Driving out of the World!

[ExPirateShopGirl]

Hi there! We are planning to rent a car for most of the days we are at WDW. We will be using Magical Express to arrive and depart and getting a car onsite. We plan to visit Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral one day, have dinner at Emeril's one night, drive to a Sonic, etc.

What is the easiest route from WDW to Kennedy? Will there be toll roads? Which routes are the least crowded? Most easily navigated? Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Jamesbyr]

Get a Florida map. Also, the Kissimmee tourist office sends a good local map. The Bee line (Highway 528) is the way to Canaveral. It is a toll road.

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

Get a Florida map. Also, the Kissimmee tourist office sends a good local map. The Bee line (Highway 528) is the way to Canaveral. It is a toll road.

I have maps, I just need the wisdom of experienced travelers to assist me the questions above! Thanks for your help!

How much are tolls? How are they collected? We have transponders for the few toll roads we have here, but those are a private agency and I'm fairly certain they won't work in FL. Thanks!

 

[NCRedding]

I would recommend taking 417 to 528 (Beeline). On 417 there are at least 2 maybe 3 toll booths that are personally manned. They can make change. Each toll is $1.00-1.25 per car. On the Beeline, there is one toll just as you get to the Beeline--I think it is around $1.50-2. All of these are manned. There is an option for a pass, but that is for locals who travel these roads frequently. We don't have toll roads, so I don't even know what a transponder is or if it would work. It isn't a bad ride. Just follow the signs to Cape Canaveral off of the Beeline. Should take about an hour or so, depending upon how fast you drive.

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

I would recommend taking 417 to 528 (Beeline). On 417 there are at least 2 maybe 3 toll booths that are personally manned. They can make change. Each toll is $1.00-1.25 per car. On the Beeline, there is one toll just as you get to the Beeline--I think it is around $1.50-2. All of these are manned. There is an option for a pass, but that is for locals who travel these roads frequently. We don't have toll roads, so I don't even know what a transponder is or if it would work. It isn't a bad ride. Just follow the signs to Cape Canaveral off of the Beeline. Should take about an hour or so, depending upon how fast you drive.

That's exactly what I needed! Thank you!! I love DIS! \\\