There are 10 ways to get from Gainesville to Poughkeepsie by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), 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.
Bus to Jacksonville, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane JAX - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsietrain
9h 13m$126–548Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to New York City Chinatownbus
- Take the bus from TransCenter to Metro North Stationbus Wpp
27h 37m$122–271Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
23h 53m$175–465Drive 1,062.3 mi
- Drive from Gainesville to Poughkeepsiecar 1,062.3 mi
18h 36m$194–280Bus to Jacksonville, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane JAX - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 17m$148–604Bus to Jacksonville, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane JAX - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 24m$325–563Bus to Jacksonville, fly to Westchester County Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane JAX - HPN
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsietrain
11h 7m$175–768Bus to Orlando, fly to Westchester County Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane MCO - HPN
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsietrain
10h 58m$343–928Bus to Jacksonville, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane JAX - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 55m$407–1,485Bus, train via Atlanta
- Take the bus from Gainesville Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsietrain
31h 29m$146–356
Gainesville to Poughkeepsie by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to Poughkeepsie is to bus which costs $120 - $280 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to Poughkeepsie is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 13m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Gainesville to Poughkeepsie station. However, there are services departing from Gainesville and arriving at Metro North Station via Jacksonville, Centre St/Broome St, Madison Av/E 46 St, N Broadway @ New Main St and TransCenter. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 37m.
The distance between Gainesville and Poughkeepsie is 1002 miles. The road distance is 1068.5 miles.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Poughkeepsie without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 53m and costs $170 - $470.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Gainesville to Poughkeepsie, including transfers.
Gainesville to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Gainesville station.
Gainesville to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gainesville to Poughkeepsie is 1069 miles. It takes approximately 18h 36m to drive from Gainesville to Poughkeepsie.
There are 112+ hotels available in Poughkeepsie.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Poughkeepsie, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Gainesville to Metro North Station via Jacksonville, New York City Chinatown, Centre St/Broome St, Madison Av/E 46 St, S Broadway/New Main St, N Broadway @ New Main St, White Plains Bus Terminal Lane B, and TransCenter in around 27h 37m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Jacksonville to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Jacksonville to Laguardia Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Jacksonville to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Jacksonville to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Jacksonville to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Jacksonville to Westchester County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Orlando to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Jacksonville to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Jacksonville to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Jacksonville to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Jacksonville to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Jacksonville to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Jacksonville to Westchester County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Jacksonville to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Orlando to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Orlando to Westchester County Airport via Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Orlando to Westchester County Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–19
- Peak
- $23–26
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–20
- Peak
- $23–27
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-624-4217
- info@leprechaunlines.com
- Website
- leprechaunlines.com
Bus from TransCenter to Metro North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- leprechaunlines.com
- Newburgh - Beacon Shuttle
- $1
- Newburgh Local
- $2
- White Plains Commuter
- $7–9
- 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
- $22–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $22–140
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gainesville Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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