There are 9 ways to get from Mason City to St. Louis by plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, train, or car
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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane MCW - STL
4h 52m$111–520Drive 416.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Mason City to St. Louiscar 416.1 mi
7h 31m$76–110Taxi, shuttle, bus, train
- 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 Galesburgbus
- Take the bus from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Springfieldbus
- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louistrain
14h 57m$416–623Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Austintaxi
- Take the bus from Austin to Rochesterbus
- 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 St. Louistrain
19h 6m$380–698Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Mason City to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane ALO - STL
7h 29m$97–503Taxi to Rochester, fly
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Sinclair - Austin, MNtaxi
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane RST - STL
7h 17m$264–741Drive, 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 St. Louistrain
15h 50m$136–292Taxi, bus, train via Milwaukee
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Austintaxi
- Take the bus from Austin to Rochesterbus
- Take the bus from Rochester to Milwaukeebus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
17h 18m$344–568Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Mason City to Austintaxi
- Take the bus from Austin to Rochesterbus
- Take the bus from Rochester to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
18h 33m$310–449
Mason City (MCW) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mason City to St. Louis is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Mason City to St. Louis is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Mason City and St. Louis is 365 miles. The road distance is 418.5 miles.
The best way to get from Mason City to St. Louis without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus and train which takes 14h 57m and costs $410 - $650.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Mason City to St. Louis, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mason City to St. Louis is 419 miles. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Mason City to St. Louis.
There are 549+ hotels available in St. Louis.
What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and St. Louis, MO, USA?
United Airlines flies from Mason City (MCW) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Rochester to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $95–210
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