There are 8 ways to get from Mason City to Arkansas by plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, 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 Mason City to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
best- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane MCW - XNA
8h 9m$193–777Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport
cheapest- Drive from Mason City to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)plane ALO - LIT
7h 23m$105–450Taxi, shuttle, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Forest Citytaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Galesburgbus
- Take the bus from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Springfieldbus
- Take the train from Springfield to Union Stationtrain
23h$510–859Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Union Stationtrain
24h 11m$241–552Drive 670.2 mi
- Drive from Mason City to Little Rockcar 670.2 mi
12h 33m$123–177Fly Mason City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)plane MCW - LIT
4h 52m$119–467Drive to Rochester, fly to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
- Drive from Mason City to Rochester-Airport-RSTcar
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane RST - XNA
7h 13m$165–722Drive, bus, train via Kansas City
- Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Texarkanabus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Longview Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Longview to Union Stationtrain
30h 8m$257–472
Mason City (MCW) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mason City to Arkansas is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Mason City to Arkansas is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $110 - $470.
The distance between Mason City and Arkansas is 501 miles. The road distance is 674.1 miles.
The best way to get from Mason City to Arkansas without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus and train which takes 23h and costs $500 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Mason City to Arkansas, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mason City to Arkansas is 674 miles. It takes approximately 12h 33m to drive from Mason City to Arkansas.
There are 198+ hotels available in Arkansas.
What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Arkansas, USA?
United Airlines flies from Mason City (MCW) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mason City to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Mason City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Longview to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- 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 Des Moines to Galesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Texarkana to Longview Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $110–160
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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