Transportation
The Twin Cities is a transportation hub easily accessible from anywhere in the world.
- The region has seven public airports. It is the number one charter flight origination point in the nation.
- The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is the 13th busiest in the U.S. and the 18th busiest in the world.
- Four major railroad carriers that own 2,945 miles of rail lines serve the area. Amtrak provides passenger service.
- The average driving time to work is 21.1 minutes -- the nation's lowest. The highway system ranks second lowest for congestion.
- Metro Transit, one of the nation's largest mass transit systems, provides 95 percent of the 72 million bus trips taken annually in the Twin Cities.
- Construction is underway on Minnesota's first light rail transit line, an electrically powered train system. Three of six commuter rail corridors are also under construction.