There are 12 ways to get from Dallas to Ocala by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, bus (Amtrak), or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dallas to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Orlando (MCO)DAL - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
6h 53m$151–456Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Orlando (MCO)DFW - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
7h 49m$143–383Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Downtown HoustonFlixBus 2240 / ...
- Take the bus from Houston to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FLHouston
20h 40m$183–369Drive 1,007.9 mi
- Drive from Dallas to Ocala1,007.9 mi
16h 28m$184–266Fly Dallas to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Jacksonville (JAX)DAL - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
9h 42mFly Dallas to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Tampa (TPA)DAL - 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
8h 48mFly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Jacksonville (JAX)DFW - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
10h 37mFly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Tampa (TPA)DFW - 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 46mFly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)DFW - GNV
- Take the bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocala
- Take a shuttle bus from Sleep Inn to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
9h 45mBus via Wildwood
- Take the bus from 593 S Lamar St Dallas to Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
24h 16mBus via Wildwood #2
- Take the bus from Dallas to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
25h 32mBus via Wildwood #3
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
25h 33m
Dallas (DAL) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dallas to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which costs $140 - $390 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Dallas to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 53m and costs $150 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Dallas to Ocala. However, there are services departing from Houston @ Main - S - Ns and arriving at Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Dallas, S Wayside Dr @ Telephone Rd, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd and Wildwood Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 32m.
The distance between Dallas and Ocala is 1074 miles. The road distance is 1013.7 miles.
The best way to get from Dallas to Ocala without a car is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs $180 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Dallas to Ocala, including transfers.
Dallas to Ocala bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Dallas station.
Dallas to Ocala bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Houston - Telephone Rd station.
Ocala is 1h ahead of Dallas. It is currently 4:38 PM in Dallas and 5:38 PM in Ocala.
Yes, the driving distance between Dallas to Ocala is 1014 miles. It takes approximately 16h 28m to drive from Dallas to Ocala.
What companies run services between Dallas, TX, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Ocala via Downtown Houston, Pierce St @ Smith St, Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor Transit Center, Lockwood Dr @ Lyons Ave, Lockwood Dr @ Harvey Wilson Dr, Houston, and Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FL in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Dallas to Orlando via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
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 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Jacksonville via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–310
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
Shuttle from Sleep Inn to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $140–280
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
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- 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
- +1 877 733 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
- $8–50
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $8–50
Bus from 593 S Lamar St Dallas to Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $25–80
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- 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 Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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