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How to get fromGainesville to Joplinby plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 6 ways to get from Gainesville to Joplin by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Fly to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, shuttle

    best
    1. Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane plane GNV - XNA
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Jane, MO to Joplin, MOshuttle bus
    8h 20m
    $204–796

  2. Fly to Springfield-Branson National Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)plane plane GNV - SGF
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Springfield to Neosho Casey'sshuttle bus
    9h 53m
    $104–462

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kansas City to Joplinbus bus
    27h 10m
    $204–344

  4. Drive  989.8 mi

    1. Drive from Gainesville to Joplincar car 989.8 mi
    17h 56m
    $181–261

  5. Bus via Baton Rouge

    1. Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Fieldbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tallahassee to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Shreveport Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Texarkanabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Texarkana to Joplinbus bus
    29h 19m
    $230–361

  6. Bus via Shreveport

    1. Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Shreveport Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Texarkanabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Texarkana to Joplinbus bus
    29h 40m
    $230–353

Gainesville to Joplin by bus

Calendar11Weekly Buses
Duration27h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$204Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 909.2 mi
  • Duration: 8h 20m

What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Joplin, MO, USA?

You can take a bus from Gainesville to Joplin via Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Kansas City Bus Station, and Kansas City in around 27h 10m.

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