There are 8 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Ocala by bus, car, plane, taxi, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Baton Rouge to Ocalabus Houston
11h 15m$138–186Drive 621.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Baton Rouge to Ocalacar 621.6 mi
10h 3m$114–164Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane BTR - GNV
- Take the taxi from Gainesville-Airport-GNV to Ocalataxi
8h 25m$218–574Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Mobile to Ocalabus
13h 28m$134–242Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)plane BTR - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to Ocalacar
9h 11m$127–581Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Gainesville Regional Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane MSY - GNV
- Take the taxi from Gainesville-Airport-GNV to Ocalataxi
8h 27m$237–669Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Orlando, shuttle
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Orlando (MCO)plane BTR - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
9h 1m$146–440Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Orlando (MCO)plane MSY - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
7h 59m$157–499
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Ocala is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Ocala is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 59m and costs $150 - $500.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Ocala is 692 miles. The road distance is 625.3 miles.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Ocala without a car is to bus which takes 11h 15m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Baton Rouge to Ocala, including transfers.
Ocala is 1h ahead of Baton Rouge. It is currently 11:54 AM in Baton Rouge and 12:54 PM in Ocala.
Yes, the driving distance between Baton Rouge to Ocala is 625 miles. It takes approximately 10h 3m to drive from Baton Rouge to Ocala.
There are 191+ hotels available in Ocala.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
Omnibus Express operates a bus from Baton Rouge to Ocala once daily. Tickets cost $100–140 and the journey takes 10h 57m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Orlando via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Orlando via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Baton Rouge to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Mobile to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 352-237-9900
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Gainesville Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 352-371-1515
- Website
- gainesvillemarooncab.com
Cabs 24HR
- Phone
- +1 855-374-8484
- Website
- cab24hr.com
Gainesville Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 352-371-1515
- Website
- gainesvillemarooncab.com
Cabs 24HR
- Phone
- +1 855-374-8484
- Website
- cab24hr.com
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