There are 8 ways to get from Gainesville to Akron by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, 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 Gainesville Regional Airport to Akron
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Akron (CAK)GNV - CAK
7h 15m$92–502Bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to West Salem Bus Station
- Take the bus from West Salem Bus Station to Metro Transit Center Akron Ohio
25h 48m$114–252Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Cleveland
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctr61
34h 7m$119–374Drive 921.8 mi
- Drive from Gainesville to Akron921.8 mi
15h 23m$169–243Fly Gainesville Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)GNV - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
8h 1m$116–642Bus to Orlando, fly to Akron
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Akron (CAK)MCO - CAK
7h 40m$92–472Bus to Jacksonville, fly to Akron
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Akron (CAK)JAX - CAK
7h 31m$127–672Bus to Orlando, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)MCO - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
8h 29m$132–383
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Akron (CAK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to Akron is to bus which costs $110 - $260 and takes 25h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to Akron is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $90 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Gainesville to Akron. However, there are services departing from Gainesville and arriving at Metro Transit Center Akron Ohio via Atlanta Bus Station and West Salem Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 48m.
The distance between Gainesville and Akron is 802 miles. The road distance is 927.1 miles.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Akron without a car is to bus which takes 25h 48m and costs $110 - $260.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Gainesville to Akron, including transfers.
Gainesville to Akron bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Gainesville station.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Akron is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $90 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $260 and takes 25h 48m.
Gainesville to Akron bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gainesville to Akron is 927 miles. It takes approximately 15h 23m to drive from Gainesville to Akron.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
American Airlines flies from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Akron (CAK) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gainesville to Metro Transit Center Akron Ohio via Atlanta Bus Station and West Salem Bus Station in around 25h 48m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Orlando to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Orlando to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Orlando to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Orlando to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Orlando to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Jacksonville to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Orlando to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $100–300
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $150–350
- Business - advance purchase
- $210–850
- Business Class
- $310–800
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to West Salem Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from West Salem Bus Station to Metro Transit Center Akron Ohio
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://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
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $14–60
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 134+ hotels available in Akron.





















