Sunday, March 27, 2016

Orlando Airport Shuttle And Door-To-Door Transportation

By Jason Davis


When away home, travelers often need find alternative transportation. As a result, there is often a need for an Orlando airport shuttle to local amusement parks, hotels and other locations. While some only serve designated destinations, others can provide door-to-door service. If planning a stay at a local Disney hotel, visitors can often take a free shuttle as part of a package.

A town car is often a quiet, peaceful and luxurious way to travel between destinations for those traveling on an unlimited budget. Town cars have numerous benefits over other options. For example, individuals can often rent town cars for an hour, a few hours, a day, a week or sometimes longer.

Mears and other local taxi services are always available outside airport terminals. While this is the case, it can often be far less expensive to use a designated or door-to-door shuttle service. For, while taxis operated on a metered system, shuttles are often a flat fee for one or more passengers. At the same time, for travelers in a hurry, taxis can often provide a more direct service as some shuttles tend to stop at different locations in route.

Lyft and Uber are now good alternatives to traditional taxi cabs in most areas. Users need to keep in mind that while this is the case, there is often surge pricing during rush hours and special events. When booking any car service, it is always important to ask about flat rates, metered rates or increased pricing due to traffic or special events.

Public transportation is often the least expensive mode of transportation though it can also be the slowest. To locate information on the local city transit system and maps, visit the nearest visitor information center, or call the bus company for service locations and schedules. It is important to keep in mind that public transit often operates on limited schedules on holidays and weekends.

When needing a car while in the city, individuals may want to look into car sharing. Zip Car is a membership drive share that allows members to rent cars on an hourly or daily basis. Once a member, the member simply reserves a car, waves a membership card, then obtains the keys and gas card to use while using the vehicle. As the company provides gas and insurance, the costs are far less than traditional rent-a-cars.

Unlike MCO which operates on a reservation and drop-off basis with multiple passengers and locations, SuperShuttle provides direct door-to-door service. MCO on the other hand runs about half the cost of SuperShuttle since it only serves the airport and local lodging facilities. While shuttle service is definitely more limited, SuperShuttle and MCO do generally serve local youth hostels along with well known hotels, motels and resorts.

One of the best options is to stay at hotels which offer either free or low cost shuttle service. When booking a vacation package through Disney, shuttle service is free of charge in Florida. Travelers can save a great deal of money by flying and taking a free shuttle to Disney World and other hotels instead of paying the high daily parking rates many hotels and resorts charge in the area.




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