There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Ocala by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gainesville Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane MSN - GNV
- Take the taxi from Gainesville-Airport-GNV to Ocalataxi
8h 4m$252–782Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)plane MSN - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to Ocalacar
8h 35m$145–722Bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
31h 38mBus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
43h 25mDrive 1,183.3 mi
- Drive from Madison to Ocalacar 1,183.3 mi
20h 21m$216–312Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando, shuttle
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Orlando (MCO)plane MSN - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
6h 56m$172–622Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Orlando (MCO)plane MKE - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
8h 15m$221–673Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)plane ORD - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
9h 10m$170–430
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Ocala is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $170 - $430 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 56m and costs $170 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Ocala. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 38m.
The distance between Madison and Ocala is 1063 miles. The road distance is 1190.2 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Ocala without a car is to bus which takes 31h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Madison to Ocala, including transfers.
Madison to Ocala bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
Madison to Ocala bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Ocala is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 3:22 PM in Madison and 4:22 PM in Ocala.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Ocala is 1190 miles. It takes approximately 20h 21m to drive from Madison to Ocala.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 31h 38m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gainesville Regional Airport via Detroit, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gainesville Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gainesville Regional Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Daytona Beach International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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
- Phone
- +1 352-237-9900
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Gainesville Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 352-371-1515
- Website
- gainesvillemarooncab.com
Cabs 24HR
- Phone
- +1 855-374-8484
- Website
- cab24hr.com
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