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How to get fromAlgona to Chicagoby taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Algona to Chicago by taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train

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  1. Taxi to Mason City, fly

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Algona to Mason-City-Airport-MCWtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MCW - ORD
    3h 23m
    $195–442

  2. Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Algona to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car car
    2. Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane ALO - ORD
    4h 53m
    $56–280

  3. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Algona to Forest Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    11h 47m
    $425–589

  4. Drive, taxi, bus, train

    1. Drive from Algona to Mayo Health Systemscar car
    2. Take the taxi from Mayo Heath Systems to Rochestertaxi taxi
    3. Take the bus from Rochester to St. Paulbus bus
    4. Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    13h 53m
    $402–590

  5. Drive  393.5 mi

    1. Drive from Algona to Chicagocar car 393.5 mi
    8h 11m
    $72–104

  6. Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Algona to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane FOD - ORD
    3h 13m
    $168–410

  7. Drive to Rochester, fly

    1. Drive from Algona to Rochester-Airport-RSTcar car
    2. Fly from Rochester (RST) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane RST - ORD
    4h 46m
    $62–290

  8. Taxi, shuttle, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Algona to Forest Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Galesburgbus bus
    4. Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    13h 7m
    $490–694

Mason City (MCW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration1h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket$37Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 352.8 mi
  • Duration: 3h 23m

What companies run services between Algona, IA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?

There is no direct connection from Algona to Chicago. However, you can take the taxi to Mason-City-Airport-MCW airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Forest City, take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, take the taxi to Des Moines, then take the bus to Chicago Bus Station.

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