There are 9 ways to get from Gainesville to Fresno by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
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Fly Gainesville Regional Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane GNV - FAT
11h 22m$152–652Bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Stationbus
2d 13h$409–784Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Fresnobus
2d 15h$690–1,459Drive 2,520.7 mi
- Drive from Gainesville to Fresnocar 2,520.7 mi
41h 16m$460–665Bus to Jacksonville, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane JAX - FAT
11h 57m$182–770Bus to Orlando, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FLbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MCO - FAT
11h 58m$203–608Bus to Tampa, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane TPA - FAT
12h 25m$182–735Fly Gainesville Regional Airport to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane GNV - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Fresno Bus Stationbus
13h 20m$210–784Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Stocktonbus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Fresno Bus Stationbus
4d$1,215–2,578
Gainesville to Fresno by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to Fresno is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $650 and takes 11h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to Fresno is to fly which takes 11h 22m and costs $150 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Gainesville to Fresno station. However, there are services departing from Gainesville and arriving at Fresno Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Gainesville and Fresno is 2230 miles. The road distance is 2535.4 miles.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Fresno without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Gainesville to Fresno, including transfers.
Gainesville to Fresno bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Gainesville station.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Fresno is to fly which takes 11h 22m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $800 and takes 2 days 13h.
Gainesville to Fresno bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Fresno is 3h behind Gainesville. It is currently 6:45 PM in Gainesville and 3:45 PM in Fresno.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Fresno, CA, USA?
American Airlines flies from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gainesville to Fresno Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Atlanta, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tampa to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Stockton to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Stockton to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Los Angeles to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sacramento to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- RedCoach
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