There are 7 ways to get from Lakeland to Phoenix by bus, plane, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Amtrak Thruway to Tampa, fly
best- Take the bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane TPA - PHX
7h 59mBus via Atlanta
cheapest- Take the bus from Winter Haven Transportation Center to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
2d 4h$220–526Bus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenixbus
38h 33m$421–754Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the train from Houston to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
2d 2h$371–668Drive 2,091.4 mi
- Drive from Lakeland to Phoenixcar 2,091.4 mi
34h 46m$382–552Train to Orlando, fly
- Take the train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MCO - PHX
8h 20m$235–727Amtrak Thruway to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SRQ - PHX
12h
Tampa (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lakeland to Phoenix is to bus via Atlanta which costs $220 - $550 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Lakeland to Phoenix is to train and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $230 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Lakeland to Phoenix station. However, there are services departing from Park & Ride at Rose St. and arriving at Phoenix Bus Station via Winter Haven Transportation Center, Orlando Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Lakeland and Phoenix is 1841 miles. The road distance is 2103.7 miles.
The best way to get from Lakeland to Phoenix without a car is to bus which takes 38h 33m and costs $420 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Lakeland to Phoenix, including transfers.
Lakeland to Phoenix bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Winter Haven Transportation Center station.
Lakeland to Phoenix bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Orlando Bus Station.
Phoenix is 2h behind Lakeland. It is currently 11:22 AM in Lakeland and 9:22 AM in Phoenix.
Yes, the driving distance between Lakeland to Phoenix is 2104 miles. It takes approximately 34h 46m to drive from Lakeland to Phoenix.
What companies run services between Lakeland, FL, USA and Phoenix, AZ, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Lakeland to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix via Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL, Houston, and El Paso in around 38h 33m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tampa to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Phoenix via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Phoenix via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Phoenix via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Phoenix via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Orlando to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Orlando to Phoenix via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Orlando to Phoenix via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Orlando to Phoenix via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Phoenix via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Phoenix via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Phoenix via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lakeland Amtrak Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Lakeland to Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $150–300
Bus from Houston to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- 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 Winter Haven Transportation Center to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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