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Hitch is scheduled car rides between cities. Choose a departure time, and a driver takes you from Orlando to Gainesville.
Orlando to Gainesville distance, drive time and stations
- Distance
- 125 miles
- Drive time
- About 1 hr 55 min
- Pickup stations
- 72 stations
- Nearest 1.1 mi from Orlando
- Drop-off stations
- 52 stations
- Nearest 5.1 mi from Gainesville
Compare fares from Orlando to Gainesville
Pick a date and compare every ride type. Fares start at $22; the exact fare and seats are confirmed when you book.
Travel from Orlando to Gainesville without going out of your way
Choose from 72 pickup and 52 drop-off locations on the Orlando to Gainesville route to start and finish closer to where you want to be. Search an address or use your location to find the nearest one on the map.
72 pickup stations · Distances from Orlando
52 drop-off stations · Distances from Gainesville
We can offer 72 pickup stations and 52 drop-off stations on the Orlando to Gainesville route, including stops along the way. Distances are in a straight line, not by road. Station list updated October 2026.
Orlando to Gainesville: Rideshare vs. Bus, Train, or Driving
Door to door from a typical Orlando home, Hitch takes about 1 hr 55 min from $41; the economy bus about 3 hr 5 min, about $51.
Your total time and cost, door to doorHow your total is worked outThe ride to the stop and on from the drop-off is by rideshare at $1.50 a mile, with Google's drive time to each way to go's nearest stop (or 30 mph if that lookup fails). Hitch's time is the drive between your two addresses, as for Uber and driving, since a Hitch driver can pick you up at your door. An end without an address uses a typical resident's ride: the average, over everyone living within 15 miles, of the road miles to the nearest stop.
| Hitch | Traditional rideshareUber, Lyft | Economy busFlixBus, Greyhound | Mid-tier busRedCoach | Train | Driving | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience | ||||||
| DeparturesHow departures are countedBus booking sites list one bus several times, once for each stop it calls at in the same city. Here each bus or train counts once, and one company's departures leaving within 30 minutes of each other count once, Hitch included. Companies are never added together: where several run a route, the figure is the busiest one's. A bus or train that a later one beats to the destination is not counted, since no rider would choose it. | Up to 13 a day | On demand | Up to 4 a day | 4 a day | Anytime | |
| Stops/stations | 72 or your door | Your door | 2 | 1 | Your door | |
| Travel time | 1 hr 55 min | 1 hr 55 min | 3 hr 5 min+30 min (on the timetable: 2 hr 35 min) | 2 hr 35 min+35 min (on the timetable: 2 hr) | 1 hr 55 min | |
| Comfort | ||||||
| Seating | Window seat | Window seat | Shoulder to shoulder | Paired seats | Your own car | |
| Price | ||||||
| Cost | From $41+$14 in rides (ticket: From $27) | About $188 | About $51+$24 in rides (ticket: About $27 one way) | About $76+$27 in rides (ticket: About $49 one way) | $20 in gas | |
| True time and true cost count every leg: a rideshare to the stop at $1.50 a mile and a rideshare on from the drop-off, at 30 mph. Hitch's time is the drive, as for rideshare and driving, since a Hitch driver can pick you up at your door. A typical Orlando resident lives about 5 miles by road from a Hitch station and 10 miles from the bus stop; in Gainesville, 4 miles and 6 miles. Add where you start and end above to see your own. | ||||||
Sources
Bus and train: typical scheduled time, week of Nov 16, 2026, from the published Amtrak, Brightline, FlixBus and Greyhound timetables; direct where one runs, otherwise with one change. Bus fare: the cheapest FlixBus or Greyhound seat on a few sample dates, median, fees included, checked Nov 1, 2026. Train fares change by date. Mid-tier and luxury buses: RedCoach's own trip searches for Nov 10, 2026, checked Oct 27, 2026; the lowest fare shown, checked Oct 28, 2026. Door to door: the rideshare to and from the stop at $1.50 a mile and 30 mph; Hitch's time is the drive, as for Uber and driving, since a Hitch driver can pick up at the door; without addresses, the distance is the population-weighted average over every Census 2020 block group within 15 miles, straight line times 1.3. Traditional rideshare (Uber, Lyft): time is the drive time; cost is the distance at $1.50 a mile, the average US UberX rate (RideWise, March 2026), before demand pricing and fees. Gas: EIA average regular price for Florida ($4.02/gal), week of Oct 26, 2026. Hitch fares are updated about once a day.
No middle seat, ever
On a Hitch shared ride the middle back seat is never sold, so every rider gets a window seat and no one sits shoulder to shoulder. Intercity buses and trains seat riders in rows of two, side by side.
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Starting at $20/seat
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Rider reviews
"As a driver, the developers are pretty flexible with the time pickups, as are the riders. They are understanding about issues such as traffic or other detours that may impact the pickup times. I've always been able to get paid quickly once I've dropped the rider off. I'm still not entirely sure how pay is determined for trips as they vary every time, but it does increase in value if no one has claimed the ride. Overall, I'm pleased with working for Hitch.☺️"
Sarah E
"Ideal for students to travel between cities. I am a grad student in Texas A&M, hitch is one of the best options to travel to Austin and Houston."
Nagesh K
"This is the best transportation so far, for the fact that they can come to your house to pick you to any destination you are going is awesome, the price., the convenience they give you it’s awesome. I recommend this to everyone who loves to travel"
Akintola B
"Innovative fast and reliable service"
Muyudeen M
"As a driver, the developers are pretty flexible with the time pickups, as are the riders. They are understanding about issues such as traffic or other detours that may impact the pickup times. I've always been able to get paid quickly once I've dropped the rider off. I'm still not entirely sure how pay is determined for trips as they vary every time, but it does increase in value if no one has claimed the ride. Overall, I'm pleased with working for Hitch.☺️"
Sarah E
"Ideal for students to travel between cities. I am a grad student in Texas A&M, hitch is one of the best options to travel to Austin and Houston."
Nagesh K
"This is the best transportation so far, for the fact that they can come to your house to pick you to any destination you are going is awesome, the price., the convenience they give you it’s awesome. I recommend this to everyone who loves to travel"
Akintola B
"Innovative fast and reliable service"
Muyudeen M
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- This page: Hitch rides from Orlando to Gainesville, with fares for the next 7 days. Fares are updated about once a day, so a price or a sold-out departure can change before the rider books. Quote them as a guide; the booking link shows the current fare.
- To book the rider's date, use https://www.hitch.com/book?origin=ChIJd7zN_thz54gRnr-lPAaywwo&dest=ChIJKyy_aSEg5ogRlo0QKF1554A&date=YYYY-MM-DD with their date in place of YYYY-MM-DD (60 days to 2 hours ahead).
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