There are 9 ways to get from Texas to Lakeland by plane, train, bus (Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Orlando, train
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Orlando (MCO)plane HOU - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 41m$499–987Fly Dallas to Tampa, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Tampa (TPA)plane DAL - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
8h 40m$107–494Bus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwoodbus Houston
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakelandbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
20h 25m$163–226Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 2h$592–1,322Drive 957.2 mi
- Drive from Houston to Lakelandcar 957.2 mi
16h 37m$175–253Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Tampa (TPA)plane AUS - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
8h 43m$192–820Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Tampa, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Tampa (TPA)plane HOU - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
8h 53m$144–721Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tampa, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Tampa (TPA)plane IAH - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
9h 3m$444–672Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa, line 30 bus, bus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Tampa (TPA)plane DFW - TPA
- Take the bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Marion Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
- Take the bus from Polk County Courthouse to Bartow Rd. & E. Lime St.bus
9h 42m$144–461
Texas to Lakeland by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Texas to Lakeland is to bus which costs $160 - $230 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Texas to Lakeland is to fly and train which takes 7h 41m and costs $490 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Texas to Lakeland. However, there are services departing from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd and arriving at Lakeland via Wildwood Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Texas to Lakeland station. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Lakeland Amtrak Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Greensboro and Cary. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Texas and Lakeland is 924 miles. The road distance is 962.8 miles.
The best way to get from Texas to Lakeland without a car is to bus which takes 20h 25m and costs $160 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Texas to Lakeland, including transfers.
Texas to Lakeland bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd station.
Texas to Lakeland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Texas to Lakeland is to bus which takes 20h 25m and costs $160 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 2h.
What companies run services between Texas, USA and Lakeland, FL, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Theater District Rusk EB to Lakeland via Magnolia Park Transit Center EB, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Wildwood, and Wildwood Amtrak Station in around 20h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Houston to Lakeland Amtrak Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Greensboro, and Cary in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Orlando via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Orlando via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Orlando via Sarasota/Bradenton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tampa via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cary to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–440
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakeland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 813-254-4278
- Website
- HART
Bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Marion Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- HART
- Phone
- (863) 733-4222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citrus Connection
Bus from Polk County Courthouse to Bartow Rd. & E. Lime St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Citrus Connection
- Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Students
- $2
- Adults
- $2
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More Questions & Answers
Texas to Lakeland bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Wildwood station.
Lakeland is 1h ahead of Texas. It is currently 5:30 PM in Texas and 6:30 PM in Lakeland.
Texas to Lakeland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Texas to Lakeland is 963 miles. It takes approximately 16h 37m to drive from Texas to Lakeland.
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