There are 8 ways to get from Mason City to Detroit by plane, car, bus, train, taxi, or shuttle
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 Detroit (DTW)plane MCW - DTW
5h 41m$110–519Drive, 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 Dearborntrain
16h 35m$138–289Taxi, shuttle, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Sinclair - Austin, MNtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Rochester Sinclair
- Take the bus from Rochester to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
19h 33m$395–718Drive 618 mi
- Drive from Mason City to Detroitcar 618 mi
11h 50m$113–163Taxi to Rochester, fly
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Sinclair - Austin, MNtaxi
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Detroit (DTW)plane RST - DTW
8h 38m$263–730Taxi, 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 Detroit (DTW)plane DSM - DTW
7h 9m$410–1,077Drive, bus
- Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Dearbornbus
16h 35m$143–239Taxi, shuttle, bus
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Love's - Albert Lea, MNtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Love's - Albert Lea, MN to Rochester Sinclair
- Take the bus from Rochester to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
17h 38m$256–376
Mason City (MCW) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mason City to Detroit is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Mason City to Detroit is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Mason City and Detroit is 544 miles. The road distance is 621.6 miles.
The best way to get from Mason City to Detroit without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus and train which takes 19h 33m and costs $390 - $750.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Mason City to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 1h ahead of Mason City. It is currently 9:38 PM in Mason City and 10:38 PM in Detroit.
Yes, the driving distance between Mason City to Detroit is 622 miles. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Mason City to Detroit.
There are 501+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
United Airlines flies from Mason City (MCW) to Detroit (DTW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Rochester to Detroit via Minneapolis, Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Rochester to Detroit via Minneapolis, Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mason City to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Rochester to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (888) 736-9190
- [email protected]
- Website
- landtoairexpress.com
Shuttle from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Rochester Sinclair
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $6–40
Shuttle from Love's - Albert Lea, MN to Rochester Sinclair
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $8–40
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rochester to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $28–40
Bus from Rochester to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
- 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 Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $95–210
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