Ocala, Florida is located in the heart of central Florida, approximately 70 miles NW of Orlando and Disney World, 75 miles NE of Tampa, and 65 miles due west of Daytona, and is often called the crossroads of Florida for good reason.   As the gateway to over 16 million Floridians, Ocala/Marion County is within a half-day drive of all of Florida's major cities

Ocala in Marion County 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 International Airport is located six miles west of downtown Ocala and serves the growing corporate and industrial needs for the area and has expanded to include an FAA Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Training Facility and an emergency response driver’s training center.

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, and CSX Transportation, the nation’s largest Class 1 railroad, carries freight throughout the United States and Canada.

Marion County’s population is currently served by a comprehensive transportation system. Within the urban area, SunTran operates fixed public transit routes serving both industrial and residential service areas.

The Local Transportation Sector has nearly doubled since 1991, and many of the carriers represented in our market offer a level of service comparable to major transportation hubs.