There are 8 ways to get from Los Angeles to Ocala by plane, taxi, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane LAX - GNV
- Take the taxi from Gainesville-Airport-GNV to Ocalataxi
9h 12m$308–843Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Orlando (MCO)plane SNA - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
11h 43m$272–940Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Ocalabus Houston
2d 4h$687–1,263Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwoodbus
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 7h$427–722Drive 2,395.2 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Ocalacar 2,395.2 mi
38h 38m$438–632Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Orlando (MCO)plane LAX - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
8h 50m$308–933Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane BUR - GNV
- Take the taxi from Gainesville-Airport-GNV to Ocalataxi
9h 10m$327–889Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane LAX - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stopbus
12h 35m$275–924
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Ocala is to fly and bus which costs $270 - $950 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Ocala is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 50m and costs $300 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Ocala. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Ft Worth Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd and Wildwood Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Ocala is 2200 miles. The road distance is 2409.1 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Ocala without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $650 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Los Angeles to Ocala, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Ocala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles to Ocala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Ft Worth Bus Station.
Ocala is 3h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 5:53 AM in Los Angeles and 8:53 AM in Ocala.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Ocala is 2409 miles. It takes approximately 38h 38m to drive from Los Angeles to Ocala.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Ocala, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop via Ft Worth Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Wildwood, and Wildwood Amtrak Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jacksonville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jacksonville via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Jacksonville to Ocala Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 352-237-9900
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Hiton Garden Inn Downtown Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Cabs 24HR
- Phone
- +1 855-374-8484
- Website
- cab24hr.com
Gainesville Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 352-371-1515
- Website
- gainesvillemarooncab.com
Cabs 24HR
- Phone
- +1 855-374-8484
- Website
- cab24hr.com
Gainesville Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 352-371-1515
- Website
- gainesvillemarooncab.com
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