There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to Ocala by plane, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)MSP - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to Ocala
7h 52m$165–772Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Ocala
34h 57m$260–572Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
2dDrive 1,444.4 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Ocala1,444.4 mi
24h 17m$264–381Fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Orlando (MCO)MSP - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
7h 33m$282–872Fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Jacksonville (JAX)MSP - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
10h 17mFly to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Tampa (TPA)MSP - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brownwood Hotel & Spa
- Take a shuttle bus from Sleep Inn and Suites Wildwood-The Villages to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
9h 37mFly to Gainesville Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)MSP - GNV
- Take the bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocala
11h 21m$202–1,004Bus, train
- Take the bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Madison
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
2d 3h
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Ocala is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 33m and costs $280 - $900.
The distance between Minnesota and Ocala is 1360 miles. The road distance is 1452.9 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Ocala without a car is to bus which takes 34h 57m and costs $260 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Minnesota to Ocala, including transfers.
Ocala is 1h ahead of Minnesota. It is currently 10:52 AM in Minnesota and 11:52 AM in Ocala.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Ocala is 1453 miles. It takes approximately 24h 17m to drive from Minnesota to Ocala.
There are 188+ hotels available in Ocala.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Ocala via Chicago Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, C.K. Steele Plaza Gate 16, N Monroe Street and John Knox Road, Tallahassee, and Ocala in around 34h 57m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Madison, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Indianapolis, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Nashville, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via St. Louis, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tampa via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.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
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
Shuttle from Sleep Inn and Suites Wildwood-The Villages to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $8–50
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- 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
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