Getting from MCO to Swan

[cruiselovinbunch1]

It's our first time staying at the Swan and are wondering what most people use to get from MCO to the resort since it doesn't seem the Magical Express is an option. Looking for something reasonably priced but also reasonably efficient (don't want to stop 100 times on the way). Thanks in advance.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

It's our first time staying at the Swan and are wondering what most people use to get from MCO to the resort since it doesn't seem the Magical Express is an option. Looking for something reasonably priced but also reasonably efficient (don't want to stop 100 times on the way). Thanks in advance.

We’re renting a car one-way. Picking it up at MCO and returning to the car rental counter at the Dolphin resort. Ours is a split stay with the second leg being a Disney hotel, so we’ll use Magical Express for the ride back to MCO.

 

[Dean Marino]

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[DisneyWishes14]

We use Park Avenue Limo which is a private car service. Certainly not the cheapest, but they pick you up at the luggage carousel, whisk you down to the ground floor where your car is waiting and take you right to your resort. You can also use uber, lyft or simply hop in a cab at MCO.

 

[eric1985]

I've taken a cab back after we got married at the Swan and it cost me around $55 one way plus tip. The Swan is also a rental car return point...so you could rent a car and maybe pick up some cheap supplies on the way to the room...sunscreen..ponchos... they do have a shuttle that I believe they charge $35 per person for.

 

[kaytieeldr]

The Swan is also a rental car return

Well, specifically the Dolphin next door: and only for National and Alamo.

 

[eric1985]

Well, specifically the Dolphin next door: and only for National and Alamo.

Well put. I couldn't think of the companies

 

[Babsy]

we use uber, lyft or just grab a cab

 

[Dave006]

All options would be cheaper then a Minnie Van at $150. Try a ride from the airport Uber / Lyft would be the cheapest & direct.

You could also rent a car one-way and drop at the Dolphin for National & Alamo this would allow you to make a stop to pickup items for your vacation. Or you might want to do a little Outlet Mall shopping. You can drop your rental car from National / Alamo with the Dolphin valet.

Last option that I would pick is a Mears Shared Shuttle or individual SUV or luxury Van, pricing ranges from about $24 per person for the shared shuttle to about $112 private direct SUV / Van. You can reserve via the Mears web site and save a few dollars.

Dave

 

[Disney Ron]

We will be arriving at the Swan 2 weeks from today and will be using Tony Hinds round trip for $100. We used him a couple of years ago round trip from MCO to Universal and he's the absolute best. Give him a call you won't be sorry.

http://taxi-mco.com/Drivers/Tony Hinds.htm

 

[AliceandPete]

We’ve rented a car one way and plan to pick up snacks and breakfast items for the room on the way. I wish I had thought to book Tony Hinds though. I’ve always heard such nice things about him on the Universal forum .
We haven’t figured out our way back to the airport yet. Maybe we will see if he does one way trips.

 

[Thecouch]

cost me $49 for a uber xl in april from the airport to the dolphin . waited 5min after i order at the waiting point . i think normal uber is about 2/3 the cost

 

[TigerlilyAJ]

All options would be cheaper then a Minnie Van at $150. Try a ride from the airport Uber / Lyft would be the cheapest & direct.

Any suggestions for getting from MCO to Legoland to Art of Animation for *6* people? Because I'm getting that $150 range for some of the options listed, from renting a minivan for 24 hours (we're staying only one night at Legoland) to Mears. Would a Lyft minivan be cheaper? (You're talking to someone who has never used Uber/Lyft anywhere ever.)
What are the limits of Minnie Vans? I can only take one to or from MCO, right? Or from a WDW destination to another park or resort? Like, they wouldn't come to Legoland, even to take us to WDW, right?

 

[kaytieeldr]

Right. No Legoland.

See www.rideguru.com for estimates of rideshare and taxi costs.

 

[Thecouch]

I did similar . We went from art of animation to legoland to stay for our last night . Cost us $60 for uber xl for that trip . The problem was after a half day at legoland on 2nd day we want a uber xl around 1pm but had to wait for over a hour as there was only normal 4 person ubers . We were starting to get worried as we were flying back to Australia and was about to sign my wife up so we could fit in 2 separate normal ubers when we got a a uber xl . It cost us $90 to the airport from legoland hotel . Plenty of all options around disney world but the guy from near legoland said most people in that area do it after work so its hard to get ones during middle of the day especially if there not normal uber

 

[cruiselovinbunch1]

We’re renting a car one-way. Picking it up at MCO and returning to the car rental counter at the Dolphin resort. Ours is a split stay with the second leg being a Disney hotel, so we’ll use Magical Express for the ride back to MCO.

I didn't realize at first that there was a car rental desk at the Dolphin. This would be a simple fix for us. Thanks!

 

[cruiselovinbunch1]

All options would be cheaper then a Minnie Van at $150. Try a ride from the airport Uber / Lyft would be the cheapest & direct.

You could also rent a car one-way and drop at the Dolphin for National & Alamo this would allow you to make a stop to pickup items for your vacation. Or you might want to do a little Outlet Mall shopping. You can drop your rental car from National / Alamo with the Dolphin valet.

Last option that I would pick is a Mears Shared Shuttle or individual SUV or luxury Van, pricing ranges from about $24 per person for the shared shuttle to about $112 private direct SUV / Van. You can reserve via the Mears web site and save a few dollars.

Dave

Thanks!

 

[WDW1970]

Uber/Lyft. We’ve done it many times. Quickest and most convenient - cost is very reasonable. You can play with the Uber/lift app and input trip itineraries and it will give you prices so you can get an idea of costs of different trips. Also love uber/lyft when resort hopping or don’t care to wait for Disney transportation to parks. Pretty inexpensive. Never used a Minnie Van as they are 2-3x the cost of regular lyft. One advantage of minnie can is they have car seats if you have little kids (which we don’t).

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

We use Park Avenue Limo which is a private car service. Certainly not the cheapest, but they pick you up at the luggage carousel, whisk you down to the ground floor where your car is waiting and take you right to your resort. You can also use uber, lyft or simply hop in a cab at MCO.

Do you have an approximate fee for Park Avenue Limo?