There are 5 ways to get from Summerville to Gainesville by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Jacksonvilletrain Silver Meteor
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus FlixBus 2431
9h 21m$144–243Drive 295.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Summerville to Gainesvillecar 295.2 mi
5h 21m$54–78Fly to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane CHS - GNV
5h 45m$151–520Fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane CHS - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
8h 10m$165–597Fly to Orlando, bus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Orlando (MCO)plane CHS - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
5h 37m$185–410
Summerville to Gainesville by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Summerville to Gainesville is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Summerville to Gainesville is to drive which takes 5h 21m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Summerville and Gainesville is 343 miles. The road distance is 296.9 miles.
The best way to get from Summerville to Gainesville without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 21m and costs $140 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Summerville to Gainesville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Summerville to Gainesville is 297 miles. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Summerville to Gainesville.
There are 276+ hotels available in Gainesville.
What companies run services between Summerville, Dorchester County, SC, USA and Gainesville, FL, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Jacksonville via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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 Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- 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
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