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Direct Flights from Orlando to Richmond

Richmond · Virginia

Nonstop service from MCO and SFB to RIC on Allegiant, JetBlue, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Allegiant, JetBlue, Southwest
Allegiant flies this route November to February
Nonstop flights
~3/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
668 mi
Flight time
~1h 50mgate to gate
Elevation
167 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC), 668 miles nonstop.MCORIC

Which airports fly this route

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  • MCORICOrlando International
    JetBlue, Southwest~3/dayDaily (all week)668 mi
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  • SFBRICOrlando Sanford International
    AllegiantFrequency variesTue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun644 miNovember to February only
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How rare is this nonstop?

33 cities have a nonstop to Richmond, Orlando among them.

How long to go to Richmond for, from Orlando

1h 50m in the air, 668 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Richmond. Two nights works.

About Richmond

Richmond is the capital of Virginia. Richmond has a population of 227,000 (2020) and the adjacent counties of Henrico and Chesterfield combine to create a local population of more than 1.3 million people.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Richmond

  1. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  2. Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C.
  3. The Virginia Holocaust Museum (VHM) is a public history museum located in Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to interpreting the history of the Holocaust through survivor testimony, artifacts, and educational p…
  4. The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia, is a Catholic cathedral that is the seat of the Diocese of Richmond.
  5. The United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility is a military museum with artifacts that are used to train and educate logistics soldiers. It re-located to Fort Lee, outside Petersburg, Virginia in 2009.
  6. Metro Richmond Zoo is a privately owned, for-profit zoo in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It is located in the central Virginia area, off of U.S. Route 360, about 20 miles southwest of Richmond.
  7. The James Monroe Tomb is the burial place of U.S. President James Monroe in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
  8. Cactus Hill is an archaeological site in southeastern Virginia, United States, located on sand dunes above the Nottoway River about 45 miles south of Richmond.
  9. The Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, was the first installation on Monument Avenue in 1890, and would ultimately be the last Confederate monument removed from the site.
  10. The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War.
  11. The Jefferson Davis Memorial was a memorial for Jefferson Davis (1808–1889), president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865, installed along Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue, in the United States.
  12. The Poe Museum or the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, is a museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Richmond weather, compared with Orlando

13° cooler than Orlando on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Richmond 48°F · Orlando 72°F · 24° colder
April
Richmond 71°F · Orlando 84°F · 13° colder
July
Richmond 90°F · Orlando 92°F · 2° colder
October
Richmond 71°F · Orlando 85°F · 13° colder

Richmond also swings harder through the year than Orlando does — 42° between its coldest and warmest months against 20°.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Richmond

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Richmond is April–May and September–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–82°F.
How long to stay
Richmond rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Kings Dominion, and Virginia Holocaust Museum and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Orlando to Richmond?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Orlando (MCO, SFB) to Richmond (RIC) on Allegiant, JetBlue, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Orlando to Richmond?
Allegiant, JetBlue, Southwest fly nonstop between Orlando (MCO, SFB) and Richmond (RIC). Allegiant flies it November to February only.
Which Orlando airport has nonstop flights to Richmond?
You can leave from 2 Orlando airports: MCO (Orlando International) on JetBlue, Southwest; SFB (Orlando Sanford International) on Allegiant.
How many nonstop flights are there from Orlando to Richmond?
There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Orlando to Richmond.
How far is Richmond from Orlando?
Richmond is about 668 miles from Orlando by air.
What is there to do in Richmond?
Popular things to do include Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Kings Dominion, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Richmond, Virginia), and more.

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