Phoenix (PHX) to Minneapolis (MSP): 1,275 miles (2,051 km) great-circle, about 3h 05m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $266 round-trip on Frontier, with 1 stop, departing July 23, 2026.
$266 round-trip, Frontier F91820, departing 2026-07-23 at 18:53, returning 2026-07-26. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Sunday 3 nights later; the fare was observed 89 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $266, it ranked 20th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from PHX (median $231). That is 20.9 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), above the PHX median of 17.4 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from PHX of similar length: Mexico City (1,253 mi) at $259 and New Orleans (1,297 mi) at $233.
Frontier had the cheapest fare on 19 of 30 PHX routes. It is the 18th longest of the 30 routes we track from PHX.
Of 4 departure airports with a fare to Minneapolis, Phoenix (PHX) ranked 3rd at $266. Lowest: $193 from Detroit (DTW); highest: $280 from San Diego (SAN); 1 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): Frontier (3) and Sun Country (1).
The reverse, Minneapolis (MSP) to Phoenix (PHX), was $160 round-trip on Frontier, 1 stop, departing May 13, 2026. Minneapolis to Phoenix flights.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones America/Phoenix, America/Chicago; flight time is our estimate.