necessary. A rental car would be the best idea, but I have heard people from out of town complain about driving here especially in the winter due to ice and snow (see photo).

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    essexgirl
  • By essexgirl on January 27, 2004
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  • There is a shuttle bus that leaves from the airport straight to the mall of america. It's only a dollar one way and makes a great day trip.

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  • By riotgirlpeeps on October 14, 2004
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  • The light rail system isn't complete yet from the airport to downtown Minneapolis so I'd recommend travelling by rental car to get around the area.

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  • Updated By moor0378 on August 25, 2002
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  • Most flight arrive at Minneapolis International Airport
    I don't have much experience with the public transportation system. Driving can be difficult during Rush rour, I'd suggest avaoiding the freeways.
    There are miles and miles of two lane, divided bike trails thru Minneapolis ,than can take you to various lakes and parks

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    Bloch
  • By Bloch on August 24, 2002
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    by Bloch
    Unfortunately there is not an overall friendly mass transportation system to move you about the entire metro area. If you are in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, you are able to ride the bus with relative ease. However, if you are traveling about outside of the city in the suburbs you ought to have a car readily available if you plan on moving about because that is really your only option. The entire metropolitan area has one of the highest amount of freeways per capita within the United States, so you should have no problem finding a freeway to transport you from place to place. Additionally, there are no toll-ways to pay.

    The biggest problem with traffic is in the summer months when construction is at it peak. In which case they are busy repairing the beat up roads from the previous winter driving. So expect traffic delays and/or detours.

    The picture below is of the Uptown District in Southwest Minneapolis (right by my house).

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    lkdahl
  • By lkdahl on September 3, 2007
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  • I94 West of Downtown - Minneapolis
    I94 West of Downtown
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    Combined Suggestions: Where's the train?
    goodfish
  • By goodfish on November 7, 2008
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    Sadly, we're without the convenient subway systems that many large cities, both in the U.S. and abroad, enjoy but in 2004 we FINALLY got our first light rail line!! YAY! The route is currently limited but it's the most economical way from downtown, uptown or near the university to the Mpls/St. Paul airport. It also goes to Mall of America - an option for killing time if stuck here on a long layover or delayed flight. A couple of bucks - and as many minutes - and you're there.

    The attached website has all of the information you need about route, schedules and fares. It also includes info on city buses but I don't recommend them for sightseeing as routes can be convoluted and you can waste a LOT of time getting from place to place. Our points of interest are somewhat spread out so to do more than just hop from the airport to the mall or downtown/uptown areas, you'll need a car. Cabs are the most expensive alternative to a car and not recommended for, say, the long hike from downtown to the Minnesota Zoo but hey, if you have unlimited funds....

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