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

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There are 7 ways to get from Mason City to Madison by plane, car, bus, train, taxi, or shuttle

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  1. Fly Mason City to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field

    best
    1. Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane plane MCW - MSN
    4h 41m
    $100–519

  2. Drive  215.2 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mason City to Madisoncar car 215.2 mi
    4h 50m
    $40–57

  3. 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 W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus bus
    14h 20m
    $101–167

  4. Drive to Rochester, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field

    1. Drive from Mason City to Rochester-Airport-RSTcar car
    2. Fly from Rochester (RST) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane plane RST - MSN
    6h 24m
    $87–494

  5. Fly Mason City to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MCW - ORD
    2. Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus bus
    5h 48m
    $82–382

  6. 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 Milwaukeetrain train
    4. Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus bus
    15h 8m
    $140–227

  7. 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 a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State Universityshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Ames to Minneapolisbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus bus
    17h 23m
    $505–783

Mason City (MCW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration3h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$79Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 215.8 mi
  • Duration: 4h 41m

What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Madison, WI, USA?

United Airlines flies from Mason City (MCW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) twice daily.

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