There are 8 ways to get from The Villages to Louisville by shuttle, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), car, taxi, bus, or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, 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 to Louisville International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MCO - SDF
6h 1m$429–955Drive 760.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from The Villages to Louisvillecar 760.7 mi
13h 57m$139–201Bus
- Take the bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville to Louisville, KYbus
19h 42m$188–310Shuttle to Tampa, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane TPA - SDF
6h 53m$283–671Taxi to Orlando Sanford, fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from The Villages to Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFBtaxi
- Fly from Orlando Sanford (SFB) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SFB - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Louisvillecar
4h 34m$289–968Taxi to Orlando Sanford, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take the taxi from The Villages to Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFBtaxi
- Fly from Orlando Sanford (SFB) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SFB - SDF
4h 32m$227–752Shuttle to Orlando, fly to Covington, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Covington (CVG)plane MCO - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
8h 41m$159–649Bus via Jacksonville
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville to Louisville, KYbus
21h 49m$164–308
The Villages to Louisville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Villages to Louisville is to drive which costs $130 - $210 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from The Villages to Louisville is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 32m and costs $220 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from The Villages to Louisville. However, there are services departing from Ocala, FL and arriving at Louisville, KY via Reitz Union, Gainesville, Atlanta Bus Station and Nashville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 42m.
The distance between The Villages and Louisville is 799 miles. The road distance is 765.2 miles.
The best way to get from The Villages to Louisville without a car is to bus which takes 19h 42m and costs $180 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from The Villages to Louisville, including transfers.
The Villages to Louisville bus services, operated by RedCoach, depart from Ocala, FL station.
The Villages to Louisville bus services, operated by RedCoach, arrive at University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr station.
Yes, the driving distance between The Villages to Louisville is 765 miles. It takes approximately 13h 57m to drive from The Villages to Louisville.
There are 606+ hotels available in Louisville.
What companies run services between The Villages, FL, USA and Louisville, KY, USA?
You can take a vehicle from The Villages to Louisville, KY via Ocala, FL, University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr, Reitz Union, Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station, Gainesville, Atlanta Bus Station, and Nashville in around 19h 42m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Orlando to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tampa to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tampa to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Orlando to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tampa to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Orlando to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Orlando to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tampa to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Orlando to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Orlando Sanford to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Orlando Sanford to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tampa to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Nashville to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Nashville to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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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
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