There are 10 ways to get from Dallas to Cedar Key by plane, car, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)DFW - GNV
- Drive from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Cedar Key
5h 52m$83–390Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Take the bus from Houston to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Drive from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Cedar Key
21h 11m$172–359Drive 975.5 mi
- Drive from Dallas to Cedar Key975.5 mi
16h 36m$178–258Fly Dallas to Tampa, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Tampa (TPA)DAL - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brooksville Wawa
- Drive from Brooksville Wawa to Cedar Key
7h 24m$133–486Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Tampa (TPA)DFW - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brooksville Wawa
- Drive from Brooksville Wawa to Cedar Key
8h 11m$147–306Fly Dallas to Jacksonville, bus, drive
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Jacksonville (JAX)DAL - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Drive from Gainesville to Cedar Key
8h 56m$140–642Fly Dallas to Orlando, bus, drive
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Orlando (MCO)DAL - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando RedCoach Station to Ocala
- Drive from Ocala to Cedar Key
7h 59m$102–469Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tallahassee, bus, taxi
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Tallahassee (TLH)DFW - TLH
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
8h 24m$215–556Bus, taxi via Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
22h 20m$284–408Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
24h 38m$232–406
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dallas to Cedar Key is to fly and drive which costs $80 - $390 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Dallas to Cedar Key is to fly and drive which takes 5h 52m and costs $80 - $390.
The distance between Dallas and Cedar Key is 988 miles. The road distance is 981.2 miles.
The best way to get from Dallas to Cedar Key without a car is to bus and taxi via Tallahassee which takes 22h 20m and costs $280 - $410.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Dallas to Cedar Key, including transfers.
Cedar Key is 1h ahead of Dallas. It is currently 3:30 PM in Dallas and 4:30 PM in Cedar Key.
Yes, the driving distance between Dallas to Cedar Key is 981 miles. It takes approximately 16h 36m to drive from Dallas to Cedar Key.
There are 119+ hotels available in Cedar Key.
What companies run services between Dallas, TX, USA and Cedar Key, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dallas to Cedar Key. However, you can take the train to Centreport Station, walk to CentrePort Station, take the bus to Terminal D Upper Level, walk to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) airport, fly to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), then drive to Cedar Key. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dallas Bus Station to Cedar Key via Downtown Houston, Pierce St @ Smith St, Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor Transit Center, Lockwood Dr @ Lyons Ave, Lockwood Dr @ Harvey Wilson Dr, Houston, and Circle K - Gainesville, FL in around 21h 11m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tallahassee via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $130–280
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brooksville Wawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–45
- call in
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Orlando RedCoach Station to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $10–55
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Chiefland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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