There are 7 ways to get from Mason City to Colorado Springs by car, plane, taxi, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
best- Drive from Mason City to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane FOD - COS
7h 48m$90–417Taxi, 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 Denverbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Stationbus
21h 14m$508–692Drive 815.9 mi
- Drive from Mason City to Colorado Springscar 815.9 mi
13h 54m$149–216Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Drive from Mason City to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Denver (DEN)plane FOD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
6h 22m$126–498Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Drive from Mason City to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Denver (DEN)plane CID - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
7h 20m$146–542Taxi, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Denver, bus
- 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 Denver (DEN)plane DSM - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
8h 23m$418–900Drive, bus
- Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver, CO to Colorado Springs, CObus
23h 34m$170–263
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mason City to Colorado Springs is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Mason City to Colorado Springs is to drive and fly and bus which takes 6h 22m and costs $120 - $500.
The distance between Mason City and Colorado Springs is 715 miles. The road distance is 820.7 miles.
The best way to get from Mason City to Colorado Springs without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus which takes 21h 14m and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Mason City to Colorado Springs, including transfers.
Colorado Springs is 1h behind Mason City. It is currently 6:10 AM in Mason City and 5:10 AM in Colorado Springs.
Yes, the driving distance between Mason City to Colorado Springs is 821 miles. It takes approximately 13h 54m to drive from Mason City to Colorado Springs.
There are 845+ hotels available in Colorado Springs.
What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Colorado Springs, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mason City to Colorado Springs. However, you can drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport (COS), walk to Airport/ Arrivals, take the line 37 bus to Academy/Astrozon, then take the line 1 bus to Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Forest City, take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, take the taxi to Des Moines, take the bus to Omaha, NE, take the bus to Denver, walk to Union Station Gate B4, then take the bus to Colorado Springs Downtown Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- 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
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Omaha to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Express Arrow
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
- Phone
- +1 719-348-5562
- [email protected]
- Website
- eccog.com
Bus from Denver, CO to Colorado Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- eccog.com
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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