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How to get fromMason City to Houstonby plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, car, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Mason City to Houston by plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, car, or train

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  1. Fly from Mason City

    best
    1. Fly from Mason City (MCW) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane plane MCW - IAH
    6h 47m
    $145–631

  2. Drive to Rochester, fly

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mason City to Rochester-Airport-RSTcar car
    2. Fly from Rochester (RST) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane plane RST - IAH
    7h 46m
    $127–576

  3. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Mason City to Forest Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Omaha to Austinbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Austin, TX - UT Austin to Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson Stbus bus
    33h 40m
    $649–816

  4. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar car
    2. Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus bus
    35h 29m

  5. Drive  1,039.4 mi

    1. Drive from Mason City to Houstoncar car 1,039.4 mi
    17h 12m
    $190–274

  6. Taxi, shuttle to Des Moines, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Mason City to Forest Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane plane DSM - IAH
    7h 37m
    $400–909

  7. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar car
    2. Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus bus
    35h 40m
    $276–442

  8. Drive, bus, train via New Orleans

    1. Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar car
    2. Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    4. Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain train
    41h 4m
    $776–1,222

Mason City (MCW) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration6h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket$120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 947.1 mi
  • Duration: 6h 47m

What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Houston, TX, USA?

United Airlines flies from Mason City (MCW) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 5 times a day.

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