There are 11 ways to get from Poughkeepsie to Gainesville by train, plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Jacksonville, bus
best- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane LGA - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
9h 58m$162–755Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Jacksonville, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane JFK - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
10h 19m$129–516Train, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
24h 47m$551–931Bus
- Take the bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Broadway & Murray Stbus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
26h 57m$188–317Drive 1,064.4 mi
- Drive from Poughkeepsie to Gainesvillecar 1,064.4 mi
18h 39m$195–281Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane EWR - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
9h 49m$173–660Train to Westchester County Airport, fly to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane HPN - GNV
11h 7m$191–897Train to Westchester County Airport, fly to Orlando, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Orlando (MCO)plane HPN - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
11h 40m$240–1,037Train, bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Orlando Sanford, drive
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Lehigh Valley Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane ABE - SFB
- Drive from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to Gainesvillecar
10h 52m$197–567Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Savannah, train, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Savannah (SAV)plane LGA - SAV
- Take the train from Savannah Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
12h 50m$322–1,185Train, bus via Atlanta
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville Bus Stopbus
31h$239–369
Poughkeepsie to Gainesville by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Gainesville is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Gainesville is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 49m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Poughkeepsie station to Gainesville. However, there are services departing from Beacon Station and arriving at Gainesville via Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center, Warren St/Church St, New York City Chinatown and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 57m.
The distance between Poughkeepsie and Gainesville is 1002 miles. The road distance is 1070.6 miles.
The best way to get from Poughkeepsie to Gainesville without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 47m and costs $550 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Poughkeepsie to Gainesville, including transfers.
Poughkeepsie to Gainesville bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, depart from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center station.
Poughkeepsie to Gainesville bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, arrive at Broadway & Murray St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poughkeepsie to Gainesville is 1071 miles. It takes approximately 18h 39m to drive from Poughkeepsie to Gainesville.
There are 276+ hotels available in Gainesville.
What companies run services between Poughkeepsie, NY, USA and Gainesville, FL, USA?
You can take a train from Poughkeepsie to Gainesville via Beacon, Beacon Station, Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center, Broadway & Murray St, Warren St/Church St, East Broadway/Pike St, New York City Chinatown, and Jacksonville in around 26h 57m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Savannah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Savannah via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Jacksonville via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Jacksonville via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Orlando via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Orlando via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Savannah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Savannah via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Savannah via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Jacksonville via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Jacksonville via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Savannah via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
Train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $19–22
- Peak
- $26–29
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
Train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $19–22
- Peak
- $26–29
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
Train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $19–22
- Peak
- $26–29
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Savannah Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Broadway & Murray St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $16–35
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- RedCoach
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- webmaster@transbridgelines.com
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from New York, NY to Lehigh Valley Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–75
- Schedules at
- transbridgelines.com
- Adult
- $70–75
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Greyhound
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