There are 8 ways to get from Cincinnati to Mason City by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Covington to Mason City
best- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Mason City (MCW)plane CVG - MCW
5h 56m$134–680Drive 621.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cincinnati to Mason Citycar 621.1 mi
10h 51m$110–159Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
16h 32m$122–186Fly Covington to Rochester, drive
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Rochester (RST)plane CVG - RST
- Drive from Rochester-Airport-RST to Mason Citycar
7h 17m$116–672Fly Covington to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane CVG - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Mason Citycar
7h 37m$114–672Fly Covington to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane CVG - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Mason Citycar
8h 10m$126–674Bus to Dayton, fly to Mason City
- Take the bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletownbus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Mason City (MCW)plane DAY - MCW
9h 26m$127–442Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
20h 51m$189–367
Covington (CVG) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Mason City is to drive which costs $110 - $160 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Mason City is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $130 - $700.
The distance between Cincinnati and Mason City is 557 miles. The road distance is 624.7 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Cincinnati to Mason City, including transfers.
Mason City is 1h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 4:41 PM in Cincinnati and 3:41 PM in Mason City.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Mason City is 625 miles. It takes approximately 10h 51m to drive from Cincinnati to Mason City.
There are 20+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Mason City (MCW) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Covington to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Covington to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Dayton to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Dayton to Mason City via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Covington to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
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