There are 8 ways to get from Reno to Mason City by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mason City
best- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Mason City (MCW)plane RNO - MCW
9h 59m$156–581Fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane RNO - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Mason Citycar
14h 58m$116–483Bus, drive (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
42h 40m$347–537Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Reno to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi
43h 45m$1,078–1,613Drive 1,672.6 mi
- Drive from Reno to Mason Citycar 1,672.6 mi
26h 18m$286–413Fly to Rochester, drive
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Rochester (RST)plane RNO - RST
- Drive from Rochester-Airport-RST to Mason Citycar
8h 49m$121–498Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane RNO - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Mason Citycar
7h 46m$133–515Fly to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Des Moines (DSM)plane RNO - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi
8h 31m$408–893
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Reno to Mason City is to fly and drive which costs $110 - $490 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Reno to Mason City is to fly and drive which takes 7h 46m and costs $130 - $550.
The distance between Reno and Mason City is 1404 miles. The road distance is 1682.4 miles.
The best way to get from Reno to Mason City without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 43h 45m and costs $1,000 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Reno to Mason City, including transfers.
Mason City is 2h ahead of Reno. It is currently 10:32 AM in Reno and 12:32 PM in Mason City.
Yes, the driving distance between Reno to Mason City is 1682 miles. It takes approximately 26h 18m to drive from Reno to Mason City.
There are 20+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Reno, NV, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Mason City (MCW) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Mason City via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Mason City via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Mason City via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Mason City via Las Vegas, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Rochester via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Reno to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–310
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- 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
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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