There are 7 ways to get from West Palm Beach to Gainesville by bus (Flixbus), car, plane, bus, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from West Palm Beach, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus Miami
5h 5m$45–130Drive 270.5 mi
- Drive from West Palm Beach to Gainesvillecar 270.5 mi
4h 28m$50–72Fly President Donald J. Trump International Airport to Orlando, bus
- Fly from President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI) to Orlando (MCO)plane PBI - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
4h 37m$391–711Train, bus
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Orlandotrain Blfm
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus Miami
5h 46m$84–203Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Take the train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)plane MIA - GNV
5h 34m$47–293Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly to Orlando, bus
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdaletrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Orlando (MCO)plane FLL - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
7h 12m$303–713Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly to Jacksonville, bus
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdaletrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane FLL - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
7h 46m$154–678
West Palm Beach to Gainesville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from West Palm Beach to Gainesville is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 4h 28m.
The fastest way to get from West Palm Beach to Gainesville is to drive which takes 4h 28m and costs $45 - $75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from West Palm Beach, FL and arriving at University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 5m.
The distance between West Palm Beach and Gainesville is 281 miles. The road distance is 272.1 miles.
The best way to get from West Palm Beach to Gainesville without a car is to bus which takes 5h 5m and costs $45 - $130.
The bus from West Palm Beach, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr takes 5h 5m including transfers and departs four times a day.
West Palm Beach to Gainesville bus services, operated by RedCoach, depart from West Palm Beach, FL station.
West Palm Beach to Gainesville bus services, operated by RedCoach, arrive at University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr station.
Yes, the driving distance between West Palm Beach to Gainesville is 272 miles. It takes approximately 4h 28m to drive from West Palm Beach to Gainesville.
Book your West Palm Beach to Gainesville bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between West Palm Beach, FL, USA and Gainesville, FL, USA?
RedCoach operates a bus from West Palm Beach, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr 4 times a day. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 5h 5m. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from President Donald J. Trump International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Gainesville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from West Palm Beach to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $35–70
- Premium
- $85–130
Train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $20–35
- Premium
- $40–55
Train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $20–35
- Premium
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from West Palm Beach, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
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
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
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
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
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
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from West Palm Beach, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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