There are 8 ways to get from Houston 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mason City
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Mason City (MCW)plane IAH - MCW
8h 32m$136–582Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston 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
27h 27m$570–910Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the train from Longview to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
35h 47m$341–689Drive 1,037.4 mi
- Drive from Houston to Mason Citycar 1,037.4 mi
17h 15m$190–274Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Des Moines (DSM)plane IAH - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi
7h 53m$393–874Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Des Moines (DSM)plane HOU - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi
9h 36m$416–981Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellumbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to Water & Chicago - Circle Kbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Rochesterbus
- Take the bus from Rochester to Austinbus
- Take the taxi from Austin to Mason Citytaxi
35h 41m$505–642Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the train from Longview to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Rochesterbus
- Take the bus from Rochester to Austinbus
- Take the taxi from Austin to Mason Citytaxi
37h 2m$544–982
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Mason City is to drive which costs $180 - $280 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Mason City is to fly and shuttle and taxi which takes 7h 53m and costs $390 - $900.
The distance between Houston and Mason City is 954 miles. The road distance is 1043.5 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Mason City without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 27h 27m and costs $550 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Houston to Mason City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Mason City is 1043 miles. It takes approximately 17h 15m to drive from Houston to Mason City.
There are 20+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Mason City (MCW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mason City via St. Louis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Longview to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Longview to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to Denton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Denton to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $95–210
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