There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Ocala by plane, shuttle, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Orlando (MCO)plane DCA - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
5h 30m$196–722Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Orlando, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Orlando (MCO)plane BWI - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
6h 58m$112–905Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain Silver Meteor / ...
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
17h 40mBus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Jacksonvillebus FlixBus N2472
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
18h 16mDrive 798 mi
- Drive from Washington to Ocalacar 798 mi
13h 30m$146–211Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane DCA - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 16mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Orlando (MCO)plane IAD - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
7h 16m$232–568Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Tampa (TPA)plane DCA - 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
7h 43m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Ocala is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 30m and costs $190 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Ocala. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 16m.
The distance between Washington and Ocala is 855 miles. The road distance is 802.7 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Ocala without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Washington to Ocala, including transfers.
Washington to Ocala bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Ocala bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Ocala is 803 miles. It takes approximately 13h 30m to drive from Washington to Ocala.
There are 148+ hotels available in Ocala.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 18h 16m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Orlando via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
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
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
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