Direct Flights from Louisville to Tampa
Tampa · Florida
Nonstop service from SDF to TPA on Breeze, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Breeze, Southwest
Breeze flies this route May to August
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
728 mi
Flight time
~1h 55mgate to gate
Elevation
26 ft475 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
How rare is this nonstop?
73 cities have a nonstop to Tampa, Louisville among them.
How long to go to Tampa for, from Louisville
1h 55m in the air, 728 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Tampa. Two nights works.
About Tampa
The city of Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough County and the largest city on Florida's West Coast.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Tampa
- The Salvador Dalí Museum is an American art museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, dedicated to the works of Salvador Dalí.
- De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately five miles west of Bradenton, Florida.
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre (136 ha) animal theme park located in Tampa, Florida, United States, with the entire park landscaped and designed around themes of Africa.
- The Florida Holocaust Museum is a Holocaust museum located at 55 Fifth Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1992, it moved to its current location in 1998.
- Hillsborough River State Park is located in the northeast corner of Hillsborough County, Florida near Zephyrhills. It is a popular park due to its proximity to the city of Tampa.
- The Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
- The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, publicly operated institution located in downtown Tampa, Florida, United States.
- The Museum of Science & Innovation (MOSI) is a non-profit science museum located in Tampa, Florida's Uptown Innovation District, connected via pedestrian bridge to the neighboring University of South Florida.
- Little Manatee River State Park is a 2,433-acre (985 ha) Florida State Park located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Sun City, off U.S. Route 301 on Lightfoot Road and along the Little Manatee River.
- Caladesi Island State Park is a Florida State Park located on Caladesi Island in the Gulf of Mexico, across St. Joseph Sound to the west of Dunedin, Florida, and north of Clearwater Beach.
- Alafia River State Park is a Florida State Park, located near Picnic in Hillsborough County in central Florida, 17 miles or 27 kilometers southeast of Tampa on County Road 39.
- The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, formerly known as the Polk Museum of Art, is a private, non-profit, and nationally accredited art museum in Lakeland, Florida.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Tampa weather, compared with Louisville
15° warmer than Louisville on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Tampa 71°F · Louisville 43°F · 28° warmer
- April
- Tampa 82°F · Louisville 69°F · 13° warmer
- July
- Tampa 90°F · Louisville 89°F · 2° warmer
- October
- Tampa 85°F · Louisville 70°F · 15° warmer
Tampa is the steadier of the two, moving 20° between its coldest and warmest months where Louisville moves 46°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Tampa
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Tampa is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 71–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Tampa rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Salvador Dalí Museum, De Soto National Memorial, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Louisville to Tampa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Louisville (SDF) to Tampa (TPA) on Breeze, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Louisville to Tampa?
- Breeze, Southwest fly nonstop between Louisville (SDF) and Tampa (TPA). Breeze flies it May to August only.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Louisville to Tampa?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Louisville to Tampa.
- How far is Tampa from Louisville?
- Tampa is about 728 miles from Louisville by air.
- What is there to do in Tampa?
- Popular things to do include Salvador Dalí Museum, De Soto National Memorial, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida Holocaust Museum, and more.
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