Editing Rochester, Minnesota (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Bike rack on Rochester City Bus.jpg|thumb|Bike on Rochester city bus]]
Rochester is served by three [[U.S. highway]]s ([[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. 14]], [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. 52]], and [[U.S. Route 63 in Minnesota|U.S. 63]]), and the southern edge of Rochester is skirted by [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|Interstate 90]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 30|State Highway 30]].  Olmsted County Highway 22 is also a main highway in the city. A combination of [[skyway]]s and subterranean walkways link most downtown buildings, which residents often use to avoid harsh winter weather conditions. Public bus transit is run by [[Rochester Public Transit]].  Its operations are carried out by [[First Transit]]. The City of Rochester encourages biking through its numerous trails and to facilitate the biking program all the city buses have bike carriers for easy transportation of bikes.

[[Rochester International Airport]] is located {{Convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} south of downtown. The airport is the second busiest commercial airport in Minnesota.<ref>[http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=rst (RST) Rochester International Airport]. Flightstats.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.</ref>  It has direct flights to Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Minneapolis, with occasional charter flights servicing Riverside Resort in [[Laughlin, Nevada|Laughlin]], [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://flyrst.com/flights/route-map/| title=Destinations| website=Rochester International Airport Routes| access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> Nonstop flights to Phoenix and Fort Myers were scheduled to begin in early 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sun Country adding direct flights from RST to Fort Myers and Phoenix |work=[[KAAL-TV|KAAL News]] |url=https://www.kaaltv.com/rochester-minnesota-news/sun-country-adding-direct-flights-from-rst-to-fort-myers-and-phoenix/6087829/?cat=10151 |date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref>

Rochester has a shuttle service connecting to the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport by Rochester Shuttle Service and Groome Transportation (formerly Go Rochester Direct).

Rochester's last passenger rail service, to Chicago to the southeast and [[Rapid City, South Dakota]] to the west, ended when the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]]'s ''[[Rochester 400]]'' [[streamliner]] ended service in 1963.  The closest [[Amtrak]] station is at [[Winona station|Winona, Minnesota]], {{Convert|45|mi|km}} to the east. Travelers are able to purchase tickets from Amtrak for a shuttle bus that connects with the daily ''[[Empire Builder]]'' at [[La Crosse station|La Crosse, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide/minnesota/getting-here |website=Mayo Clinic}}</ref>

Rochester is planning a {{cvt|2.6|mi|km}} [[bus rapid transit]] line known as [[Link bus rapid transit|Link]]. The route will have seven stations along 2nd Street SW and is expected to open in 2025. It will be the first bus rapid transit line in Minnesota outside the [[Metro (Minnesota)|Twin Cities]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Randy |title=Rochester launches brand for rapid transit project with model of proposed station |url=https://www.postbulletin.com/news/government-and-politics/7192474-Rochester-launches-brand-for-rapid-transit-project-with-model-of-proposed-station |access-date=September 14, 2021 |newspaper=Post Bulletin |location=Rochester |date=September 13, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=MN|US|14}} – [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 14]]
* {{jct|state=MN|US|52}} – [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 52]]
* {{jct|state=MN|US|63}} – [[U.S. Route 63 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 63]]
* {{jct|state=MN|I|90}} – [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|Interstate 90]]
* {{jct|state=MN|MN|30}} – [[Minnesota State Highway 30]]