International Drive Traffic

[tguz]

We are staying in a hotel on International Drive the night before our Disney vacation begins. What is traffic typically like on International Drive on a Sunday morning around 7am? This will be in July. We will be driving to the Pop Century Resort. Thanks.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Shouldn't be much.

 

[OKW Lover]

International Drive is a very long road. What section will you be staying at? If its the north end its very, very congested. Further south its much better.
However, at 7:00 am on a Sunday you should be good any way.

 

[MrKnight]

At 7:00am traffic should generally be very minimal assuming there are no conventions/events, traffic on I-Drive seems to pickup mid-day and grows heavier as the evening approaches and the bars/restaurants/nightlife venues start to open.. Another factor as stated is any conventions/events that may be taking place the Orange County Convention Center, this could have a significant impact on traffic as well.

 

[tguz]

International Drive is a very long road. What section will you be staying at? If its the north end its very, very congested. Further south its much better.
However, at 7:00 am on a Sunday you should be good any way.

Our hotel is about 3.5 miles up International drive from the intersection of International Drive and World Center Drive. Forgive me, I don’t know the area so I hope that description makes sense.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Our hotel is about 3.5 miles up International drive from the intersection of International Drive and World Center Drive. Forgive me, I don’t know the area so I hope that description makes sense.

At 7 in the morning on a Sunday there will be very little traffic because nothing is open at that time except a few places to eat.

 

[kaytieeldr]

At 7 in the morning on a Sunday there will be very little traffic because nothing is open at that time except a few places to eat.

Uep. Even if there are conventions, typically they wouldn't have anything scheduled that early on a Sunday.

OP could use WAZE tomorrow morning around that time, just to get an idea of what traffic might be like.

 

[writerguyfl]

One person's heavy traffic is another person's light traffic. If you're from a rural area where the biggest travel headache is having to stop while the school bus picks up kids in the morning, traffic in Orlando will likely seem a bit daunting. Even on a Sunday morning, that person might be surprised at the amount of traffic. (There will be a decent amount of traffic at that hour because many hotel/theme park workers will be scheduled to start shifts at 8am.)

On the other hand, if you're like me, driving in Orlando is a breeze. I grew up in Los Angeles and currently live in South Florida. Both of those locations have lots of traffic. Back when I lived in Orlando, I lived near Universal and worked at Disney World. Even at prime rush hour, it was extremely rare to get stuck in "dead stop on the freeway" traffic.

In the end, I wouldn't stress over traffic. It is what it is. Assuming you want to get to your Disney Resort and try to get to a theme park first thing in the morning, leaving at 7am on a Sunday should easily accomplish that goal.