The distance from the middle of Minnesota (MN) to the middle of California (CA) is:
2,009 miles / 3 233 km driving
1,495 miles / 2 405 km flying
NOTE: You can get a more accurate calculation using state borders for the distance from Minnesota to California.
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Distance from Minnesota to California
The total driving distance from Minnesota to California is 2,009 miles or 3 233 kilometers.
The total straight line flight distance from Minnesota to California is 1,495 miles.
This is equivalent to 2 405 kilometers or 1,299 nautical miles.
Your trip begins in the state of Minnesota. It ends in the state of California.
Your flight direction from Minnesota to California is West (-107 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from Minnesota to California. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.
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