There are 8 ways to get from Manhattan to Cape Canaveral by plane, car, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)plane JFK - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to Cape Canaveralcar
5h 25m$137–638Train, taxi
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Winter Park Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor
- Take the taxi from Winter Park Amtrak Station to Cape Canaveraltaxi
23h 15m$503–916Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Orlando Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2472
- Take the taxi from Ucf Superstop to Cape Canaveraltaxi
25h 56m$305–479Drive 1,094.8 mi
- Drive from Manhattan to Cape Canaveralcar 1,094.8 mi
18h 35m$200–289Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Orlando Sanford, drive
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Lehigh Valley International Airport Trans Bridge Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane ABE - SFB
- Drive from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to Cape Canaveralcar
7h 40m$165–514Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Orlando, line 8 bus, line 4 bus
- Take the bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Laguardia Rd/94 Stbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Orlando (MCO)plane LGA - MCO
- Take the bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa Eastbus
- Take the bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hutbus
8h 25m$204–618Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Orlando, line 8 bus, line 4 bus
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Orlando (MCO)plane JFK - MCO
- Take the bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa Eastbus
- Take the bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hutbus
8h 26m$455–1,279Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Orlando, line 8 bus, line 4 bus
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Orlando (MCO)plane EWR - MCO
- Take the bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa Eastbus
- Take the bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hutbus
8h 31m$221–938
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to Cape Canaveral is to drive which costs $200 - $290 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Manhattan to Cape Canaveral is to fly and drive which takes 5h 25m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Manhattan and Cape Canaveral is 988 miles. The road distance is 1101.2 miles.
The best way to get from Manhattan to Cape Canaveral without a car is to train and taxi which takes 23h 15m and costs $500 - $950.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Manhattan to Cape Canaveral, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Manhattan to Cape Canaveral is 1101 miles. It takes approximately 18h 35m to drive from Manhattan to Cape Canaveral.
There are 525+ hotels available in Cape Canaveral.
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and Cape Canaveral, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Manhattan to Cape Canaveral. However, you can take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), then drive to Cape Canaveral. Alternatively, you can take the train to Winter Park Amtrak Station then take the taxi to Cape Canaveral.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Orlando via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Orlando via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Orlando via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Winter Park Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $5–9
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- [email protected]
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Lehigh Valley International Airport Trans Bridge Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- https://transbridgelines.com
- Schedules at
- https://transbridgelines.com/schedules-stops/schedules
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Laguardia Rd/94 St
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
- Phone
- +1 321-633-1878
- Website
- 321transit.com
Bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa East
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://321transit.com/
Bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hut
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://321transit.com/
Bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa East
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://321transit.com/
Bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hut
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://321transit.com/
Bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa East
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://321transit.com/
Bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hut
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://321transit.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Diamond Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 407-523-3333
- Website
- diamondcabco.com
Orlando Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 407-575-7757
- Website
- myorlandocab.com
Yellow Meter Taxicab
- Phone
- (407) 422-2222
- Website
- yellowmetertaxicab.com
Diamond Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 407-523-3333
- Website
- diamondcabco.com
Orlando Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 407-575-7757
- Website
- myorlandocab.com
Yellow Meter Taxicab
- Phone
- (407) 422-2222
- Website
- yellowmetertaxicab.com
24Seven Taxi
- Phone
- (321) 247 8294
- Website
- 24seven-taxi.com
Orlando Taxi 24
- Phone
- (407) 529-4848
Quick Cab
- Phone
- (407) 447-1444
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