There are 7 ways to get from Gainesville to San Antonio by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane GNV - SAT
6h 50m$144–654Bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
24h$165–321Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Mobile, AL to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to San Antonio Stationtrain
32h 5m$275–591Drive 1,048.4 mi
- Drive from Gainesville to San Antoniocar 1,048.4 mi
17h 6m$192–277Bus to Orlando, fly
- Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FLbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane MCO - SAT
6h 56m$213–957Bus to Jacksonville, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane JAX - SAT
8h 49m$514–1,324Bus to Tampa, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane TPA - SAT
8h 1m$276–1,341
Gainesville to San Antonio by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to San Antonio is to bus which costs $160 - $330 and takes 24h.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to San Antonio is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Gainesville to San Antonio station. However, there are services departing from Gainesville and arriving at San Antonio Bus Station via Tallahassee and Houston Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h.
The distance between Gainesville and San Antonio is 992 miles. The road distance is 1054.5 miles.
The best way to get from Gainesville to San Antonio without a car is to bus which takes 24h and costs $160 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Gainesville to San Antonio, including transfers.
Gainesville to San Antonio bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Gainesville station.
The best way to get from Gainesville to San Antonio is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $140 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $330 and takes 24h.
Gainesville to San Antonio bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Tallahassee station.
San Antonio is 1h behind Gainesville. It is currently 7:15 PM in Gainesville and 6:15 PM in San Antonio.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and San Antonio, TX, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gainesville to San Antonio Bus Station via Tallahassee and Houston Bus Station in around 24h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to San Antonio International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Jacksonville to San Antonio International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Jacksonville to San Antonio International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jacksonville to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Jacksonville to San Antonio International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Tampa to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to San Antonio International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Jacksonville to San Antonio International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Orlando to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Jacksonville to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Tampa to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Jacksonville to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Tampa to San Antonio International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Mobile, AL to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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 Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Gainesville to San Antonio is 1054 miles. It takes approximately 17h 6m to drive from Gainesville to San Antonio.
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