SUV Rental in Minneapolis

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport serves five US states, which are Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. It was opened in 1923, on the site where the racetrack had used to be situated. The airport was renamed several times. It got its present name, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Field in 1948. Both commercial civil aviation and the United States Air Force make shared use of the airport. It features 4 runways. The annual passenger traffic of the airport amounts to 36-37 million people. It is built in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The territory of the airport comprises two passenger terminals. One is the Lindbergh Terminal 1 and the other is the Humphrey Terminal 2. The Lindbergh Terminal 1 is divided into 7 concourses, which are A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The Humphrey Terminal 2, in its turn, consists entirely of Concourse H.

The Hiawatha Light Rail Line goes from the centre of Minneapolis to the airport. It runs through both the terminals, in which there are separate stops. The light rail operates 24 hours a day. Passengers use this line free of charge to move between the terminals.

The Hub Building and the Transit Transportation Centre, located nearby, are the principal locations of interface between the various modes of transport. City and transit bus routes run from this Centre. Besides, taxi stands, light metro stops (the Blue line) and rental car pick-up locations are found there.

The following car rental companies offer their services to passengers of Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport: Advantage, Alamo, Enterprise, Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar, Budget, Avis, and National. The car rental facilities are positioned at the second and the third levels of the Lindbergh Terminal 1, between the red and blue parking ramps. In the Humphrey Terminal 2, the vehicle rental facilities are placed in the Ground Transportation Centre, opposite the terminal (the violet ramp level).

Payless and Sixt agencies lie outside the territory of the airport and that is why provide buses which take customers to their car rental offices. Buses of the companies depart from the Lindbergh Terminal 1 (from the Transit Transportation Centre, between the blue and red parking ramps). The Centre can be reached by underground tram. On arriving you should climb one level higher. Not all the agencies operate round the clock. You should contact the selected company in advance. Read all...

For individuals who have long dreamed of learning how to go skateboarding or rollerblading, it will be interesting to visit the sports center Depot Skating Rink. It is an indoor center, hence is available for recreation all year round. This center will be interesting to relax in, both for kids and grown-ups. There is a rental outlet for sports inventory here too. Vacationers can also enjoy the services of professional instructors who teach the basics of skiing. Experienced visitors in this type of entertainment have first-class platforms for skiing available for them.

Sports entertainment in Minneapolis is absolutely worth being diversified by visiting cultural institutions. An excellent option for a family get-away will be the Bell Museum of Natural History. Its visitors will be able to learn what our planet looked like millions of years ago and what creatres inhabited it. Among the exhibits of the museum are remarkable finds of archaeologists, stuffed animals and birds, as well as mock-ups of prehistoric animals that lived on earth during the era of dinosaurs. The historical center is flawlessly and fascinatingly decorated. Many of its exhibits can be touched which will surely please young visitors.
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