There are 9 ways to get from Charlotte to The Villages by plane, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), shuttle, taxi, bus, or train
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Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
best- 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
4h 37m$109–620Drive 496.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Charlotte to The Villagescar 496.1 mi
8h 41m$91–131Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus FlixBus 2433
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
12h 41m$102–183Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Orlando (MCO)plane CLT - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
5h 14m$137–397Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Tampa (TPA)plane CLT - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
6h 28m$132–532Fly Concord to Orlando Sanford, taxi
- Fly from Concord (USA) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane USA - SFB
- Take the taxi from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to The Villagestaxi
4h 25m$182–362Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane CLT - GNV
- Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Ocala, FLbus
6h 57m$135–496Bus via Savannah
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Savannahbus
- Take the bus from Savannah Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus
13h 23mBus, train
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Charleston Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus
16h 8m$166–321
Charlotte to The Villages by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to The Villages is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to The Villages is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 25m and costs $180 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte station to The Villages. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Bus Station and arriving at The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 41m.
The distance between Charlotte and The Villages is 496 miles. The road distance is 499 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to The Villages without a car is to bus which takes 12h 41m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Charlotte to The Villages, including transfers.
Charlotte to The Villages bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
Charlotte to The Villages bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlotte to The Villages is 499 miles. It takes approximately 8h 41m to drive from Charlotte to The Villages.
There are 249+ hotels available in The Villages.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and The Villages, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 12h 41m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Concord to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Savannah Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Savannah Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Charleston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Ocala, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Charlotte to Savannah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Savannah Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Savannah Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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