There are 7 ways to get from Normal to Merritt Island by plane, car, bus, shuttle, train, or taxi
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Fly to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)plane BMI - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to Merritt Islandcar
9h 54m$102–508Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Cocoa Beach, FL - Pilot Gas
27h 8m$229–413Train, taxi
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Winter Park Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Winter Park Amtrak Station to Merritt Islandtaxi
42h 19m$374–811Drive 1,079 mi
- Drive from Normal to Merritt Islandcar 1,079 mi
19h 50m$197–285Fly to Orlando
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Orlando (MCO)plane BMI - MCO
7h 50m$171–496Fly to Orlando Sanford, taxi
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane BMI - SFB
- Take the taxi from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to Merritt Islandtaxi
4h 54m$211–581Fly to Melbourne International Airport
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Melbourne International Airport (MLB)plane BMI - MLB
10h 29m$115–475
Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Normal to Merritt Island is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Normal to Merritt Island is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 54m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Normal and Merritt Island is 972 miles. The road distance is 1085.3 miles.
The best way to get from Normal to Merritt Island without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 27h 8m and costs $220 - $420.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Normal to Merritt Island, including transfers.
Merritt Island is 1h ahead of Normal. It is currently 9:33 AM in Normal and 10:33 AM in Merritt Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Normal to Merritt Island is 1085 miles. It takes approximately 19h 50m to drive from Normal to Merritt Island.
There are 348+ hotels available in Merritt Island.
What companies run services between Normal, IL, USA and Merritt Island, FL, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Orlando (MCO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Melbourne International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Orlando via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Winter Park Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- 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 Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $28–140
- Phone
- +1 772-343-0217
- Website
- smartshuttleline.com
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Cocoa Beach, FL - Pilot Gas
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- smartshuttleline.com
- one passenger
- $45–55
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Orlando Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 407-575-7757
- Website
- myorlandocab.com
Diamond Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 407-523-3333
- Website
- diamondcabco.com
A Better Cab
- Phone
- +1-386-337-5375
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