Hard Rock Cafe

We have a three and a half hour stopover before our connecting flight to London and are big H.R.C.fans ,how far away is the H.R.C.is it possible to get there and back in a couple of hours and how much would a cab cost roughly.Thanks very much ..Rich

Hard Rock Cafe

It would be about 11 miles to downtown / Block E location of Hard Rock Cafe.

Could probably do it in 25 - 30 min.

I%26#39;d do it, as long as it%26#39;s not around afternoon traffic - between 3:30 - 6:30.

Probably $30 cab ride each way.

Hard Rock Cafe

Thanks for your reply,very helpful,I appreciate it, thankyou....Rich

I would say that as long as all your bags are checked through to the final destination and you have boarding passes, this is doable. But, if you are coming in from overseas and need to clear customs, it will reduce your 3-1/2 hours. I would plan that it could take up to 2 hours for the entire journey (to, from, possible traffic, and 1/2 hour stay). I would take Hwy 55 and stay away from I35 and make sure the cab driver doesn%26#39;t take a ';long'; route. Cost will be pricey, probably $100 with rountrip and wait times.

Seems like an unnecessary layer of stress. And spendy too, considering to maximize your time you%26#39;ll want to have the taxi wait outside for you, which will be costly. I think it will be tighter than others are imagining. The trip there by taxi will take 30 minutes minimum. Hiawatha is the best route but it is bogged down these days with stoplights that turn red every time a light-rail train is in the vicinity. And it could take much longer depending on whether it%26#39;s rush hour. (yes, you could take the light rail, which is cheaper but slower than a taxi, and would require a two-block walk to and from the station to Hard Rock)

The timing of it would worry me. Seems like you%26#39;d have to leave as soon as you got there.

I would tend to agree with mntoathens: Given your time constraints it%26#39;s a long %26amp; expensive trip for a short amount of time.

If you%26#39;re looking for someplace to visit during your layover I would suggest the Mall Of America. It%26#39;s closer to the airport and significantly easier to get to the big mall from the airport than a trip downtown would be. More importantly, it%26#39;s much easier to get back to the airport from the MOM.

Regardless, have a great trip and good luck!

Thanks everybody for your replies ,we will give it a miss this time and hopefully go there when we do Minneapolis properly....Cheers...Rich

Check out Ike%26#39;s in the airport. You won%26#39;t have to leave and go through security again and it is one of my local favorites. The Original is downtown Minneapolis.

Just a late note to other Minneapolis natives for the future: don%26#39;t forget about light rail. Trains run from the Lindbergh terminal to 5th and Nicollet about every 8 minutes during rush hours, 10-15 minutes in off times, and the trip takes 20-25 minutes. Lindbergh to the MOA is an 11-minute trip. Non-rush is $1.75, rush is $2.25, and one fare lasts 2.5 hours. Another option besides cabbing it for folks wanting to get to downtown from the airport--it%26#39;s cheaper and takes the traffic factor out of the equation.