Florida → Florida · Interstate 95 / Interstate 10
What does it actually cost to drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to Orlando, Florida? The hard numbers: 237 km (147 miles) of pavement primarily along Interstate 95 / Interstate 10, 2h 15m behind the wheel, and roughly $19.78 in fuel alone — that is 21.5 liters (5.7 gallons) of regular unleaded at a 0.92 USD/liter benchmark. Anyone leaving Jacksonville, the largest US city by area in the contiguous states and a major Atlantic naval port, typically carries samples, signed proposals, or service equipment to deliver in Orlando, the central Florida theme-park capital and a top US convention destination, and aims to be home the same evening. It is worth confirming whether the haul fits inside your daily hours-of-service window or whether an overnight at a midpoint hotel makes more sense. Applying the IRS standard mileage rate (2025) mileage rate of $0.43/km ($0.69/mile), the gross outbound reimbursement settles at $101.91. Attach the visit purpose, client name, and plate number to the Clara receipt so the journal entry lands directly in the business-travel expense account. For the Canadian professional driving the 237 km between Jacksonville and Orlando, reimbursement of $101.91 stays excluded from T4 employment income provided the per-kilometre rate matches the CRA's reasonable allowance benchmark for the province. Canadian employers typically reimburse at the CRA reasonable per-kilometre rate (61¢ for the first 5,000 km in 2024) so the payment is excluded from T4 employment income. Keep the GST/HST-compliant fuel receipt from any NRCan-tracked retail network station used during the trip — Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) auditors regularly verify fuel-receipt GST/HST when reviewing T2200 declarations of conditions of employment. The Jacksonville→Orlando mileage must be logged with date, business purpose, opening and closing odometer readings inside the corporate expense system before month-end close to remain deductible.