Minnesota

Distance from Minneapolis to St. Paul

Straight-line distance

8.1mi

Minneapolis, MN and St. Paul, MN are 8.1 miles (13.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Minneapolis, the shortest path starts out heading E (97°).

kilometers
13.0
nautical miles
7.0
heading from Minneapolis
97° E
heading from St. Paul
277° W
MinneapolisSt. Paul

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Minneapolis is from St. Paul

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Minneapolis and St. Paul is 8.1 miles, 13.0 km or 7.0 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 8.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
8.1
Kilometers
13.0
Nautical miles
7.0
Bearing from Minneapolis
97.0° E
Bearing arriving at St. Paul
97.1°
Bearing from St. Paul
277.1° W

Halfway between Minneapolis and St. Paul

The great-circle midpoint is at 44.956129, -93.186190 (44°57'22.07"N 93°11'10.28"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Falcon Heights, MN, with 5,002 residents, 2.3 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Minneapolis gets 15 h 37 min of daylight and St. Paul 15 h 37 min; on December 21, 8 h 46 min and 8 h 46 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Minneapolis has 1.4 times the population of St. Paul. From July 2020 to July 2024, Minneapolis changed by -0.5% and St. Paul by -1.2%. Both are in Minnesota.

  1. 01Minneapolis, MN428,579 (-0.5%)
  2. 02St. Paul, MN307,465 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Minneapolis from St. Paul?

8.1 miles, 13.0 km or 7.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is St. Paul from Minneapolis?

E. The great-circle path leaves Minneapolis on a bearing of 97.0° and arrives at St. Paul on 97.1°. The return trip starts on 277.1°.

What is halfway between Minneapolis and St. Paul?

The midpoint is at 44.956129, -93.186190. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Falcon Heights, MN, 2.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Minneapolis and St. Paul?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Minneapolis or St. Paul?

Minneapolis, with 428,579 residents in July 2024 against 307,465 for St. Paul, 1.4 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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