Getting Around Ocala, Marion County
Marion County is often
called the crossroads of Florida, and rightly so. Its location in the
north-central part of the state puts it within an hour or two of major
metropolitan areas.
Marion County is often called the
crossroads of Florida, and rightly so. Its location in the north-central
part of the state puts it within an hour or two of major metropolitan
areas. Ocala is at the hub of the system of federal and state highways
that crisscross the county. Area residents enjoy easy access to Interstate
75 for north/south travel, to U.S. highways 27, 301, and 441, and state
roads 40 and 200, which connect Ocala with points east to the Atlantic and
west to the Gulf of Mexico.
Greyhound bus line provides daily passenger
and package express service. The Ocala Regional Airport is a general
aviation facility that offers private and charter flight services, as well
as a business aircraft terminal. This general aviation airport has
expanded to include an FAA Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Training Facility
and an emergency response driver’s training center.
Private and charter traffic is also handled
at the airport in Dunnellon. Gainesville Regional Airport, which is a
35-mile drive from Ocala, serves the region with connections nationwide.
International flights are less than two hours away in Orlando, Tampa, and
Jacksonville.
AMTRAK provides daily passenger train
service through bus connection to the Jacksonville station and CSX
Transportation, the nation’s largest Class 1 railroad, carries freight
throughout the United States and Canada.
Distances From Ocala
Gainesville: 35 miles
Orlando: 75 miles
Tampa/St. Petersburg: 95 miles
Jacksonville: 98 miles
Tallahassee: 171 miles
Miami: 294 miles
Atlanta: 377 miles
Airports
Ocala Municipal Airport
629-8377 |
Gainesville Regional Airport
373-0249 |
Dunnellon Airport
489-2804 |
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Bus Service
Greyhound Bus
732-2677 |
SunTran Bus - Local
401-2450
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