Cheap flights London to Minneapolis St Paul

December is the cheapest month on this route, and it is also when everyone wants to fly home for the holidays, so book early if you want that fare. Prices climb through the summer school break and around Thanksgiving, when Americans travel to see family. Midweek departures often cost less than a Friday or Sunday flight, and that holds in both directions. If your dates are flexible, aim for late autumn or the first half of December, and check the price calendar before you book.

Nothing here flies non-stop, so every itinerary is a connection. Easyjet is the low-cost name in the list and usually shows up on the shorter legs of a trip, while American Airlines, Air Canada, Icelandair, Turkish Airlines, Swiss, Aer Lingus, Edelweiss Air, Helvetic Airways and Air Baltic sell through-tickets with a change on the way. What is included differs: low-cost fares are built around hand baggage, and full-service long-haul tickets normally come with a checked bag, so read the fare rules before you pay. One through-ticket means the airline looks after you if a connection is missed; two separate bookings leave that with you.

Minneapolis-St Paul International is the only airport serving the Twin Cities, and it sits between the two downtowns, closer to Minneapolis than to St Paul. You clear immigration on arrival, since you are coming in from the UK, and the usual ways into town are light rail, bus, taxi or a ride share, all signed from the terminal. Watch your landing time: a late arrival narrows your options, and in winter snow can slow the drive into the city. If your trip is split between the two cities, check which one your hotel is in before you choose a transfer.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of Minneapolis St Paul

312 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/Chicago)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your itinerary leaves from, because the five are nowhere near each other.
• Confirm what your low-cost fare includes, since hand baggage only is common on the short first leg.
• See whether your connection is one through-ticket or two separate bookings, because a missed link on separate tickets is your problem.
• Make sure your passport and any US entry paperwork are in order well before departure.
• Compare December fares with the summer months, because the gap on this route is wide.
• Leave a generous gap between flights if you are changing planes in a European hub in winter.