There are 8 ways to get from Atlanta to Clear Lake by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mason City
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Mason City (MCW)plane ATL - MCW
7h 24m$100–480Bus via Kansas City
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Clear Lake Jct.bus
22h 19m$213–340Drive 978.9 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to Clear Lakecar 978.9 mi
16h 42m$179–259Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane ATL - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Clear Lakecar
6h 9m$104–462Fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane ATL - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Clear Lake Jct.bus
7h 9m$198–682Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane ATL - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mason Citybus
7h 55m$206–574Bus, train
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Clear Lake Jct.bus
28h 8m$386–616Bus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Clear Lake Jct.bus
30h 23m$236–355
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Clear Lake is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Clear Lake is to fly and drive which takes 6h 9m and costs $100 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Atlanta station to Clear Lake. However, there are services departing from Atlanta Bus Station and arriving at Clear Lake Jct. via St Louis Bus Station and Kansas City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 19m.
The distance between Atlanta and Clear Lake is 830 miles. The road distance is 984.6 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Clear Lake without a car is to bus via Kansas City which takes 22h 19m and costs $210 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Atlanta to Clear Lake, including transfers.
Atlanta to Clear Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Atlanta Bus Station.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Clear Lake is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $100 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus via Kansas City, which costs $210 - $340 and takes 22h 19m.
Atlanta to Clear Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Clear Lake is 1h behind Atlanta. It is currently 10:09 AM in Atlanta and 9:09 AM in Clear Lake.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Clear Lake, IA, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Mason City (MCW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Clear Lake via St Louis Bus Station, Kansas City Bus Station, Kansas City, and Clear Lake Jct. in around 22h 19m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Bloomington to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Clear Lake Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Ames to Clear Lake Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–55
Bus from St. Paul to Clear Lake Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–60
Bus from St. Paul to Clear Lake Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–60
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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