Eagan, MN -> Woodbury / Minneapolis Commute?

Question

Hello, my wife and I plan on moving to Minnesota from Eau Claire next May. We are wondering what can plan on having for a commute time from Eagan to Woodbury, and Eagan to Minneapolis (Downtown).

Thanks!

Answer 1

Eagan to downtown - take the train, which runs from the Mall of America to downtown.  Schedules are on-line.

Eagan to Woodbury in the morning is pretty fast, near the speed limit.  In the evening, it gets pretty slow, due to the on going bridge work.

Answer 2

The guy above is pretty much right.  

Getting into and out of downtown MPLS on i35w or alternative routes is going to be h**l.

Going suburb to suburb on I-494 (the loop around the Twin Cities) should not be tough.

Further, your wife could also look into busing.  Buses from the south burbs to downtown mpls may be faster than driving ot the mall and riding train.

But, either way, coming from the inner south burbs to downtown mpls - public transit is your best bet during normal work week.