There are 9 ways to get from Cary to The Villages by plane, shuttle, train, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Orlando (MCO)plane RDU - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
5h 50m$106–350Drive 565 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cary to The Villagescar 565 mi
10h 10m$104–149Train, taxi
- Take the train from Cary to Delandtrain Floridian
- Take the taxi from Deland to The Villagestaxi
13h 44m$292–514Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus FlixBus N2472
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
15h 43m$120–202Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)plane RDU - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to The Villagescar
5h 17m$138–624Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Tampa (TPA)plane RDU - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
7h 12m$140–486Train to Concord, fly to Orlando Sanford, taxi
- Take the train from Cary to Kannapolistrain
- Fly from Concord (USA) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane USA - SFB
- Take the taxi from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to The Villagestaxi
6h 37m$245–475Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)plane CLT - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to The Villagescar
8h 21m$167–731Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cary to Jacksonvilletrain Floridian
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
14h 41m$196–378
Cary to The Villages by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cary to The Villages is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cary to The Villages is to fly and drive which takes 5h 17m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Cary to The Villages. However, there are services departing from Cary Depot and arriving at The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via GoRaleigh Station, Raleigh Bus Station, JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 43m.
The distance between Cary and The Villages is 621 miles. The road distance is 568.3 miles.
The best way to get from Cary to The Villages without a car is to train and taxi which takes 13h 44m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Cary to The Villages, including transfers.
Cary to The Villages bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
Cary to The Villages bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cary to The Villages is 568 miles. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from Cary to The Villages.
There are 225+ hotels available in The Villages.
What companies run services between Cary, NC, USA and The Villages, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Cary Depot to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via Union Station - Bus Platform A, GoRaleigh Station, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 15h 43m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Orlando via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Concord to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cary to Deland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- 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
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $100–150
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- Phone
- +1-386-337-5375
A Better Cab
- Phone
- +1-386-337-5375
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