How far is Davenport from Tampa and Orlando?

What are the drive times to nearby cities and beaches?

Davenport sits between Orlando and Tampa, a bit closer to Orlando. Every route starts at the intersection of U.S. 17-92 and Ernie Caldwell Blvd, because Aquamara has not released its gate address. For the two downtowns, I used each city hall as the end point.

Routes calculated with OpenStreetMap (OSRM), no traffic, as of November 14, 2026; rush hour can take longer. OSRM picks the fastest path, which is not always I-4 end to end. The Cocoa Beach route, for example, uses SR 528.

A handy benchmark: downtown Orlando is about as far as MCO Terminal A, which is 32.7 miles and 47 minutes from the same intersection. If you have already made the airport run, you know roughly what a night out downtown costs in drive time.

Sources: OSRM route to Orlando City Hall (Nov 14, 2026) · OSRM route to Tampa City Hall (Nov 14, 2026) · OSRM route to Cocoa Beach Pier (Nov 14, 2026) · OSRM route to MCO Terminal A (Nov 14, 2026) · OSRM route to Pier 60, Clearwater Beach (Nov 14, 2026)

Which beach is closer, the Gulf or the Atlantic?

By drive time, the Atlantic wins. Cocoa Beach is about 1 hour 36 minutes away with no traffic and Clearwater Beach about 1 hour 53 minutes. The gap is 7 miles but 17 minutes, because the Clearwater drive runs through the Tampa area.

Either one is a full-day trip. Clearwater pairs naturally with a Tampa day, while Cocoa Beach suits a day already spent on the east side of Orlando. If you list a vacation home here, the honest line for guests is "beach within about an hour and a half or more", not "close to the beach".

Put another way, Clearwater Beach is roughly 23 miles and 37 minutes past downtown Tampa on these routes. If Tampa is already on the itinerary, adding the beach is a modest extension; if it is not, Cocoa Beach is the shorter beach day from Davenport by about a quarter of an hour.

Sources: OSRM route to Cocoa Beach Pier (Nov 14, 2026) · OSRM route to Pier 60, Clearwater Beach (Nov 14, 2026)

Where do I-4 and U.S. 27 come in?

A key access point for this part of Davenport is the I-4 and U.S. 27 interchange, home to Posner Park, the open-air shopping center that Visit Central Florida places at Hwy 27 and Interstate 4. From the Aquamara intersection it is 5.2 miles (8.4 km), about 10 minutes with no traffic.

That interchange is under construction. Under its Moving I-4 Forward program, FDOT plans an extra southbound lane on U.S. 27 in the interchange area and a reconfigured Posner Blvd and Home Run Blvd intersection, with work scheduled to start in early summer 2026. Expect extra time through that stretch while crews are on site.

I am leaving out the U.S. 27 exit number and the total length of I-4, because I have not read an official source for either.

Sources: FDOT, Moving I-4 Forward: U.S. 27 · Visit Central Florida, Posner Park · OSRM route to Posner Park (Nov 14, 2026)

Can you reach Orlando without driving the whole way?

There is a rail option. SunRail's Poinciana station, at 5025 S. Rail Avenue in Kissimmee, is the southern terminus of the line, so every train leaves northbound toward Orlando. According to SunRail, the station connects with Citrus Connection and LYNX buses.

The station is 9.2 miles (14.8 km) from the Aquamara intersection, about 15 minutes by car with no traffic. The train does not replace the car, but it can turn part of the trip to downtown Orlando into time off the wheel. Check SunRail schedules and fares before you plan around it.

Sources: SunRail, Poinciana station · OSRM route to SunRail Poinciana (Nov 14, 2026)