layover at the MN Airport all day....how to get to the Mall?
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Grab a cab. It's not far away at all and will cost you next to nothing. That should be a great plan for the layover. You will have lots of fun. We also have light rail here, but I don't think it goes from the airport. It's worth a check.
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There is light rail between the airport & Mall of America. Lindbergh Terminal is the main terminal.
http://www.metrotransit.org/rail/station_detail.asp
http://www.metrotransit.org/rail/station_detail.asp
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Thanks so much for the advice! Say, on the way home we fly back into MN at 11:30PM and fly out at 9:00am...is it best just to stay in the airport or would you recommend getting a hotel?
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Those are some crappy layovers.
Depends on how cheap you want to be - I'd opt for getting a hotel room as it would be more comfortable and relaxing. If you can get your bags checked through onto the 9am flight it would simplify things - you'd be out of the airport and at a hotel by midnight (assuming everything is on time) and wouldn't need to be back until 7:30 or 8 to go through security (also assuming you're checked in all the way to your final destination).
Depends on how cheap you want to be - I'd opt for getting a hotel room as it would be more comfortable and relaxing. If you can get your bags checked through onto the 9am flight it would simplify things - you'd be out of the airport and at a hotel by midnight (assuming everything is on time) and wouldn't need to be back until 7:30 or 8 to go through security (also assuming you're checked in all the way to your final destination).
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At that time of night almost everything at the airport will be close -- airline clubs, shops, restaurants. You'll be sitting for a long time on some hard seats with nothing to do if you stay at the airport.
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Just so you don't get too confused trying to figure out which hotels are actually near the airport, here is a list. This web site has maps of hotels in different areas. Its not always easy to decide if a hotel is near the airport if you are unfamiliar with street addresses in a new city. Good luck.
http://hotel-guides.us/minnesota/blo...ca-hotels.html
http://hotel-guides.us/minnesota/blo...ca-hotels.html
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We took the light rail and it was so easy...we put our things into a locker at the airport then hopped on the light rail and spent the afternoon at the MOA then road back caught our flight and it was a great day. I appreciate the advice.
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