There are 7 ways to get from Mason City to Austin by plane, taxi, shuttle, 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 from Mason City
best- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane MCW - AUS
7h 47m$154–679Drive to Rochester, fly
cheapest- Drive from Mason City to Rochester-Airport-RSTcar
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane RST - AUS
7h 53m$136–624Taxi, shuttle, bus
- 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 Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Austinbus
27h 3m$584–721Drive, 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 Austintrain
40h 1m$726–1,212Drive 996.8 mi
- Drive from Mason City to Austincar 996.8 mi
16h 32m$182–263Taxi, shuttle to Des Moines, fly
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Forest Citytaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane DSM - AUS
7h 15m$404–977Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Mason City to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane FOD - AUS
8h 11m$147–675
Mason City (MCW) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mason City to Austin is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Mason City to Austin is to taxi and shuttle and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $400 - $1,000.
The distance between Mason City and Austin is 947 miles. The road distance is 1002.6 miles.
The best way to get from Mason City to Austin without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus which takes 27h 3m and costs $550 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Mason City to Austin, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mason City to Austin is 1003 miles. It takes approximately 16h 32m to drive from Mason City to Austin.
There are 1780+ hotels available in Austin.
What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Austin, TX, USA?
United Airlines flies from Mason City (MCW) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mason City to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Des Moines to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Des Moines to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- 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
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 Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- TL Premium
Bus from Omaha to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $227
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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