Tolls- Fort Lauderdale to Port Canaveral

[nikkistevej]

We are flying into Fort Lauderdale and driving to Port Canaveral fro our cruise in a few weeks, anyone know the amount of toll charges for that trip? Also if anyone knows the toll charges from Port Canaveral to Tampa? Really appreciate it. Looked online and couldn't figure it out. Thanks!

 

[MCO737FO]

If you take the FL Turnpike (you should) from Fort Lauderdale to Ft. Pierce (then onto I-95), $7.65.

You could also do I-95 the entire way for free.

 

[jrabbit]

I want to say that the toll road was about $15 or $16 - paid it once and drove for a couple of hundred miles.

I think You can take I95 north for free to "Florida's Turnpike" where the toll road starts. every 45-60 miles on the turnpike, there are rest areas that are large, clean, have fast food, gift shops and rest rooms. It was not a bad drive when i did it a few years ago.


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Whoops - I was thinking / taking you to WDW NOT port canaveral --- sorry!!! (must.... learn .... to.... read)

 

[nikkistevej]

Thanks!!! I was trying to budget cash for them. I will have a rental car, if I go through will it just charge my rental car fee? Do you all know?

 

[NoNotMe]

Thanks!!! I was trying to budget cash for them. I will have a rental car, if I go through will it just charge my rental car fee? Do you all know?

When you leave the airport take I595 westbound to I95, take that north to the Port Canaveral exit, I think that is SR520. Go right, that takes you into the port. Very easy and no tolls. If you are going to Tampa from the port take SR520 (Beachline) to I4, you will go right to Tampa. Beware there are some tolls on the Beachline but I have sunpass and never pay attention to the amount.

 

[MCO737FO]

Yeah - but check with your rental car company - some will allow you to "rent" a transponder. You probably don't want to just roll under the toll pylon. Typically (I rent a lot) you will get charged the toll plus a penalty/svc. fee of sorts). You can pay cash on the FL Tpk.

 

[MCO737FO]

http://floridasturnpike.com/TollCalcV5/index.htm

 

[Capt_BJ]

ugh ... answering this again .... lots of BAD stuff has been provided (but well intentioned)

from Ft L to PC just take 95, every mile north the traffic will be less intimidating. If you try the turnpike you WILL get confused fast.

The port is on SR 528 .... NOT 520 .... the main port hotels are on 528 (Radisson, Country Inn, Residence Inn, Homewood)

going from the port to Tampa I recommend you go 528 to 417 to I-4

on 528 you will encounter two tolls, both are $1 and you can pay cash. Be aware, toll plazas around here are set up for electron payment to zip right thru with no slowdown. To pay cash you take what looks like an exit to the right. Here you find attended and exact change lanes. If there is gonna be a backup, and there can be a big one, it will be at the attended lane. A roll of quarters can see you thru all the tolls you will encounter (one way)

IMMEDATELY after the second 528 toll you exit right and get on 417 towards WDW and Tampa. As I recall you encounter 2 tolls of $1.50 and same deal as 528 wrt the cash lanes looking like exits. (correction,there is a third toll of $1 ...)

At the end of 417 you are on I-4 and no more tolls unless you get very lost in Tampa where there IS a small "crosstown expressway" that is a toll and an ELECTRONIC ONLY one at that (dangerous in a rental if not informed)

rental companies DO offer the option to handle electronic tolls for you, charging a service fee. What this costs varies WIDELY. AND what the rental car companies charge as a 'processing fee' if you make a booboo and accidentally drive thru "electronically" also VARIES WIDELY with some charging $15 per toll. (this is not FL btw ... it is the rental company)

I suggest reading ALL of https://www.sunpass.com/rentalcar

welcome to Florida ... the rules are different here

 

[NoNotMe]

ugh ... answering this again .... lots of BAD stuff has been provided (but well intentioned)

from Ft L to PC just take 95, every mile north the traffic will be less intimidating. If you try the turnpike you WILL get confused fast.

The port is on SR 528 .... NOT 520 .... the main port hotels are on 528 (Radisson, Country Inn, Residence Inn, Homewood).....

welcome to Florida ... the rules are different here

Thank you for giving the correct SR numbers. For some reason I always get those two wrong. I usually go by landmarks. But I agree on using I95, the turnpike would be a waste of time and money.

 

[hrhdhd]

<snip> IMMEDATELY after the second 528 toll you exit right and get on 417 towards WDW and Tampa. As I recall you encounter 2 tolls of $1.50 and same deal as 528 wrt the cash lanes looking like exits.

There will be three toll plazas on the 417 (the GreeneWay), and the last one doesn't have the high-speed toll lanes. Everyone must slow to go through (it's a Turnpike Authority toll booth rather than a Central Florida Expressway Authority one).

 

[bumbershoot]

You could also do I-95 the entire way for free.

That's what we did when going from Fort Lauderdale to Port Canaveral.

 

[nikkistevej]

Sounds like I will be taking 95. We will be arriving in Fort Lauderdale around 5ish in the afternoon also, so probably going to hit rush hour traffic.
Thanks for all your responses- really appreciate it.