There are 10 ways to get from Albuquerque to Mason City by plane, bus, shuttle, taxi, 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 to Mason City
best- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Mason City (MCW)ABQ - MCW
10h 37m$141–627Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)ABQ - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Mason City
10h 6m$133–621Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Albuquerque, NM to Denver
- Take the bus from Denver to Des Moines
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason City
26h 9m$502–776Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas City
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason City
28h 29m$173–496Drive 1,093.4 mi
- Drive from Albuquerque to Mason City1,093.4 mi
19h 18m$200–289Fly to Rochester, taxi
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Rochester (RST)ABQ - RST
- Take the taxi from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Mason City
12h 28m$275–751Fly to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Des Moines (DSM)ABQ - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason City
9h 3m$475–1,331Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)ABQ - CID
- Take the bus from Cedar Rapids Airport to Waterloo
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason City
11h 2m$142–578Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)ABQ - MSP
- Take a shuttle bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1 to Mankato
- Take a shuttle bus from Mankato, MN to Love's - Albert Lea, MN
- Take the taxi from Love's - Albert Lea, MN to Mason City
9h 51m$269–941Bus, drive
- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Denver
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason City
27h 45m$198–346
Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albuquerque to Mason City is to drive which costs $200 - $290 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Albuquerque to Mason City is to fly and shuttle and taxi which takes 9h 3m and costs $470 - $1,400.
The distance between Albuquerque and Mason City is 922 miles. The road distance is 1099.8 miles.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Mason City without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 26h 9m and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Albuquerque to Mason City, including transfers.
Mason City is 1h ahead of Albuquerque. It is currently 5:41 PM in Albuquerque and 6:41 PM in Mason City.
Yes, the driving distance between Albuquerque to Mason City is 1100 miles. It takes approximately 19h 18m to drive from Albuquerque to Mason City.
There are 18+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Albuquerque, NM, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Mason City (MCW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Mason City via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Mason City via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Mason City via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Mason City via Austin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Rochester via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Rochester via Denver, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Albuquerque, NM to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $60–90
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $110–160
- Flexible Fares
- $150–230
Bus from Cedar Rapids Airport to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $27–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–310
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (888) 736-9190
- customerservice@landtoair.net
- Website
- landtoairexpress.com
Shuttle from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport Term 1 to Mankato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $11–40
Shuttle from Mankato, MN to Love's - Albert Lea, MN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $8–40
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $95–210
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