There are 6 ways to get from Cleveland to The Villages by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train, taxi, car, or bus
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Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Orlando (MCO)plane CLE - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
5h 56m$122–498Bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus
28h 56m$197–353Train, taxi
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Delandtrain Floridian
- Take the taxi from Deland to The Villagestaxi
32h 8m$462–909Drive 1,001.8 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to The Villagescar 1,001.8 mi
17h 21m$183–265Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Tampa (TPA)plane CLE - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
7h 22m$172–422Bus to Akron, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Orlando (MCO)plane CAK - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
7h 47m$141–816
Cleveland to The Villages by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to The Villages is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 17h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to The Villages is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 56m and costs $120 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland station to The Villages. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Bus Station and arriving at The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via Washington Union Station, JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
The distance between Cleveland and The Villages is 982 miles. The road distance is 1007.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to The Villages without a car is to bus which takes 28h 56m and costs $190 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Cleveland to The Villages, including transfers.
Cleveland to The Villages bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Cleveland Bus Station.
Cleveland to The Villages bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to The Villages is 1008 miles. It takes approximately 17h 21m to drive from Cleveland to The Villages.
There are 949+ hotels available in The Villages.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and The Villages, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Cleveland Bus Station to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via Washington Union Station, Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 28h 56m.
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Akron to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Deland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- 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 Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
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