There are 9 ways to get from Portland to Mason City by plane, bus, train, shuttle, taxi, 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 Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mason City (MCW)PDX - MCW
9h 10m$204–829Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)PDX - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Mason City
11h 56m$186–823Bus, train, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Spokane Station
- Take the train from Spokane to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Rochester
- Take a shuttle bus from Rochester Sinclair to Sinclair - Austin, MN
- Take the taxi from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Mason City
42h 50m$396–769Drive 1,742.9 mi
- Drive from Portland to Mason City1,742.9 mi
27h 57m$319–460Fly to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Des Moines (DSM)PDX - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason City
8h 32m$568–1,733Fly to Rochester, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rochester (RST)PDX - RST
- Take the taxi from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Mason City
10h 45m$318–953Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)PDX - 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
10h 39m$332–1,143Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)PDX - CID
- Take the bus from Cedar Rapids Airport to Waterloo
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason City
11h 48m$195–780Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Portland to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Rochester
- Take a shuttle bus from Rochester Sinclair to Sinclair - Austin, MN
- Take the taxi from Sinclair - Austin, MN to Mason City
43h 10m$331–1,723
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Mason City is to drive which costs $310 - $460 and takes 27h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Mason City is to fly and shuttle and taxi which takes 8h 32m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between Portland and Mason City is 1473 miles. The road distance is 1753.1 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Mason City without a car is to bus and train and shuttle and taxi which takes 42h 50m and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Portland to Mason City, including transfers.
Mason City is 2h ahead of Portland. It is currently 10:40 AM in Portland and 12:40 PM in Mason City.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Mason City is 1753 miles. It takes approximately 27h 57m to drive from Portland to Mason City.
There are 19+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mason City (MCW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Spokane, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Spokane to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (888) 736-9190
- customerservice@landtoair.net
- Website
- landtoairexpress.com
Shuttle from Rochester Sinclair to Sinclair - Austin, MN
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Schedules at
- landtoairexpress.com
- Adult
- $6–40
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
- +1 320.253.2226
- 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 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
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
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $95–210
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