MCO vs. surrounding airports

[DerraZ]

Traveling to WDW in June and currently flights are ridiculous in price. It is definitely cheaper to Sanford, Tampa but those are both further away? Has anyone done this? I am hoping and expecting that in the next 1-2 months, the prices will drop a little bit, they usually do but just in case, looking at alternatives. Would love to hear from anyone else that may have done it. Thanks-

 

[BlondieinFL]

As someone who lives in Orlando near Disney, I would fly into Sanford. It's not that far away - depending, could take an hour to get to WDW. I would not fly into Tampa because traffic can be terrible getting to Orlando, and it would take much longer.

 

[fla4fun]

As someone who lives in Orlando near Disney, I would fly into Sanford. It's not that far away - depending, could take an hour to get to WDW. I would not fly into Tampa because traffic can be terrible getting to Orlando, and it would take much longer.

I agree with this, as someone who used to live near Tampa and now lives near Orlando. Sanford is a suburb of Orlando, so at least you are landing in the same city. If you take the 417 toll road from Sanford it goes right down to Disney and the traffic is usually not too bad. When we lived near Tampa the only direct route to Disney is taking I-4, which is almost always heavy traffic and the distance is double the drive from Sanford. I would fly into Miami and take the train to Orlando before I would fly into Tampa.