Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota serves the Fargo-Moorhead metro area with direct flights to Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago, and several other hubs. Moorhead is about 15 minutes from the airport. Amtrak's Empire Builder — running between Chicago and Seattle/Portland — stops at Fargo, a short walk or drive across the river.
By road, Moorhead is on Interstate 94 between Minneapolis (240 miles east) and Bismarck, North Dakota (180 miles west). US-10 also passes through town. From Minneapolis, the drive takes about 3.5 hours on flat, open freeway.