Flying non-stop from Tampa to Orlando Florida
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in thefastest possible straight line between Tampa, Florida andOrlando, Florida. Because of the curvature of the Earth, theshortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or"as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterativeVincenty 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 toinclude how many minutes to get to your local airport, waitfor security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the otherairport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takesinto account all these factors to get a more accurate estimateof your actual flight time.
Tampa to Orlando Florida road trip
Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Orlando Florida, 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 estimateyour total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 5 hours on the road
Itinerary
Start in Tampa.
Drive for about 30 minutes, then stop in Saint Petersburg (Florida) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 49 minutes then stop in Sarasota and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 1 hour then stop in Boca Grande and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 1.5 hours then stop in Fort Myers and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 48 minutes then stop in Sanibel and stay for 1 hour.
Finally, drive for about 23 minutes and arrive at Orlando Florida.
To see all the details on this itinerary, includingrecommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do alongthe way, check out the full road trip planner:
Tampa to Orlando Florida airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a privateplane 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 needto 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'veput together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventuallyyou'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airportsand flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected togive 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 andfrom 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 figureout how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time totaxi 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 fromTampa to Orlando Florida including time spent getting to and from theairports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security linesand 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, includingrecommended airports, airline, and route, check outthe flight planner:
Plan a trip to Orlando Florida
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 Florida. Click the button below to explore Orlando Florida 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 differencesso go ahead and check the reverse directions to get thedistance from Orlando Florida to Tampa, or go to the main pageto calculate the distance between cities.
If you happen to know Tampa, don't forget to help othertravelers and answer some questions about Tampa!
