There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Gainesville by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Gainesville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane MEL - GNV
23h 30m$572–1,922Fly to Tallahassee, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tallahassee (TLH)plane MEL - TLH
- Take the bus from Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
27h 20m$774–2,593Fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane MEL - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
25h 51m$881–2,839Fly to Orlando, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Orlando (MCO)plane MEL - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
26h 33m$1,051–1,762Fly to Tampa, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tampa (TPA)plane MEL - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Gainesvillebus
27h 34m$652–2,272Fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane MEL - SRQ
- Take the bus from Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
33h 18m$617–1,989Fly to Savannah, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Savannah (SAV)plane MEL - SAV
- Take the train from Savannah Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
31h 35m$1,051–3,419
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Gainesville is to fly which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Gainesville is to fly which takes 23h 30m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Gainesville is 9778 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 30m to get from Melbourne to Gainesville, including transfers.
Gainesville is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:19 AM in Melbourne and 12:19 PM in Gainesville.
There are 271+ hotels available in Gainesville.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Gainesville, FL, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jacksonville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Savannah via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via San Francisco, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Savannah via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tallahassee via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jacksonville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Savannah via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Savannah via Los Angeles, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Savannah Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- RedCoach
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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