Bus Service from Minneapolis to Granite Falls (Willmar, Marshall: car, commuter)

[Val from Illinois]

Hello:

My mother grew up in Granite Falls and would like to travel there for a visit. I am unable to connect Minneapolis to Granite by bus. She is traveling from Rockford Illinois to Madison Wisconsin by car (me) then from Madison to Minneapolis by air. I just don't know how to get her the rest of the way. I can't seem to find any schedule on the Greyhound website to help me plan this for her. In addition, she does not drive and is in her early 70's. I hope someone can give me any information about the bus.

Thanks in advance, Val from Illinois

[golfgal]

I think the closest she could get to Granite by bus would be to go into Marshall, MN but that is still 30 miles from Granite. There is also a commuter airline out of Marshall that has regular service to Minneapolis but it is fairly expensive. Would someone from Granite be able to pick her up in Marshall? Willmar, MN would be another possibility for the bus and about 40 miles from Granite Falls.

[Val from Illinois]

Originally Posted by golfgal

I think the closest she could get to Granite by bus would be to go into Marshall, MN but that is still 30 miles from Granite. There is also a commuter airline out of Marshall that has regular service to Minneapolis but it is fairly expensive. Would someone from Granite be able to pick her up in Marshall? Willmar, MN would be another possibility for the bus and about 40 miles from Granite Falls.

Thank you very much, that is a good suggestion; exactly the kind of connections I am looking for.

[swanee]

Jefferson Bus lines shows that it goes to Granite Falls, MN. This is the website: http://www.jeffersonlines.com/. I think it leaves Mpls. at noon and arrrives in Granite at 3:15.