There are 8 ways to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason City by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or taxi
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 Indianapolis (IND) to Mason City (MCW)plane IND - MCW
4h 2m$93–437Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane IND - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Mason Citycar
5h 17m$79–415Bus, drive (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
16h 7m$94–179Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Rochesterbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rochester Sinclair to Sinclair - Austin, MN
- Take the taxi from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Mason Citytaxi
20h 13m$394–708Drive 514.3 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason Citycar 514.3 mi
9h 4m$94–136Fly to Rochester, taxi
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Rochester (RST)plane IND - RST
- Take the taxi from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Mason Citytaxi
6h 31m$244–653Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Memorial Unionbus
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
16h 40m$130–239Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Airport to Quality Inn - Purduebus
- Take the bus from Quality Inn - Purdue to O'Hare Multi-Modal Facilitybus
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Rochesterbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rochester Sinclair to Love's - Albert Lea, MN
- Take the taxi from Love's - Albert Lea, MN to Mason Citytaxi
17h 18m$286–438
Indianapolis (IND) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason City is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason City is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs $90 - $440.
The distance between Indianapolis Airport (IND) and Mason City is 445 miles. The road distance is 517.3 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason City without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 20h 13m and costs $390 - $750.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason City, including transfers.
Mason City is 1h behind Indianapolis Airport (IND). It is currently 1:52 AM in Indianapolis Airport (IND) and 12:52 AM in Mason City.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason City is 517 miles. It takes approximately 9h 4m to drive from Indianapolis Airport (IND) to Mason City.
There are 20+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Indianapolis Airport (IND), USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Mason City (MCW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Indianapolis to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Indianapolis to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Rochester via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Indianapolis to Rochester via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $60–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $28–40
Bus from Madison to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 (888) 736-9190
- [email protected]
- Website
- landtoairexpress.com
Shuttle from Rochester Sinclair to Sinclair - Austin, MN
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $6–40
Shuttle from Rochester Sinclair to Love's - Albert Lea, MN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $8–40
- Phone
- +1 765-637-5124
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
Bus from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Memorial Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–36
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $28–31
- Walk up Cash
- $33–36
Bus from Indianapolis Airport to Quality Inn - Purdue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–39
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $30–33
- Walk up Cash
- $35–39
Bus from Quality Inn - Purdue to O'Hare Multi-Modal Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $57–75
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $57–63
- Walk up Cash
- $65–75
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $23–50
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $120–210
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