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LIVING
HERE

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

Air
The Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) offers commercial Rail
flights through Air Choice One to Chicago O’Hare (ORD), The region is served by two Class I railroads: Union Pacific
Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP), and St. Louis (STL). North Iowa and Canadian Pacific (DM&E), one short-line railroad (Iowa
Air Service offers accommodations for private flights. Traction), and the Manly Terminal rail intermodal.

Automotive Taxicab
Ideally located on Interstate 35, Mason City and Clear Lake are Express Taxi Services is locally owned and operated, traveling
midway between Des Moines and Minneapolis. Mason City is in a 130 miles radius of Mason City. Contact 641.423.4167 for
bordered to the south by the Avenue of the Saints (US 18/IA a ride.
27), which links St. Paul to St. Louis.

In addition, Mason City is centrally-located in the Midwest, Transit
within easy driving distance to major markets such as Chicago, Mason City Public Transit is open to the general public,
St. Louis, Kansas City, and Minneapolis. The “North Iowa including those with disabilities. Buses operate from
Corridor” is the hub of our centrally-located transportation 6:30AM-5:30PM, Monday-Friday. For route information, call
network. Interstate 35 splits the region, the four-lane divided 641.421.3600 or visit www.masoncity.net.
Avenue of the Saints (US 18/IA 27) borders Mason City to the
south, and Interstates 80 and 90 are both close by.

Bus
Long distance bus services are available from the Mason
City Municipal Airport to Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Des
Moines.

North Iowa Bus Company operates charter bus services out of
Mason City. Call 641.424.2600 for more information.

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