There are 7 ways to get from Mason City to Washington 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MCW - DCA
4h 40m$153–727Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Mason City to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CID - DCA
5h$146–688Drive, bus (Greyhound)
- Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
27h 30m$161–317Drive, 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 Washington Union Stationtrain
28h 34m$271–577Drive 1,024.6 mi
- Drive from Mason City to Washingtoncar 1,024.6 mi
19h 7m$187–271Taxi, shuttle, bus, train via Madison
- 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 Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
30h 51m$422–786Taxi, 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 Rockville Amtraktrain
31h 25m$522–1,001
Mason City (MCW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mason City to Washington is to drive and bus which costs $160 - $320 and takes 27h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Mason City to Washington is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $150 - $750.
The distance between Mason City and Washington is 911 miles. The road distance is 1030.6 miles.
The best way to get from Mason City to Washington without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus and train via Madison which takes 30h 51m and costs $420 - $800.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Mason City to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 1h ahead of Mason City. It is currently 10:57 AM in Mason City and 11:57 AM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Mason City to Washington is 1031 miles. It takes approximately 19h 7m to drive from Mason City to Washington.
There are 1619+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
United Airlines flies from Mason City (MCW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mason City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- 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 Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- 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 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
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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rochester to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Rochester to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $28–40
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $26–60
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $120–210
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