can you still pay cash for tolls from MCO to DTD

[lidec]

Im reading that some of the tolls in Fla have changed to electronic tolls where you can no longer pay cash. I see Dollar has platepass and Budget has etolls. I would prefer to pay cash for my tolls. Does anyone know if the tolls from MCO to our hotel outside of DTD are electronic tolls or can I still pay cash. I dont want to reroute our GPS if we still have the cash option. We will also be traveling to Tampa where we will fly out of TPA.

 

[OKW Lover]

The tolls on both 528 and 417 between the airport and WDW each have a cash lane. Be sure to get a receipt, just in case.

 

[bookgirl]

Still taking cash as of Oct.

 

[Donna M]

Cash is fine. Make sure to stay right when approaching the toll, it almost looks like an exit.

 

[florep1]

If you decline the Platepass when you pick up your rental, is there a way to make sure you won't get charged for it after paying cash? Are some toll booths cash/pass combo? We've driven through some that you throw change to. I don't remember them giving you a receipt. Am I just being paranoid?

 

[nacho113]

If you decline the Platepass when you pick up your rental, is there a way to make sure you won't get charged for it after paying cash? Are some toll booths cash/pass combo? We've driven through some that you throw change to. I don't remember them giving you a receipt. Am I just being paranoid?

If its the type where you toss in the exact change, make sure you wait for the money to register in the system and the light to change to green before you drive away.

 

[PatMcDuck]

I just got a Sunpass and I hope that will make the tolls easier for me next trip.

 

[nacho113]

SunPass is definitely the way to do it if you are a frequent visitor to Florida, especially if you plan to head south to the Miami area where a lot of the toll roads are already Cashless.
Keep in mind that you have to purchase the SunPass Transponder ($20) and open an account with a minimum balance of $10 and setup some kind of top-up for the account (CC) when the balance drops below a certain amount, so you will always have money tied up here. If you use the SunPass frequently (more than 40 tolls), then you get a discount off the toll cost.

However, most of the toll roads that you will need to use in Central Florida (from MCO to WDW or offsite hotels) use tollbooths where you can pay cash (about $4 total from MCO to WDW).
So, if this is your first visit in a few years and you may not visit again for several years, you could probably forgo the SunPass Transponder and just use the Cash lanes.

This may change in the future as more of the system becomes Cashless (SunPass only)

With 55 million+ tourists per year coming to the Orlando area, I'm sure that the toll road from the airport to the tourist areas will be the very last to convert (if it ever does). There's just too many tourist dollars at stake to alienate those folks.