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 US professional driving the 237 km (147 mi) between Jacksonville and Orlando, reimbursement of $101.91 stays non-taxable to the employee when the employer follows an accountable plan under Treas. Reg. §1.62-2 and reimburses at or below the IRS standard mileage rate. US employers generally reimburse at the IRS standard mileage rate so the payment stays non-taxable to the employee under Pub. 463. Keep the IRS-compliant expense report (Form 1040 Schedule C, line 9) alongside the fuel receipt from any EIA-tracked retail station network pump used along the leg; Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examiners pull contemporaneous mileage logs first when auditing Schedule C unreimbursed business expenses, and the Jacksonville→Orlando corridor must show date, business purpose, and odometer readings.