Taking a Train!! Need a Rental Car

[AngelSugar]

Howdy!
We will be arriving for a Disney vacation by train from the NE. Does anyone know if there is a rental car place at the Orlando train station?

Any suggestions would be welcome as to how to obtain a rental car.

Thanks............practicing my wave to Mickey!

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Hertz has an office at the Orlando Amtrak Station.

 

[AngelSugar]

That is good news. I will have to give Hertz a call as they do not book online for the train station.

Good news!!

Thanks again

 

[AngelSugar]

Howdy!
Well, the good news is there are Hertz cars available...but the bad news.....the hours at the Amtrak station in Orlando are terrible. They close at 1:00PM on Saturday so we will not be able to use their service. We would have to take our own transportation to the AIRPORT! Now, that is convenient!?!

So, does anyway have any experience arriving at the Amtrak Orlando Station and taking a TAXI to an offsite rental car facility???

I have checked a bunch but they all seem to have such limited hours.

How long is a cab ride to MCO?

Any other suggestions for this soon-to-be-weary train traveler???

HELP!!!

Thanks, K&K

PS I would love to fly but hubby won't board a plane. He wants to drive......NOT!

 

[smart cookie]

Avis has a location about a mile from the station open until 5:30 PM on Sat.

Here's a link:

http://www.avis.com/AvisWeb/mapsand...=Y&ORI_Pub=MapResultsPub&ORI_SESSION_LANG=en&

Heres some codes to help reduce your rental cost too:
http://www.rentalcodes.com

 

[AngelSugar]

Thank you for the info. Amtrak is scheduled to pull into Orlando at 4 PM ish but I have been reading about the accounts of late trains and delays.

So.... Not quite sure how I did it, but somehow I talked hubby into flying!!

Got some good flight times on United with decent rates, so I booked it through Travelocity. So, now I can book normal rental car deals at MCO.

I hope he makes it there.....I told him it was good practice for upcoming trips. Planning on using our new time share for Vegas next March when the desert is in bloom!!

So, now onto the next part of the trip planning.....rental car!

Payless has some pretty cheap rates.....are they legit????

Are their cars clean and reliable?

Or should I stick with the big 5??

Thanks so much for all your help and advice.

What a great forum!!

K&K