Runways Transportation Company, is currently offering motorcoach service between the Jacksonville International Airport and the Orlando International Airport with stops at the University of Florida campus. Visit their
website for information about routes, pick-up/drop-off locations, and reservations. The service includes wireless internet. Cost for a one-way trip is from Orlando is $45, from Jacksonville is $40. .
From
Gainesville Regional Airport
– approximately 30 minutes from UF
Upon leaving the Gainesville Airport, make a right turn onto 39th Avenue
(SR 222) heading west. Make a left onto NW Waldo Rd (SR 24) heading southwest.
Continue south on Waldo Rd. for approximately 2.6 miles. Turn right onto
University Ave. (SR-20/SR-24/SR-26) for 1.7 miles. Turn right at Museum Rd. and after 0.5 miles turn left onto Center Drive. There will be a parking lot on your right where you can park in any of the metered spaces. Directly south of the parking lot is
Benton and Larsen Hall.
More details at
Google Maps.
From
Orlando Airport
– approximately 2.5 hours from UF
Exit North and follow the directional signs to the Florida Turnpike (take
exit 1B onto 528 West), after 4 tolls exit onto I-75 North. Take I-75 to
exit 384, Archer Road, turn east and go straight for 2.7 miles. Turn left at Center Drive. There will be a parking lot on your left at the top of the hill where you can park in any of the metered spaces. Directly south of the parking lot is
Benton and Larsen Hall.
More details at
Google Maps.
From
Tampa Airport
– approximately 2.5 hours from UF
Follow the directional signs to I-275 North. Stay on I-275 North until it
merges with I-75. Take I-75 to exit 384, Archer Rd., turn east and go straight
for 2.7 miles. Turn left onto Center Drive. There will be a parking lot on your left at the top of the hill where you can park in any of the metered spaces. Directly south of the parking lot is
Benton and Larsen Hall. More details at
Google Maps.
From
Tallahassee Airport
– approximately 2.5 hours from UF
Follow the directional sings to I-10. Take I-10 heading east towards Lake
City until it meets I-75, take exit 296A to go south on I-75. Take I-75 to exit 384, Archer Rd., turn east and go straight for 2.9 miles. Turn left
onto Center Drive. There will be a parking lot on your left at the top of the hill where you can park in any of the metered spaces. Directly south of the parking lot is
Benton and Larsen Hall.
More details at
Google Maps.
From
Jacksonville Airport
– approximately 2.5 hours from UF
Take I-95 South, toward Jacksonville, to I-295. Exit onto I-10 (Note: If
you miss the I-295 exit, follow I-95 to where it intersects with I-10). Take
I-10 West (towards Tallahassee). Take exit 343 to merge onto US-301 S toward Starke. Take a slight right at Kennard St/SR-24 W and follow for 13.2 miles. Turn right at Waldo Rd. (SR-20/SR-24/SR-26). Turn left onto 13th St. (SR-25 S/US-441 S). Turn right at Museum Rd. and after 0.5 miles turn left onto Center Drive. There will be a parking lot on your right where you can park in any of the metered spaces. Directly south of the parking
lot is
Benton and Larsen Hall.
More details at
Google Maps.
Parking Suggestions: Parking can be difficult on campus so if you are planning
a visit, please call our office at 352-392-4964 and we can help you arrange
parking. There is a
parking garage located underneath the Reitz Union and UF Bookstore on Museum Road north of
Benton and Larsen Halls. There are spaces for 30 minutes, 2 hours, and All-Day Parking; both cash and credit card are accepted for payment. If you will be visiting the University of Florida for an extended time visitor parking permits can be obtained from the University
of Florida’s Police Department along with campus maps. The Police Department
is located on Museum Road, one block west of 13th Street on the left side
of the road (right across the street from the Police Department is a multi-level
parking garage).