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

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There are 6 ways to get from Mason City to Princeton by plane, train, taxi, shuttle, bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Mason City, train

    best
    1. Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MCW - ORD
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain train
    5h 26m
    $90–352

  2. Drive 280.2 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mason City to Princetoncar car 280.2 mi
    4h 54m
    $52–74

  3. Taxi, shuttle, bus, train

    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 Galesburgbus bus
    4. Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Princeton Stationtrain train
    10h 45m
    $379–553

  4. Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly, train

    1. Drive from Mason City to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car car
    2. Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane ALO - ORD
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain train
    6h 36m
    $81–335

  5. Drive, bus, train via Chicago

    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 Princeton Stationtrain train
    12h 48m
    $96–192

  6. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar car
    2. Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Galesburgbus bus
    4. Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Princeton Stationtrain train
    13h 11m
    $82–157

Mason City (MCW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration1h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket$38Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 418 mi
  • Duration: 5h 26m

What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Princeton, IL, USA?

There is no direct connection from Mason City to Princeton. However, you can take the taxi to Mason-City-Airport-MCW airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, take the subway to LaSalle, walk to Chicago Union Station, then take the train to Princeton Station. 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 Galesburg, walk to Galesburg Amtrak Station, then take the train to Princeton Station.

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