Minneapolis Car Service
A Minneapolis meeting day can start at a hotel connected to the Convention Center by skyway, so the ride from MSP is the leg worth settling early. Book a pre-arranged black car and see your fare before you confirm.
Where to?
Booking for your company? Set up a business account
Pre-arranged rides in Minneapolis
For Journeys that Matter
Meet Minneapolis says 4,500 downtown hotel rooms connect to the Minneapolis Convention Center by skyway, and its airport guide says the METRO Blue Line does not go directly there. LUXY Ride is a pre-arranged black car service for Minneapolis, and your fare appears before you confirm.
LUXY connects you with a professional chauffeur through our partner network, and your assigned chauffeur's details are sent before your trip. Book it for an MSP arrival, a day of sessions at 1301 Second Avenue South, or a client dinner downtown, and set up a business account when a whole team is traveling. Pickup details arrive with your booking confirmation, and a ride home is booked as a separate trip.
Business in Minneapolis
Meetings, Hotels, and Headquarters
The Minneapolis Convention Center is at 1301 Second Avenue South, and Meet Minneapolis calls it the largest meeting and convention facility in Minnesota. Meet Minneapolis also reports more than 10,000 hotel rooms in its compact, walkable downtown, with 4,500 of those rooms connected to the Convention Center by skyway. That leaves the airport arrival as the main leg for a visiting team to plan ahead.
Business travel here reaches past the meeting hall. Greater MSP lists 17 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region in its 2024 ranking, including UnitedHealth Group, Target, Best Buy, U.S. Bancorp, 3M, General Mills, and Ameriprise Financial. These are regional headquarters, so the office a visitor needs may be anywhere in the metro. Enter the address when you book and you see your fare before you confirm.
If your company sends several people to Minneapolis, a LUXY business account keeps the team's rides in one place.
Getting around
Getting Around Minneapolis Without a Car
Meet Minneapolis publishes a guide to the downtown skyway system. It says the skyways link about 80 city blocks and reach three pro sports facilities. Each skyway is owned by the buildings it connects, so hours vary, and most connected buildings are open until 6pm Monday to Friday and closed on weekends.
For the trip in from the airport, Meet Minneapolis's airport to downtown guide describes the METRO Blue Line light rail, with five downtown stops: U.S. Bank Stadium, Government Plaza, Nicollet Mall, Hennepin Ave/Warehouse District, and Target Field. It adds that the line does not go directly to the Minneapolis Convention Center, which it puts a 16 to 20 minute walk from Nicollet Mall or Government Plaza.
That is where a booked ride fits. Skyway hours end for most buildings at 6pm on weekdays, and the rail line stops short of the Convention Center, so a pre-arranged ride can cover the gaps between a hotel, a meeting, and dinner. Your fare appears before you confirm, and a ride back is booked as its own separate trip.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International
What MSP and Meet Minneapolis Publish About the Airport
MSP has a Terminal 1 and a Terminal 2, and the Metropolitan Airports Commission reports 37.2 million passengers in 2024. The table sets out what MSP, the Commission, and Meet Minneapolis publish. For airport pickups, flight tracking adjusts pickup timing when a flight lands early or late.
| Topic | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Distance to downtown Minneapolis | About 11 miles in one place and about 12 miles in another. Neither says which point downtown it measures to. | Meet Minneapolis, Why Minneapolis and airport to downtown guide |
| Terminals | Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. | Metropolitan Airports Commission |
| Passengers | 37.2 million in 2024, up 6.9 percent from 2023. | Metropolitan Airports Commission, January 28, 2025 |
| Nonstop destinations | 163 in 2024. | Metropolitan Airports Commission, January 28, 2025 |
| Van and limousine counters | Ticket counters for van and limousine services are in the Ground Transportation Center, Level 1 of the Green/Gold ramps. | MSP van and shuttle services |
| Prearranged car service | MSP's pick up and drop off page does not mention prearranged or black car service. | MSP pick up and drop off |
Those counters are for scheduled van and limousine services. Pickup details for your LUXY trip come from your booking confirmation. For airport specific booking, see our MSP airport car service page.
HOW IT WORKS
What is LUXY Ride?
LUXY Ride is a technology platform for professional black car transportation. When you book in Minneapolis, LUXY connects you with a licensed, verified chauffeur from our partner network and confirms your trip in advance.
Upfront pricing shown before you book
Assigned chauffeur details sent before your trip
A text when your chauffeur departs, with an ETA for pickup
- LUXY Ride App
Manage your ride from the LUXY Ride App
Why Book LUXY Ride for Minneapolis
Booked before you land at MSP
Your trip is pre-arranged and confirmed in advance. MSP's pick up page does not describe prearranged service, so your pickup details arrive with your booking confirmation, before you land.
One booking for each Convention Center trip
Enter 1301 Second Avenue South as your pickup or destination, and book your return as its own separate trip.
One account for a visiting corporate team
Companies can set up a business account so rides for colleagues who arrive on different flights sit in one place.
Verified chauffeurs from our partner network
Trips are performed by licensed, verified chauffeurs from LUXY's partner network.
Your fare includes gratuity and tolls
You see your fare before you book, and the quoted fare includes gratuity and tolls.
A chauffeur by the hour for a day of stops
Book a single transfer, or a chauffeur by the hour when a day in Minneapolis has several stops.
What to Expect
From Booking to Curbside
Pre-arranged. Flat rate. Confirmed.
Book in the LUXY Ride App or at luxyride.com. Enter your pickup, destination, date, and time, and your upfront fare appears before you confirm.
You receive a booking confirmation email, and your assigned chauffeur details will arrive shortly. A reminder follows 24 hours before your trip.
On the day, you get a text when your chauffeur departs, with an ETA for pickup. For airport pickups, flight tracking adjusts your pickup timing.
Need a return trip? Book it as its own separate trip.
Where We Serve in Minneapolis
Pickup and Drop-Off Locations
Downtown Minneapolis and the Convention Center
Meet Minneapolis lists Downtown among its 15 neighborhoods. The Convention Center is at 1301 Second Avenue South.
Northeast Minneapolis and South Minneapolis
Two of the 15 neighborhoods on Meet Minneapolis's list.
Dinkytown and the West Bank and Cedar Riverside
Both appear on Meet Minneapolis's list of neighborhoods.
Phillips, Powderhorn, and Lowry Hill and Kenwood
Meet Minneapolis lists all three, along with nine more neighborhoods.
Downtown hotels connected by skyway
Meet Minneapolis says 4,500 downtown hotel rooms connect to the Convention Center by skyway.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
Got questions?
We Have Answers
How do I get around Minneapolis without a car?
Combine the skyways and the METRO Blue Line downtown, then book a ride for the legs they do not cover. Meet Minneapolis says the skyways link about 80 city blocks and most connected buildings are open until 6pm on weekdays. It lists five downtown Blue Line stops. For evenings, weekends, or the Convention Center, book ahead and your fare appears before you confirm.
Does the Blue Line go to the Minneapolis Convention Center?
Not directly. Meet Minneapolis's airport guide says the line does not go directly to the Convention Center, which it puts a 16 to 20 minute walk from Nicollet Mall or Government Plaza. To skip that walk, enter 1301 Second Avenue South as your pickup or destination when you book, and your fare appears before you confirm.
How far is MSP from downtown Minneapolis?
Meet Minneapolis gives about 11 miles in one place and about 12 miles in another. These are distances, not travel times, and the sources do not say which downtown point they measure to. Enter your hotel or office address when you book and you see your fare before you confirm. Pickup details arrive with your booking confirmation.
How many downtown hotel rooms connect to the Convention Center by skyway?
Meet Minneapolis says 4,500 of its more than 10,000 downtown hotel rooms connect to the Minneapolis Convention Center by skyway. A room on that list still leaves the airport arrival to plan. Book your MSP pickup in advance, and flight tracking adjusts your pickup timing if your flight lands early or late.
Can I book rides for colleagues arriving on different MSP flights?
Yes, book each arrival as its own pre-arranged trip by entering the pickup, destination, date, and time. Flight tracking adjusts pickup timing for each airport pickup, and each fare appears before you confirm. A company can also set up a business account at luxyride.com/corporate-program to keep a team's rides together, and each return is booked as a separate trip.