Commute · Downtown Minneapolis
Living in New Trier and commuting to downtown Minneapolis
New Trier is about 50 minutes from downtown Minneapolis by car in light traffic, the 130th shortest drive of the 149 cities in our guides.
- Drive to downtown Minneapolis50 minlight traffic, from the city center
- Rank130thshortest of 149 cities
- Median sale price—12 months through September 2026
- Average commute32.7 minresidents, all destinations (Census)
Other drives from New Trier
- Downtown Saint Paul41 min
- MSP Airport38 min
- University of Minnesota50 min
- Mall of America41 min
Drive times are light-traffic estimates from each city’s center (OpenStreetMap routing). Your trip depends on your address and the time of day; allow more at rush hour.
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Quick answers
New Trier to downtown Minneapolis
How long is the drive from New Trier to downtown Minneapolis?
About 50 minutes in light traffic from the center of New Trier, roughly 31 miles in a straight line. Rush hour and your exact address can add time.
How long is the average commute in New Trier?
32.7 minutes each way, the average travel time to work for New Trier residents in the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), to all destinations.
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