The Megabus stop in Minneapolis
Hawthorne Transportation Center. This is the primary Megabus boarding location in Minneapolis. Metro Transit's light rail and local buses connect Hawthorne across the Twin Cities.
Plan to arrive at the curbside boarding location 15 to 20 minutes before scheduled departure. Megabus boards in line order at most stops; first in line gets first pick of unassigned seats. Reserved-seating tickets allow you to board at any time during the boarding window but do not change the queue rules at the curb.
What makes Minneapolis a Megabus hub
Minneapolis ranks among the top 24 Megabus cities in North America by route count. The hub has Megabus connections to 24 direct destinations, with the most-frequent corridors running multiple daily departures.
The hub is particularly useful as a transfer point — many travelers booking longer trips combine two Megabus segments through Minneapolis rather than waiting for a direct overnight bus. Most onward connections at the Hawthorne Transportation Center have at least 30 minutes between scheduled arrival and the next outbound departure, which is enough time to switch coaches but not enough to leave the boarding area.
Top departures from Minneapolis
The most frequent Megabus corridors out of Minneapolis, sorted by daily departure count:
Inbound corridors
Megabus runs 23 inbound corridors arriving at Minneapolis. The most frequent inbound origins:
How fares work at this hub
Megabus uses dynamic pricing that starts at a $1 floor and rises in tiers as seats sell. The same seat on the same route can be sold at five or six different prices depending on when it is booked. For routes out of Minneapolis, the floor fare is most often available 60 to 90 days before departure, with mid-week and Saturday-morning departures the easiest to lock in cheap.
For step-by-step fare-timing strategy, see the Cheap Fares Calendar. For a primer on the Megabus boarding flow, see the first-time rider guide.