There are 12 ways to get from The Villages to Waco by shuttle, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Dallas, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Dallas (DAL)plane MCO - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
8h 32m$148–488Bus
- Take the bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
- Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Fieldbus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Waco Bus Stopbus
28h 22m$258–455Drive 1,072.3 mi
- Drive from The Villages to Wacocar 1,072.3 mi
17h 58m$196–283Shuttle to Orlando, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane MCO - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stopbus
8h 51m$186–431Shuttle to Tampa, fly to Dallas, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Dallas (DAL)plane TPA - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
9h 19m$172–554Shuttle to Tampa, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane TPA - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stopbus
9h 38m$250–907Shuttle to Orlando, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane MCO - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
9h 41m$250–735Shuttle to Orlando, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane MCO - IAH
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Wacobus
11h 10m$249–476Bus to Gainesville Regional Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane GNV - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
11h 12m$195–618Shuttle to Tampa, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane TPA - IAH
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Wacobus
12h 1m$513–772Bus via Jacksonville
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Waco Bus Stopbus
30h 39m$221–409Bus via Mobile
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Wacobus
30h 49m$223–374
The Villages to Waco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Villages to Waco is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from The Villages to Waco is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 8h 32m and costs $140 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from The Villages to Waco. However, there are services departing from Ocala, FL and arriving at Waco Bus Stop via University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr, Old St Augustine at Intramural Field, Tallahassee and Houston Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 22m.
The distance between The Villages and Waco is 1146 miles. The road distance is 1078.6 miles.
The best way to get from The Villages to Waco without a car is to bus which takes 28h 22m and costs $250 - $460.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from The Villages to Waco, including transfers.
The Villages to Waco bus services, operated by RedCoach, depart from Ocala, FL station.
The Villages to Waco bus services, operated by RedCoach, arrive at University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr station.
Waco is 1h behind The Villages. It is currently 5:40 AM in The Villages and 4:40 AM in Waco.
Yes, the driving distance between The Villages to Waco is 1079 miles. It takes approximately 17h 58m to drive from The Villages to Waco.
What companies run services between The Villages, FL, USA and Waco, TX, USA?
You can take a vehicle from The Villages to Waco Bus Stop via Ocala, FL, University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr, Old St Augustine at Intramural Field, Tallahassee, and Houston Bus Station in around 28h 22m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Orlando to Dallas via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Orlando to Dallas via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Orlando to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orlando to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Tampa to Dallas via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Tampa to Dallas via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Tampa to Dallas via Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Tampa to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tampa to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Orlando to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Tampa to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Tampa to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Orlando to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Tampa to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Orlando to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Orlando to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- 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 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 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
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
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- 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
Bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jacksonville to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
- $40–65
- 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
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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