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Distance between Tampa and Orlando

Driving non-stop from Tampa to Orlando

How far is Orlando from Tampa? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 85 miles or 137 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.


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Flying non-stop from Tampa to Orlando

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Tampa, Florida and Orlando, Florida. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 77 miles or 124 km

Flight time: 39 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 8 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.





Tampa to Orlando road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Orlando, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 2.5 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in Tampa.

Drive for about 14 minutes, then stop at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 22 minutes then stop at Parkesdale Farm Market and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 23 minutes then stop in Gibsonia (Florida) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 19 minutes then stop in Polk City (Florida) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 27 minutes then stop at Reunion Resort and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 17 minutes then stop at Epcot and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 17 minutes then stop at Universal Studios and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 16 minutes and arrive in Orlando.


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:





Tampa to Orlando airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Tampa International Airport (TPA)

Arrival airport: Orlando International Airport (MCO)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 15 minutes

Getting to your destination: 26 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from TPA connecting through ORD and arriving at MCO flying on Frontier Airlines. We can figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time to taxi on the runways, and an average layover time of about 2 hours.

Initial flight time: 2 hours, 45 minutes

Connecting airport: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)

Connection flight time: 2 hours, 32 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Tampa to Orlando including time spent getting to and from the airports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, plus the connecting flight with a 2-hour layover.

Total travel time: 10 hours


To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:





Plan a trip to Orlando

Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Orlando, Florida. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Orlando. Trippy has an entire Q&A community where you can post questions and get answers from expert travelers or locals who know the area. For instance, you might be interested in the answers to this question: Getting to Disney World from Tampa. If you're looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort. A great place to eat might be Cafe Tu Tu Tango. Trippy members can suggest things to do in Orlando like The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter. Check out some of the questions people have asked about Orlando like 5 days in orlando not Disney. Click the button below to explore Orlando in detail.





How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Orlando to Tampa, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Tampa, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Tampa!





At a Glance
without making any stops
total driving distance is 85 miles
driving time of 1 hour, 20 minutes
flight distance is 77 miles
flight time of 39 minutes
83 Tampa travel answers
185 Orlando travel answers








   
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