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How to get fromMadison to Mason Cityby plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or taxi

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There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Mason City by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or taxi

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  1. Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Mason City

    best
    1. Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Mason City (MCW)plane plane MSN - MCW
    5h 20m
    $80–370

  2. Drive  215 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Madison to Mason Citycar car 215 mi
    4h 51m
    $40–57

  3. Bus, drive

    1. Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus bus
    3. Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar car
    14h 39m
    $101–168

  4. Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rochester, drive

    1. Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Rochester (RST)plane plane MSN - RST
    2. Drive from Rochester-Airport-RST to Mason Citycar car
    7h 29m
    $61–344

  5. Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Mason City

    1. Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus bus
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mason City (MCW)plane plane ORD - MCW
    5h 41m
    $87–348

  6. Bus, train, drive

    1. Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus bus
    2. Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus bus
    4. Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar car
    14h 45m
    $140–227

  7. Bus, shuttle, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomingtonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Amesbus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest Cityshuttle bus
    5. Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi taxi
    15h 33m
    $501–785

Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Mason City (MCW) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket$55Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 215.8 mi
  • Duration: 5h 20m

What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?

United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Mason City (MCW) 3 times a day.

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