There are 8 ways to get from Buffalo to Ocala by plane, shuttle, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Orlando (MCO)plane BUF - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
7h 5m$204–850Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
32h 1mBus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
36h 56mDrive 1,127.8 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Ocalacar 1,127.8 mi
19h 19m$206–298Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Tampa (TPA)plane BUF - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brownwood Hotel & Spa
- Take a shuttle bus from Sleep Inn and Suites Wildwood-The Villages to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
9h 19mBus to Rochester, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Rochester, NYbus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Orlando (MCO)plane ROC - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
9h 10m$204–545Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane BUF - GNV
- Take the bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocalabus
11h 16m$247–1,422Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Pittsburghbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
37h 15m
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Ocala is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 5m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Buffalo to Ocala. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Cleveland Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 56m.
The distance between Buffalo and Ocala is 1119 miles. The road distance is 1134.4 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Ocala without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Buffalo to Ocala, including transfers.
Buffalo to Ocala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Buffalo station.
Buffalo to Ocala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Ocala is 1134 miles. It takes approximately 19h 19m to drive from Buffalo to Ocala.
There are 179+ hotels available in Ocala.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Buffalo to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Cleveland Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 36h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Rochester to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Rochester to Orlando via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Orlando via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
Shuttle from Sleep Inn and Suites Wildwood-The Villages to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brownwood Hotel & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Rochester, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $21–140
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Buffalo to Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Buffalo to Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–170
- Flexible
- $80–180
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