Road trips from Orlando

12 back-roads routes start within a 4.5-hour drive of Orlando, including 6 day trips and 5 weekend drives; 1 ready-made itinerary begins nearby.

Drive times are estimates to the nearer end of each route (straight-line miles plus a quarter, at 50 mph); the atlas itself never routes you onto an interstate once the drive begins.

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Day trips from Orlando

Old Dixie: Cassadaga to Kissimmee
About 25 min to Kissimmee
Cassadaga → Kissimmee · ~75 mi · 1 days · skips I-4
A1A: Flagler's Coast
About 50 min to Titusville
St. Augustine → Titusville · ~135 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-95
The Space & Treasure Coast
About 50 min to Titusville
Titusville → Jupiter · ~135 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-95
Cross Creek & the Springs
About 1 h 35 min to Ocala
Palatka → Ocala · ~130 mi · 1–2 days · skips I-75
The Big Water
About 2 h 25 min to Around Lake Okeechobee (loop)
Around Lake Okeechobee (loop) · ~115 mi · 1 days · skips Florida's Turnpike
The Florida Cracker Trail
About 2 h 30 min to Fort Pierce
Bradenton → Fort Pierce · ~145 mi · 1 days · skips I-4 (by 80 miles)

Weekend road trips from Orlando

Longer itineraries starting near Orlando

The Gear Jammer: NASCAR Cathedral Run
7 days · ~1300 mi · from Daytona Beach
All thirteen 🏁 cathedrals in one tow: Daytona's founding bar to Bristol's colosseum, through moonshine country, a ghost track and the Madhouse…

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Frequently asked questions

What is the closest route to Orlando?

The nearest way in is Old Dixie: Cassadaga to Kissimmee (Cassadaga → Kissimmee) — about 25 min to Kissimmee; ~75 miles over 1 day.

What is a good day trip from Orlando?

Old Dixie: Cassadaga to Kissimmee (Cassadaga → Kissimmee) — about 25 min to Kissimmee; ~75 miles over 1 day — short enough to drive out and back, or stay a night.

What is a good weekend road trip from Orlando?

US 41: The Tamiami Trail North, Tampa to Naples (Tampa → Naples) — about 1 h 55 min to Tampa; ~250 miles over 2–3 days.

How far is the nearest parkway or scenic byway from Orlando?

The Chattahoochee Trace begins about 6 h 15 min away at Bainbridge, beyond the 4.5-hour reach of a weekend start.