There are 7 ways to get from Arlington to Lakeland by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), car, bus, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dallas to Orlando, train
best- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Orlando (MCO)plane DAL - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 2m$213–590Drive 1,096.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Arlington to Lakelandcar 1,096.1 mi
19h 5m$200–289Bus via Houston
- Take the bus from Arlington to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwoodbus
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakelandbus
25h 31m$204–291Fly Dallas to Tampa, bus
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Tampa (TPA)plane DAL - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
9h 15m$207–594Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando, train
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Orlando (MCO)plane DFW - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 9m$290–787Shuttle to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, fly to Tampa, line 30 bus, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from AT&T Stadium to SpringHill Suites Dallas Downtown
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Tampa (TPA)plane DFW - TPA
- Take the bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Marion Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
- Take the bus from Polk County Courthouse to Bartow Rd. & E. Lime St.bus
10h 24m$244–561Bus
- Take the bus from Arlington to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwoodbus
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakelandbus
26h 44m$205–307
Dallas (DAL) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arlington to Lakeland is to bus via Houston which costs $200 - $300 and takes 25h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Arlington to Lakeland is to fly and train which takes 8h 2m and costs $210 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Arlington to Lakeland. However, there are services departing from Arlington and arriving at Lakeland via St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd and Wildwood Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 31m.
The distance between Arlington and Lakeland is 1065 miles. The road distance is 1102.5 miles.
The best way to get from Arlington to Lakeland without a car is to bus via Houston which takes 25h 31m and costs $200 - $300.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Arlington to Lakeland, including transfers.
Arlington to Lakeland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Arlington station.
Arlington to Lakeland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Downtown Houston station.
Lakeland is 1h ahead of Arlington. It is currently 2:06 AM in Arlington and 3:06 AM in Lakeland.
Yes, the driving distance between Arlington to Lakeland is 1102 miles. It takes approximately 19h 5m to drive from Arlington to Lakeland.
What companies run services between Arlington, TX, USA and Lakeland, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Arlington to Lakeland via Downtown Houston, St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St, Louisiana St @ Capitol St, Theater District Rusk EB, Magnolia Park Transit Center EB, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Wildwood, and Wildwood Amtrak Station in around 25h 31m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Dallas to Orlando via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Dallas to Orlando via Sarasota/Bradenton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Dallas to Orlando via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Dallas to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Arlington to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakeland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakeland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Arlington to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- (682) 716-9982
- [email protected]
- Website
- Game Time Transportation
Shuttle from AT&T Stadium to SpringHill Suites Dallas Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- Game Time Transportation
- Phone
- +1 813-254-4278
- Website
- HART
Bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Marion Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- HART
- Phone
- (863) 733-4222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citrus Connection
Bus from Polk County Courthouse to Bartow Rd. & E. Lime St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Citrus Connection
- Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Students
- $2
- Adults
- $2
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