transportation options--can we beat this estimate?

[Rock'n Robin]

We plan on arriving on Sat. June 28 and staying by the Port. After our cruise we are going to WDW for 3 nights.
I have an estimate from a car company (which I will not name to see how everyone else has done) for driving from MCO to the hotel, the port to WL, and WL to the airport--$235 for our family of 5.
Is there a cheaper way to go? I don't think we can use DCL unless we stay at the Hyatt MCO--and then we'd be getting to the port a lot later, wouldn't we? I want to be one of the first ones on the ship. Plus with 5 of us DCL adds up, doesn't it?
Anyone had a car co. estimate for this kind of 3 leg trip that was less than $235?
Robin M.

 

[mcnuss]

I am not doing the same thing, but I don't know how much better you could get it. At $235, you are talking about roughly $78 per "leg" for 5 people. That's pretty cheap. Don't forget to factor in about 15% for tips, though.

 

[ducklite]

Robin,

The best rate I was quoted for a towncar, MCO to Poly, Poly to the port, the Port to YC, and YC to MCO was $295. So I think what you've got is just about right, as you are one short leg less than we are.

Anne

 

[sixcats]

I have a quote of $215 without tip for Mco to port, port to WDW and WDW to Mco.

 

[MFan]

You either have the best deal possible, at this time, or you're very close to it. It could be that there are better deals out there, but I can't imaging the savings would be more than $20-$30. So, I doubt it's worth your while to keep searching. I suspect your time is worth more than that...

 

[Jeannie]

We are leaving later this month and our quote is $205 for MCO to BC, BC to port, port to MCO. This is for a towncar for our family of 4.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

Honestly, since your entire trip is only a week long, it would be soooooo much cheaper to rent a car. That would include the$24 or so for parking at the DCL terminal. Just thought I'd offer a different option.

 

[hydster]

and it seems we have at least 1 more stop than you and we are paying for 7 of us (4 adults and 3 kids) from MCO to the Poly, the Poly to the Port, the Port back to POR, Inlaws to another hotel that night (not the POR) and then us 2 days later to the airport and we got a total rate quote of $330.00 which may go down about 30 dollars depending on what the inlaws do with their post cruise 1 night stay! I would think your deal sounds pretty good!

Heidi

 

[Rock'n Robin]

I don't think a car rental would really be cheaper, since we would be there 8 days (Saturday-late Sunday), plus we would be squeezed unless we had a bigger car with the 5 of us.
Robin M.

 

[Buckaroo's Dad]

Hi Robin. We are a family of three. MCO to port. Port to WL. And WL to MCO. $205. This is through Tiffany Towncar

 

[thebigguy]

We were there in June and went from MCO to the Beach Club (with a 15 minute stop for groceries), then from Beach Club to port 7 days later and this not so round trip for 5 of us was $170.00.

Since we were flying to the West Coast we had a 5:30 flight out after the cruise and rented a minivan for one day from Avis. We picked it up at the Radisson and returned it to MCO. This allowed us to see the Kennedy Space Center and not waste a day at the airport. You might want to check out renting from Avis and returning the car to the Radisson....