There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Ocala by plane, taxi, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Gainesville Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane MEL - GNV
- Take the taxi from Gainesville-Airport-GNV to Ocalataxi
25h 43m$652–2,092Fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Orlando (MCO)plane MEL - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
24h 32m$782–1,882Fly to Tallahassee, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tallahassee (TLH)plane MEL - TLH
- Take the bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FLbus
28h 29m$911–3,125Fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane MEL - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
28h 27mFly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane MEL - SRQ
- Take the bus from Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station to Ocalabus
30h 43m$782–2,816Fly to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tampa (TPA)plane MEL - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brownwood Hotel & Spa
- Take a shuttle bus from Brownwood Hotel & Spa to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
29h 28m$1,167–3,002Fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane MEL - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Whataburger - Defuniak Springstaxi
- Take the bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FLbus
31h 7m$701–2,140
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which costs $750 - $1,900 and takes 24h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 24h 32m and costs $750 - $1,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Ocala is 9812 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 43m to get from Melbourne to Ocala, including transfers.
Ocala is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:06 AM in Melbourne and 12:06 PM in Ocala.
There are 186+ hotels available in Ocala.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Ocala, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Ocala. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), then take the taxi to Ocala. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Orlando (MCO), walk to Orlando Airport, then take the shuttle to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jacksonville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via San Francisco, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via San Francisco, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jacksonville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jacksonville via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
- 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
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
Bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $65–180
- 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
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $23–140
- 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
Shuttle from Brownwood Hotel & Spa to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–45
- call in
- $40–50
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $110–180
Gainesville Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 352-371-1515
- Website
- gainesvillemarooncab.com
Cabs 24HR
- Phone
- +1 855-374-8484
- Website
- cab24hr.com
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
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