Business Travel to Minneapolis: The Complete Guide
Everything a business traveler needs for Minneapolis — getting around, where to stay, the companies you'd visit, and the conferences that land here.
Getting around Minneapolis
MSP has a real rail link: the Blue Line runs from both terminals to Downtown Minneapolis in about 25 minutes. For a downtown meeting it is easy. But many Twin Cities HQs sit in suburbs — Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Maplewood, Fridley — that light rail does not reach, so those are a rideshare or rental. Winter makes the buffer non-negotiable.
Where to stay in Minneapolis
Match the hotel to the office, not the reflex booking. Our where to stay in minneapolis guide maps the metro by submarket and employer, with a verified shortlist for each company.
Who you're visiting: Minneapolis's headquarters
Each company below has a complete visit guide — the hotel, the airport route, and the meeting. Pick your client.
| 3M | Maplewood, at 3M Center, east of St. Paul |
| Ameriprise Financial | downtown Minneapolis, on 2nd Avenue |
| Best Buy | Richfield, by the airport |
| C.H. Robinson | Eden Prairie, on Charlson Road |
| Cargill | Wayzata / Minnetonka, on McGinty Road |
| Ecolab | downtown St. Paul |
| General Mills | Golden Valley, on its own boulevard |
| Land O'Lakes | Arden Hills, on Lexington Avenue |
| Medtronic | Fridley, on Medtronic Parkway |
| Target | downtown Minneapolis, on Nicollet Mall |
| The Toro Company | Bloomington, on Lyndale Avenue |
| Thrivent | downtown Minneapolis, on Marquette Avenue |
| U.S. Bancorp | downtown Minneapolis, on Nicollet Mall |
| UnitedHealth Group | Minnetonka, on Bren Road |
| Xcel Energy | downtown Minneapolis, on Nicollet Mall |
A free evening in Minneapolis
Minneapolis is quietly outdoorsy: the Chain of Lakes and the Mississippi riverfront by the Stone Arch Bridge are the walk. The North Loop is the dinner district, and the Sculpture Garden's Spoonbridge and Cherry is the photo. In deep winter, the downtown Skyway keeps it all indoors.
More on working the city and recovering on the road.
Before you book
Every trip here is a spend against a quota. Score it with the Trip ROI Scorecard, then plan the airport-to-office run and book to the right submarket.
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