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MSP to BWI: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport)
934 mi
1,504 km · 812 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
934 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Near BWI
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport30 mi away
- IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport45 mi away
- FME · Tipton Airport8 mi away
- ANP · Lee Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from BWI?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Baltimore (BWI) is 934 miles (1,504 km, 812 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to BWI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSP to BWI?
Nonstop service on MSP–BWI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Minneapolis and Baltimore?
Baltimore is 1 hour ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to BWI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSP–BWI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSP to BWI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSP–BWI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.