There are 8 ways to get from Calgary to Clear Lake by plane, bus, car, train, 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 to Mason City
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Mason City (MCW)plane YYC - MCW
11h 47m$133–541Fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane YYC - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Clear Lakecar
13h 16m$124–513Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Lethbridge - University Transit Loopbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Clear Lake Jct.bus
31h 6mDrive 1,316.8 mi
- Drive from Calgary to Clear Lakecar 1,316.8 mi
22h 53m$302–436Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane YYC - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mason Citybus
8h 58m$183–896Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane YYC - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Clear Lakecar
10h 1m$125–496Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane YYC - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Clear Lakecar
12h 27m$132–538Fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Des Moines (DSM)plane YYC - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Clear Lake Jct.bus
11h 22m$220–707
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Clear Lake is to fly and drive which costs $120 - $500 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Clear Lake is to fly and bus which takes 8h 58m and costs $180 - $900.
The distance between Calgary and Clear Lake is 1131 miles. The road distance is 1324.5 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Calgary to Clear Lake, including transfers.
Clear Lake is 1h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 3:33 PM in Calgary and 4:33 PM in Clear Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Calgary to Clear Lake is 1325 miles. It takes approximately 22h 53m to drive from Calgary to Clear Lake.
There are 15+ hotels available in Clear Lake.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Clear Lake, IA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Air Canada fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Mason City (MCW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Mason City via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Mason City via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Mason City via Vancouver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Lethbridge - University Transit Loop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Clear Lake Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–60
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–55
Bus from Ames to Clear Lake Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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