Tampa Int'l to WDW?

[Ninnygunk]

Anyone else flying in to Tampa to save money on airfare?? We save over $700 doing this but now need to rent a car. However, now I have a SW credit to pay for my parents upcoming cruise!

 

[williamson_ja]

How far is Tampa from WDW? I never thought of this as an option.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

How far is Tampa from WDW? I never thought of this as an option.

It's one hour and after you rent a car it's very easy getting on I-275 to I-4, when driving to WDW.

 

[polineedyan]

For our june trip, we flew into tampa. Went to dollar rental and drove to wdw. I-4 is supposed to be rough at times, but really it was easy. Didnt seem like an hour at all, but it was..

 

[OKW Lover]

We often fly to TPA instead of MCO. When planning a trip, we check prices to both airports. If TPA is cheaper, then that's where we chose. But, we almost always rent a car so for us the only difference is the extra time getting to/from WDW. TPA to WDW is about 75 minutes, while MCO to WDW is 30 minutes.

 

[JoeCathyAngelina]

We're flying to TPA instead of MCO for our April 2010 school vacation trip on Delta. When planning a trip, we check the prices from all the Boston to all the Florida airports.
We've flown to Tampa Non-stop roundtrip on Airtran in the past, no problem.
This year we're flying Delta Non-stop roundtrip to Tampa, $717 total for the 3 of us.
We always use one of those secret agent codes to rent a car. This year we're renting a Cadillac from National thru our Delta Reservation, $293 total for the week.
It's only a 20- 30 minute longer ride from Tampa to our Orange Lake C.C. Condo Instead of MCO. No Problem. :
Good Luck All,
Joe

 

[goofy4tink]

We do this a lot simply because ds and his wife live in Tampa, about 10 mins from the airport. We drive over from WDW, stay at the Doubletree close to the airport, and have a nice visit.
It takes about 75 mins to make the drive...not bad at all. It is very well signed.