Time from plane landing to hotel

[scrapquitler]

Generally would you say 90 minutes or more from DME check-in to hotel?
Add another about 30 minutes for deplaning and getting to DME?
I have seen some question specific hotel, but wouldn't it be about the same amount of time to any of them?
Thanks in advance.

I've had it take as little as 60 minutes from deplaning to being at the resort lobby, and I've had it take as long as 2 hours and 15 minutes. It depends on how long it takes for you to get on the ME and for it to leave the airport, and it depends on if your resort is the first stop of the 4th or 5th one. There's really no way to get more specific than a time range, 90 minutes is probably a pretty fair average.

 

[scrapquitler]

I've seen time tables that show the average wait time from most resorts to most parks is <30 minutes. Why would you say a whole hour, especially if we weren't checking in before heading out?

Because you might happen to walk up to the bus stop at the resort just as a bus is arriving, so you arrive at the park in 20-30 minutes, but you might walk up to the bus stop just as a bus is leaving, and there might be a lot of people in front of you and you might be standing there 20 or 30 minutes waiting to board the bus, in which case you won't arrive at the park for almost an hour. Always better to plan for the worst and be pleasantly surprised if you arrive sooner.

 

[richmo]

I'd be much more inclined to figure on at least 30 minutes than 20. I don't see any way you can get from MCO to an WDW resort (picked Caribbean Beach for example) in less than 20 miles...+ rental car exit booth + tolls + lights, etc.

 

[Disney Ron]

I'd be much more inclined to figure on at least 30 minutes than 20. I don't see any way you can get from MCO to an WDW resort (picked Caribbean Beach for example) in less than 20 miles...+ rental car exit booth + tolls + lights, etc.

I am talking about drive time not the time in the rental garage. And I have a monitor so I don't need to stop at toll booths.

Last I'm going to say about the great 10 minute debate.

Have a magical day.

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

I'd be much more inclined to figure on at least 30 minutes than 20. I don't see any way you can get from MCO to an WDW resort (picked Caribbean Beach for example) in less than 20 miles...+ rental car exit booth + tolls + lights, etc.

Big + here would also be baggage claim, which you can skip for most DME arrivals.

Comparing rental car to DME:
Drive time is about the same. Those busses go pretty fast!
Getting from gate to DME is the same as getting to baggage claim.

DME might have stops before your resort: add up to 15 minutes
DME might have wait for your bus to leave: add up to 30 min

Rental car: wait for baggage claim: add 15 min
Rental car: walk to rental car from baggage claim and exit the garage:add 15 min
If you need to stop at the rental counter: add 15 min

Net result:
If you skip the rental counter, renting a car will save you 15 min.
If you can't skip the rental counter, it will be about the same

Note, these are average times, not a schedule. However, the rental car timing is more certain, while DME times listed can vary greatly.

Also, of course, both DME and rental cars could get stuck in traffic, which could add lots of time to both equally.

 

[maryj11]

I agree that 90 minutes is an accurate estimate. That said, our last 2 of 3 trips, it's been between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Both times we arrived to a somewhat quiet DME area, and ended up waiting for more people to board the bus. We were also the last resort that DME stopped at, making two stops prior to ours. So for scheduling purposes, I always estimate 2 hours but it's typically less than that.

Waiting for more people to board the bus always seems to take a long time. That is what took us so long last trip, I think we waited at least 20 to 30 minutes for them to get ready to pull out. I always figure about 90 minutes from landing to the resort, but 2 hours makes for a safer estimate.

 

[AngiTN]

Waiting for more people to board the bus always seems to take a long time. That is what took us so long last trip, I think we waited at least 20 to 30 minutes for them to get ready to pull out. I always figure about 90 minutes from landing to the resort, but 2 hours makes for a safer estimate.

The goal of ME is to depart when the bus is full or when the first person has been on the bus for 30 min, whichever comes first. They do not wait around for a full bus but they will wait around for a while if you happen to be the first person to board.