There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia International Airport to Mason City
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Mason City (MCW)plane PHL - MCW
7h 36m$136–632Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane PHL - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Mason Citycar
8h 1m$116–574Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
30h 32m$218–324Train, bus, drive via Washington
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
31h 42m$518–1,398Drive 1,104.7 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Mason Citycar 1,104.7 mi
19h 15m$202–292Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester, drive
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Rochester (RST)plane PHL - RST
- Drive from Rochester-Airport-RST to Mason Citycar
7h 54m$127–626Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Mason City
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Mason City (MCW)plane ABE - MCW
12h 13m$140–512Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PHL - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Forest City
- Take the taxi from Forest City to Mason Citytaxi
8h 2m$418–1,034Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus
- Drive from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Mason Citycar
37h 51m$655–1,001
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Mason City is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Mason City is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Philadelphia and Mason City is 983 miles. The road distance is 1111.1 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Philadelphia to Mason City, including transfers.
Mason City is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 07:26 in Philadelphia and 06:26 in Mason City.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Mason City is 1111 miles. It takes approximately 19h 15m to drive from Philadelphia to Mason City.
There are 19+ hotels available in Mason City.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Mason City, IA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Mason City (MCW) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Harrisburg, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Pittsburgh, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Cleveland, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mason City via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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