There are 9 ways to get from Austin to Mason City by plane, bus, shuttle, taxi, train, or car
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 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Mason City (MCW)plane AUS - MCW
7h 8m$144–580Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane AUS - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Mason Citycar
8h 27m$134–572Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Downtown Austin to Dentonbus
- Take the bus from Denton to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi
25h 37m$550–892Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Austin to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
39h 4m$427–888Drive 995.2 mi
- Drive from Austin to Mason Citycar 995.2 mi
16h 36m$182–263Fly to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Des Moines (DSM)plane AUS - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi
7h 19m$446–1,182Fly to Rochester, taxi
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Rochester (RST)plane AUS - RST
- Take the taxi from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Mason Citytaxi
9h 1m$286–802Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane AUS - MSP
- Take a shuttle bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1 to Mankato
- Take a shuttle bus from Mankato, MN to Love's - Albert Lea, MN
- Take the taxi from Love's - Albert Lea, MN to Mason Citytaxi
10h 5m$320–1,042Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Austin to Omahabus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
29h 30m$281–329
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Mason City is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Mason City is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Austin and Mason City is 948 miles. The road distance is 1001 miles.
The best way to get from Austin to Mason City without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 25h 37m and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Austin to Mason City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Mason City is 1001 miles. It takes approximately 16h 36m to drive from Austin to Mason City.
There are 18+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Mason City (MCW) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Rochester via Kansas City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Austin to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Austin to Denton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Denton to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–310
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–310
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (888) 736-9190
- [email protected]
- Website
- landtoairexpress.com
Shuttle from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1 to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $11–40
Shuttle from Mankato, MN to Love's - Albert Lea, MN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $8–40
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- TL Premium
Bus from Austin to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $227
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $95–210
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