There are 8 ways to get from The Villages to Chapel Hill by shuttle, plane, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), bus, train, car, taxi, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Orlando, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MCO - RDU
6h 2m$114–348Drive 562.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from The Villages to Chapel Hillcar 562.8 mi
10h 25m$103–149Bus
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station - Bus Platform B to N Columbia St at Rosemary Stbus Crx
15h 51m$118–197Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Carytrain Floridian
16h 8m$198–385Shuttle to Tampa, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane TPA - RDU
7h 3m$143–484Taxi to Daytona Beach International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from The Villages to Amelia Super Stoptaxi
- Fly from Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane DAB - RDU
6h 11m$225–746Bus to Jacksonville, fly
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane JAX - RDU
10h 5m$160–721Bus via Camden
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Camdenbus
- Take the bus from Camden to Durhambus
18h 53m$137–226
The Villages to Chapel Hill by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Villages to Chapel Hill is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from The Villages to Chapel Hill is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $110 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from The Villages to Chapel Hill. However, there are services departing from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at N Columbia St at Rosemary St via Amtrak Station, Jacksonville, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd and Union Station - Bus Platform B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 51m.
The distance between The Villages and Chapel Hill is 625 miles. The road distance is 566.1 miles.
The best way to get from The Villages to Chapel Hill without a car is to bus which takes 15h 51m and costs $110 - $200.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from The Villages to Chapel Hill, including transfers.
The Villages to Chapel Hill bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The Villages to Chapel Hill bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between The Villages to Chapel Hill is 566 miles. It takes approximately 10h 25m to drive from The Villages to Chapel Hill.
There are 417+ hotels available in Chapel Hill.
What companies run services between The Villages, FL, USA and Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to N Columbia St at Rosemary St via Jacksonville, Amtrak Station, JRTC Bay H, Jacksonville, Raleigh Bus Station, Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, GoRaleigh Station, and Union Station - Bus Platform B in around 15h 51m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Tampa to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Tampa to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Daytona Beach International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Jacksonville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Tampa to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Daytona Beach International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Tampa to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Tampa to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Jacksonville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Orlando to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Tampa to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Daytona Beach International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Tampa to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Union Station - Bus Platform B to N Columbia St at Rosemary St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://gotriangle.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Camden to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $40–60
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