There are 10 ways to get from Albuquerque to Gainesville by plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak, Flixbus), train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Gainesville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane ABQ - GNV
8h 11m$142–653Bus via Carbondale
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesvillebus
39h 25m$324–491Train, bus via Kansas City
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesvillebus
43h 24m$785–1,230Drive 1,618.9 mi
- Drive from Albuquerque to Gainesvillecar 1,618.9 mi
26h 59m$268–387Fly to Orlando, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Orlando (MCO)plane ABQ - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
8h 33m$191–793Fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane ABQ - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
10h 41m$181–821Fly to Valdosta, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Valdosta (VLD)plane ABQ - VLD
- Take the bus from Valdosta to Gainesvillebus
10h 37m$170–693Fly to Tampa, bus
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Tampa (TPA)plane ABQ - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Gainesvillebus
12h 8m$202–853Bus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesvillebus
39h 50m$329–508Train, bus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
2d 16h$1,608–2,560
Albuquerque to Gainesville by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Albuquerque to Gainesville is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 26h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Albuquerque to Gainesville is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Albuquerque station to Gainesville. However, there are services departing from Albuquerque Bus Station and arriving at Gainesville via St. Louis, Carbondale Intermodal Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 25m.
The distance between Albuquerque and Gainesville is 1485 miles. The road distance is 1628.4 miles.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Gainesville without a car is to bus via Carbondale which takes 39h 25m and costs $320 - $500.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Albuquerque to Gainesville, including transfers.
Albuquerque to Gainesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Albuquerque Bus Station.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Gainesville is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $140 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Carbondale, which costs $320 - $500 and takes 39h 25m.
Albuquerque to Gainesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Gainesville is 2h ahead of Albuquerque. It is currently 6:17 AM in Albuquerque and 8:17 AM in Gainesville.
What companies run services between Albuquerque, NM, USA and Gainesville, FL, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Gainesville via St Louis Bus Station, St. Louis, Carbondale Intermodal Station, and Atlanta Bus Station in around 39h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Valdosta via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Orlando via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Jacksonville via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Valdosta to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- RedCoach
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