There are 7 ways to get from Cleveland to Ocala by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train, bus, or car
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Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Orlando (MCO)CLE - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
6h 52m$172–402Bus to Akron, fly to Orlando Sanford, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)CAK - SFB
- Drive from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to Ocala
7h 6m$91–444Bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Jacksonville
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
28h 16mTrain, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to JacksonvilleFloridian
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
32h 11mDrive 979.8 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Ocala979.8 mi
16h 41m$179–259Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Tampa (TPA)CLE - 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 7mBus to Akron, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Orlando (MCO)CAK - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
8h 42m$223–754
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Ocala is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 52m and costs $170 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland station to Ocala. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Bus Station and arriving at Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Washington Union Station, JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 16m.
The distance between Cleveland and Ocala is 1004 miles. The road distance is 985.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Ocala without a car is to bus which takes 28h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Cleveland to Ocala, including transfers.
Cleveland to Ocala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Cleveland Bus Station.
Cleveland to Ocala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Ocala is 986 miles. It takes approximately 16h 41m to drive from Cleveland to Ocala.
There are 187+ hotels available in Ocala.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Washington Union Station, Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 28h 16m.
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Akron to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Akron to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- 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
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com/
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