Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

I’m so glad we have this airport here. It’s easy to navigate thanks to clear signage, and the bathrooms are always very clean. Terminal 1 is larger than Terminal 2, so if you have a connecting flight with a short layover, you might need to move quickly to make your gate. If you head down to the tunnel, you’ll find a light rail station that can take you all the way to the Mall of America, which is perfect if you have extra time between flights. There are plenty of restaurants and shops, which is a big plus. Right now, Terminal 1 is undergoing some construction, and I can’t wait to see the improvements once it’s finished.

I have to say, I've been through customs in a lot of US airports, and this was by far the fastest one! Smooth and easy through immigration and to recheck bags. Unlike most airports in America, the staff were friendly and helpful and didn't bark orders. Security going into the airport can take quite a bit longer, but they are thorough and efficient overall. The airport is spacious and clean with lots of dining and shopping options. There was even live music when I was there. I was very impressed most airports in America suck so this was a pleasant surprise.

Layover- this airport is easy to find gates, plenty of restaurants and shops. You may need to walk farther between gates. It could use some more moving walk ways. We made it to our gate with exact 2 minutes to spare. Mail box, extra plug, good monitors. There’s a bit for construction going on. Restrooms were clean and easy to locate.

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) is one of the best airports I’ve traveled through. It’s clean, well-organized, and easy to navigate, even during busy times. There’s a great selection of shops, restaurants, and local gift spots that make layovers more enjoyable. Security and check-in lines move efficiently, and the staff are professional and helpful. Plenty of charging stations, seating areas, and clean restrooms make it a comfortable place to wait for your flight. Overall, MSP offers a smooth and pleasant travel experience. Highly recommended.

Nice large airport. Can take a good hike to get from one gate to another. Some areas are very congested and there’s construction through. Good selection of foods, restaurants, and random goods. Some seats are broken, be careful sitting.

They have the best toilets, the nicest mosaic I've ever seen, something you'd see in a fancy hotel and not a toilet, roomy stalls with shelves to put your stuff. All bathrooms should be this intuitive, and it's covered in granite, like wow, so that's all that pretty much that impressed me, the prices did not. 10$ for a key chain is robbery, they did have a special on t-shirts this time, 2 for 30$ instead of 60$, meh

The ground crew needs a lot of retraining. For starters, if you have any bags to check, be prepared to do everything by self service. The staff members I have encountered don’t seem to want to lift a finger to help. One team member, however, would specifically tell every traveler to position their bags on the belt with the handles facing him! There are a couple TSA agents who smile and have kind words for the travelers, but the equipment must have been the original models since the Twin Towers. The waiting areas by the gates are small and crowded. Once you find a seat, don’t leave until you are ready to board. Many travelers stand anywhere they won’t be run over by other rushing to catch their flights. Be sure your devices are fully charged before coming here because plugs are insight. One member of the ground crew makes repeated announcements to require passengers to hold their paper boarding passes or phones vertically so his hand doesn’t hurt tilting his scanner to check boarding passes. This is no place to start your fantasy vacation.

It is a small airport which is great since it is easy and fast to find your gate. When you have passed security, you enter the most of the airport meaning you are not stocked in one section like in many other airports. Meaning you have lots of shops you can go shopping in.

Solid airport overall, some great food options and a comfortable airport to burn some time in. My only gripe is the TSA system here, funneling everyone through a singular line can make the process very a little excessive. Plan accordingly!

The airport is fine, but the Delta area is under construction, so it's pretty bleak over there. You know how it is with construction: it's ugly and there are fewer places to sit, and things aren't open, and it's just a bummer to have a layover in a construction zone. There's a tram here to help you get to terminals quickly. The tram comes every three minutes, and it's speedy. One fun thing in the C terminal is the indoor playground for kids. It's not big, but it's nice to have a place for kids to run around and play. My layover was only two hours, so I didn't see too much of the airport, but I look forward to coming back because it's a decently airport.

Had to go through St.Paul for a 3 week overseas trip last month. My first time traveling through this airport. It seemed easy enough to navigate so I figured why not, instead of going through the usual Atlanta or LAX(which I hate btw).Outbound was hassle free. Easy transfer to my connecting gate. Inbound was a whole new experience. For the first time in 45 years, I was flagged at customs for a secondary inspection. When asked what I had in my bags, I answered snacks, Which was true. Asked to elaborate and I answered baked goods and other snacks. The customs agent then proceeded to look at me and tell me that he knew everything that was in my bags so I better be honest with him. I had NO CLUE what the hell he was talking about. He then proceeds to go through my bags and found exactly what I told him was there, SNACKS. He then tells me after it was all said and done that next time, I should make an itemized list to avoid all the hassle again. I honestly do not believe that will stop them from going through your luggage. I understand he was just doing his job, but I think he was having a power trip on little old me. I had a 3hr so I did not stress much about the delay. The airport itself is easy to navigate. Lots of restaurant to choose from. Clean bathrooms. The TSA agents were friendly. Lots of positives. I don't mind flying through this airport for outbound flights again but will avoid flying inbound through here again.

Huge airport! The terminals are so long and thank goodness there's a tram and rolling walkways. Security was quick although it seemed like the regular line was moving more quickly than the TSA line. Directional signage was not great and slightly confusing to get to the ground transportation area for Uber and Lyft. The best part was this area for pickup where there were no traffic jams like at other airports. Quick exits are always preferred.

I flew Delta to Iceland and back, with a connection through MSP both ways, and the experience was smooth. Returning from Iceland to MSP, the walk to customs was short, and it was super easy to drop my bag off for my final destination. Although the customs line to re-enter the airport was a bit long, everyone was nice and trying to be as efficient as possible. There are plenty of restaurant options and some cool gift shops, including a Prince merchandise shop. Even though the airport is still under renovation, the overall ease of transit here is impressive.

This is and has been a nice airport in my experience. I remember the first time here and feeling like it was a nice shopping mall that people just happen to fly out of. They also have several accessible lounges based on your credit card loyalties, so that's a plus in their favor. I will say my gate was a long, long walk from security, but I also like to walk and get my steps so that goes into the "pro" column. The only ding is that once I was down the long-lost corridor, food options shrank to simple snacks and I had to settle a bit. Otherwise, the main areas of the airport have loads of options, handle the crowds and weather delays well, and really just run a nice operation.

I dislike this airport. It is too reminiscent of the airport in Fort Lauderdale with its design and then there's stupidity to boot. Going into this airport - meh, absolutely unmemorable. Nothing worthy of mentioning except that the bathrooms were pristine. Like suspiciously so. I felt bad going to the bathroom. Anyway, we left the airport and were picked up, and well, lots of people who don't know how to drive. Sigh. Unfortunately returning to leave was not much better. Somehow upon coming in to leave back to Florida, I got flagged for some random check. It seemed every other person was and this made me antsy as I was already cutting it close to having time to go to the bathroom, eat, and take my flight back home. I somehow manage to get out of there after a TSA agent gave me attitude that I frankly did not appreciate. This put me in a bad mood, not to mention already the fact that Minnesota as a whole was disappointing to me. Supposedly this is a state known for its niceness and where was the niceness? Getting food, too, was not particularly worth mentioning. My companion complained of lack of edible food and I'll leave it at that. I wouldn't say this is the worst airport I have been to, but I will say it left a bad aftertaste in my mouth because I found people disorganized and rude.

This airport has a modernized contemporary central concourse as well as at least one dated terminal.   It was pretty busy and vibrant as we swung through here for our 2 hour layover and I did not expect that for the relatively modest size of Minneapolis anyway (425k population).  There are a ton of restaurants and shops to putz around in if you wish. Delta has a big presence here and MSP is apparently their third largest hub.   Overall, thumbs up.

For some reason, I seem to have to fly in and out of MSP a lot nowadays. I feel like I've seen all the gates and all the terminals now. It's funny because all of the different areas look different from each other so sometimes I have to ask myself, was that MSP? It was. Coming into the airport is easy. Navigating through the airport is also fairly easy. It's a big place though so give yourself some time if you need it. Exiting the airport is also pretty easy. No real big complaints. The only situation I wasn't a fan of was the first time I've arrived here from outside of the country. Customs was easy (I have global entry so that's what probably made me think it was easy) but getting back in the terminal, after dropping your checked bags back off, was annoying. There were two machines, no TSA pre-check, meaning that the flight crews that needed to get past had priority over everyone. The line that shouldn't have been more than 5 min took about 30 min. I thought we might be late for our next flight and was getting nervous but thankfully (but actually not, we came home so late and were exhausted from being awake 25 hours) our flight was delayed. If this is my only complaint though, that's great!

This is a pretty fantastic, modern, well-planned airport. I can't think of one I've seen better and I travel a lot. There are outlets everywhere. Restrooms are clean. Vendors are everywhere and well-spaced for decongesting traffic. Waiting areas and walkways are spacious. Even their Lyft / Uber pickup is well thought out (new process). It's a bit confusing and their signs could be updated though. It's evident this airport took advantage of lessons learned from other airports.

TSA nightmare. I arrived at the airport about 90 min before my flight and thought I would have time to eat and relax after security. I have Clear + TSA Precheck. Oh. Emm. Gee. I was wrong. The line, was the longest line I've ever seen for clear. At least 40-50 deep and the line wasn't moving! In total, took me 40 min to get thru TSA and I pretty much had to grab a snack and go. Sucks big time. Not a great experience.

Probably my favorite area to be in this airport is past security. Once you get in it's always exhilarating to be ready to go on a new trip somewhere and on the way back it's exhilarating to be ready to be back home.

Security check was a breeze! Less than 5 minutes with Clear+ and my luggage did not take forever and day to arrive at baggage claim. This airport gets my vote for most efficient. A+++

Every time I travel to a new airport, I appreciate MSP more and more. I am very lucky to have it as my "home" airport. MSP is broken up into two terminals-1 for the larger airlines, and 2 for the budget airlines. While I mostly fly out of terminal 1, all of the times I've flown out of terminal 2 the security line is long. So keep that in mind if flying out of terminal 2. Terminal 1 I find is much nicer and more efficient. There are way more options for food, shops, coffee, etc. and it has a much cleaner feel to it. The staff are typically attentive and friendly and bathrooms and waiting areas are clean. Customs is straightforward and typically baggage comes out promptly.

I flew Delta out of Terminal 1 on a Saturday afternoon (noon). It took less than 20 minutes to get through security. I flew out of gate D which is very small, close and convenient! I had LeAnn Chinn for lunch and it was really bad hahaha, but what do you expect. TO AIRPORT STAFF - Please add small shelves to the bathroom stalls for phones and beverages, etc.

I absolutely love this airport. It's easy to navigate, has great food and shopping options and the bathrooms are well designed. Nothing is ore frustrating to a weary traveler is having to figure out how to fit your luggage, along with your body, I to a small bathroom stall. MSP has this figured out and makes the experience a joy

We had not been scheduled to be here but during the global tech meltdown last week , we ended up here. It's clean and easy to navigate. Even under trying circumstances , we were treated well. It's actually quite pretty and they have art tiles to decorate the restroom entrances.

We went through MSP while traveling to Oregon for Christmas this year. We fly an average of three to four times per year but have only stopped in at MSP on one other occasion. We were immediately impressed with the everything about this airport. The overall feel is much better than other airports. The shopping and restaurant options, the cleanliness of the restrooms and terminal areas are unlike any other airport we've traveled to. Really impressed! If you have to layover in an airport, MSP is a step above their peers.

While this airport isn't my favorite, it certainly has its merits. It's quite large, which means there's a fair amount of walking or even some tram rides to get from one terminal to another. However, the extensive range of food options throughout the airport is a definite highlight, making the experience a bit more enjoyable. From quick snacks to sit-down restaurants, there's something to satisfy every palate, which is always a plus during travel. Overall, it's a decent airpor, even if navigating it can be a bit of a trek.

Waited for 45 mins to get through security checkpoint While TSA precheck line was very open There's some gates that are far from the main terminal but they have enough walking escalators just give yourself plenty of time to go through and get to your gates

Got to airport at 5am, it took only 15 minutes via Lyft coming from Target stadium area. Arrived at United Airlines self check. Bag drop off was quick, however pre check line was long.

Solid airport, easy to navigate. Its a delta hub so if you fly them its easy. The rental car spot is close and the check in areas are straight forward.

A quick stop here and everything seems clean updated and pleasant. So many options for food and shops and the aesthetics are beautiful! It's cold but it is October, other than that a good experience.

Super easy airport to get around. I'll start with rental car: rental car is attached to airport and no shuttle needed. Check baggage: super efficient at southwest with plenty of agents available to assist. TSA pre check line was empty and TSA agent was super thorough on scanning. Feel pretty good on security. Not too many places to eat but found a nice coffee place at terminal 2

Unironically a good airport with better connections to the city compared to other Midwest cities like Columbus or Indianapolis and less hectic than O'Hare or LAX. I kinda have a home bias, but this is a really nice American airport. Security is very fast, I never have to take more than 15 minutes to ever go through this airport, and being connected directly to Metro Transit Light Rail means you can get to Mall of America on transfer or downtown very easily. I like how convenient it all is. Food options are better than at Columbus and more local options than Indianapolis, while still having the classics for quick bites or standard airport food, but in my opinion it's better. Overall, love this airport. 5/5

This a beautiful airport and has a variety of places to eat and do some shopping. The airport is really spacious and the gates are easy to find but the airport is so big that it might take some time to get your gate for a connecting flight. I really didn't get to enjoy the airport as much because I had a layover flight to take that was already boarding.

"Twin Cities Airport" [MSP] I flew in and out of this airport on a business trip. Large and busy major airport in the Upper Midwest Minnesota. The airport is easy to navigate. It was busy but not crowded. TSA was a breeze. Gotta love TSA PreCheck®. Upon leaving Minnesota, on my way to my departure Gate, I have to say that I've never seen so many shops, restaurants and services in an airport before. Did I end up taking a detour to the MSP Mall? "You betcha!" when I saw a souvenir shop. Purchased a couple of shirts (2/$25). Looked for a Starbucks... found one, still no State-themed gift card for my collection. I finally just headed over to my departure gate. They have Chick-fil-A ®... find one at Gates C and F. Angel Food Bakery at Gate E. MSP has a nice mix of their local favorites. I like that the rental car companies are onsite for easy pick-up and return. Review #3121

We ended up having to spend the night here at MSP airport after our flights were delayed. I must say everyone was very kind and gave us some good recommendations as to where the good sleeping spots were. In addition, a lot of the restaurants and food joints opened as early as 4am to accommodate those on their travel schedule. However, we were disturbed to find several mice running around next to people sleeping during the night hours. We simply could not relax after that encounter.

I spent a couple hours on layovers in this airport. It had a nice newly updated feel. Plenty of dining choices and places near the food court to charge devices during long layover. The free Wi-Fi in the food court was weak, however. I did find the airport a bit spread out. It took 15 minutes at a solid pace to get between two Delta gates in different sections of the airport.

Cleanliness: 5 Variety of shops: 5 Variety of restaurants: 5 TSA: 5 Check in: 5 Baggage claim: 5 We flown into the MSP international Airport last weekend, so we visit the surrounding attractions. The airport is a very large and provides flights to domestic and international destinations. Everything from the ticketing, check in, TSA, and Baggage claim was very easy and stree free. This airport has plenty of options when it comes to shopping and restaurants. I'm sure that we will fly through the MSP airport in the near future.

ripoff hospitality fee applied to all purchases. Minnesota not so nice. Really. Does not go to employees. A made up charge. Avoid MSP which has just 1 runway due to construction.

Great airport with very clean restrooms in terminal gates F. We landed here on the way home to San Diego for a layover. It was very refreshing to see that they embrace the "Mall of America" concept here. There are MANY SHOPS, FOOD COURTS, and it is super spacious at this airport. The staff is very customer service oriented. The Sushi food court business did not get any play while we were there, but Shake Shack and Firehouse Subs were on fire with business. The Delta Sky Club here is SUPER large and you should definitely try to visit this one. We only had about 20-30mins before boarding our next flight, after using the restrooms, so it was not enough time to visit and enjoy this Sky Club. Overall, this airport terminal experience was better than San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, and Philadelphia for me.

This is truly a beautiful and functional airport. We arrived here after a 2 1/2 flight from Laguardia. It is a big bright and very functional airport. It did take a while of riding conveyor belts and walking to finally get to our baggage claim area. It was long way off from our gate Along the way is a plethora of shopping, eating and general sightseeing. I will give them credit for keeping everyone engaged on what seemed like a very long ride / walk. Since we got in so early, we went right to the hotel and then went for breakfast. It was very impressive how we made our way to the light rail then took a 20 minute ride that included a lot of sightseeing along the way to the downtown hotel. It's nice to see how our airports are really trying to keep up with the times and give their customers a good experience. KUDOs to the team at MSP International Airport

All the updates have definitely made a difference at this Delta hub. Good is decent, but getting around can be a bit tricky if you aren't paying close attention to the terminals and the signs.

This was a bigger airport than I was expecting. There is a pretty Mosaic mural in the women's bathroom. Quite nice. We had to take a tram to get to the car rental.

Very large airport, but a pretty good layout that's easy to navigate. Just takes a little bit more time to get around.

The tram doesn't have a very loud or informative p/a system to inform people of the end of the line's final stopping point. I almost missed the stop, but for being told by another traveler by chance.

It's cold out there most of the time, bring a jacket or hoodie. Went on a recent Vacation and the entire airport process was super quick to get through this time, which was soooo refreshing. Baggage check, security, breakfast near our gate, and the walk to the gate was a walk in the park. International process was a breeze on the way back, have your paperwork and identification ready and you'll be on your way home in no time! There are no smoking lounges in most airports these days, and this one follows that trend.

Don't eat chicken. Chewy. Not healthy. Lot of great walking. Cloudy. Great shops. Hopefully everything runs on time.

I used to travel a ton for work and have been to many (too many) airports in my life and MSP is a fantastic airport. While you don't really have options like you do in NYC or Chicago, it's ok, since what we have is great. Folks really need to understand how good we have it here. For such a small airport to be a hub for a major carrier (Delta) is incredible. 25 minutes to downtown, great parking options, and the is no odyssey of buses and monorails required for every trip - while there is a monorail, it is not needed for every place in the terminal. I also find ticketing and security to be predictable - I have never seen an apocalyptic line, such as I have experienced in large airports that makes a 2-hour window evaporate into running frantically to a gate. This all makes for a fantastic traveling experience in and out of the Twin Cities.

A bright and huge airport that seems spacious and welcoming. We enjoyed the moving walkways that seemed to span miles of airport as we made our way to the farthest set of gates. Employees and staff, at security and the gate were friendly and helpful. Even the first snow of the winter didn't stop us from coming in, or getting out.

The airport was smaller and bigger than I expected. You'll have to visit to understand my statement. Airport transportation is really available and for out of town people like myself the help navigating from one end to the other was needed. Each encounter with any staff or restaurant was pleasant.

My company's headquarters are located in Minneapolis so I am traveling in and out of MSP often. I really enjoy this airport. TSA lines are short and move efficiently. Even if you don't have precheck the line is always moving along. I also enjoy that the staff is pretty friendly. The airport is easy to navigate. I have never had much issue getting from tsa to my gate. I also enjoy the food options available, especially the PGA restaurant, which is included in Priority Pass. My only critique is the location is ride share pickups. It can be a bit of a hike depending on where you land. It makes you go downstairs then upstairs which could be confusing! All in all it's a pretty great airport!

This airport (only being briefly for a layover) was very impressive. Concourse and general sitting area are well laid out and spacious. I went to use the restroom and there was a janitor mopping up and went back in few minutes later to see he is literally still trying to stay on top of its cleanliness. The tram nearby is mapped and is an efficient way to get around the airport without having to walk through like some others I've landed in. The overall look of the airport is bright and clean. The PA systems are easy to hear and the banners for the airline in the area is nice and easy to see regardless of where you're sitting. If I have to have a layover, I'd for sure want it to be here. Probably the best airport of come through on my still relatively small amount of air travel I've done. Nice work MSP.

So fun flying we have gone to Florida and Boston, you should fly Delta and try not to buy to much stuff at the airport a lot of the things are expensive.

Definitely one of the best US airports. Very clean ,easy to navigate and lots of shopping and restaurants to chose from compared to others Bonus- Prince shop on site!

First time in Minneapolis and it was a descent experience. It had its up and downs but for the most part it was a good experience. I rented a car and going for the rental car center to the main airport was a chore. I travel all over the world and it seemed to take forever to get to the main terminal from the rental car facility. Security wasn't bad at all. I have tsa pre-check and getting through security was pretty easy. In terms of the airport itself, it is pretty tremendous. There are a lot of amenities but I would suggest staying in the main parts of the airport. when you get into the terminals things get a little sparse, especially when you are there first thing in the morning. overall it was a descent experience. a few minor changes and it's a really good place.

I fly in and out of this airport several times a year without fail, and the more I experience other airports the more I appreciate what's good about this one here in my hometown. It's very clean and has a lot of dining and shopping options, in Terminal 1 at least. The price range is what you'd expect from food & shopping at an airport, but at least the options are there. I wind up spending time in the airport lounges as much as possible; there is an Escape Lounge which is nothing special, although it's better than nothing. There are also three Delta Sky Clubs; I've been to two of them which are really quite comfortable and stylish, and I'm told the newest one in Concourse G is huge and cool. Terminals with as much traffic as MSP's Terminal 1 are normally divided up into multiple terminals. Here, there are multiple concourses which spin out from that central mall area. You might expect this to make the security process slower than it would be otherwise, but it doesn't seem bad to me. It makes the large airport feel smaller than it is. Terminal 2 is much smaller and has fewer amenities. Low-cost airlines such as Sun Country and Southwest feature over there, and it does feel like you're in the "budget" terminal. It is quite far from Terminal 1, so if you have to travel between them you'll need to find your way to the LRT connection. That's the city light rail, which is part of the Metro Transit system of the Twin Cities, but if you're just going between those terminals it's free. This is a major Delta hub, due to their acquisition of Northwest Airlines in the 2000s. So there are quite a lot of direct domestic flights available here covering 40+ states. There is a respectable number of direct international destinations available as well; as I post this, you can fly directly to London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Reykjavik, Tokyo, and Seoul, as well as multiple destinations in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Service to Dublin was suspended during the pandemic but is all set to return in 2024. There are no direct flights to South America, Africa, or Oceania. In my experience, the speed of getting baggage from plane to carousel is well above average. That almost-all-one-terminal characteristic doesn't seem to have a negative effect on that operation, but I think it greatly impacts the pickup process on the baggage claim level. During busy periods, it's awful down there. Picker-uppers should be prepared for that. The areas for app-based rideshare services are nicely, clearly segregated in both terminals. Both terminals also have abundant short- and long-term parking, in ramps that are visible for many miles across our otherwise more scenic plains. I think a lot of people who have a long layover here like to pop over to the Mall of America. It's quite easy to do that using the aforementioned LRT. The location of the airport puts it about equidistant to the two downtowns, and I think that has worked out great for us Twin Citizens; if the airport were further East or West it would probably disgruntle half the metro. (Although if I lived in the northern suburbs I might feel differently.) I think that if MSP wanted to be in the same conversations as world-class airports like Singapore, it would have to do impossible things like build zoos and movie theaters. But the level of efficiency and cleanliness certainly puts it to the level of the best airports in the US.

I experienced a delay due to a snowstorm and had to find accommodations nearby for the night. All employees I encountered were friendly and helpful. An employee at the Information desk at the baggage claim level was especially helpful. She provided a list of local hotels, offered to give me a phone to call, and even walked with me to show me where I can go to meet the hotel shuttle. She ensured I got on the right one, as there are a lot of Hilton properties nearby. This airport has a well organized layout and was easy to walk through, even with their current construction.