Transportation to/from airport from Universal Resort

[jenrose66]

Definitely a great deal. Do you happen to know if I tip for both ways during the first leg? He asked for full payment then, but I didn't think to ask about tipping.

I was going to tip half on day one and the rest on my departure day. Just because I'd feel funny not leaving a tip after being dropped at the airport.

 

[macraven]

Definitely a great deal. Do you happen to know if I tip for both ways during the first leg? He asked for full payment then, but I didn't think to ask about tipping.

i tip after each leg of the ride.
i pay in full on the first leg of the ride either with cash or travelor checks.

all the other car services i have used prior required payment in advance in full.

 

[cxr]

In June we are coming down to Orlando to visit Wizarding World of Harry Potter for 3 days
but Sat. morning we have a flight out to bahamas leaving at 5:15am.
what woudl be the best transportation service for this? taxi, private car or Uber? for 2am or 3am pickup?

 

[macraven]

are you talking about transportation service from orlando to port or back to the airport?

 

[cxr]

to the airport, leaving Orlando for a flight out a 5:15am

 

[macraven]

i would go with private car service
most of them will arrive 10 to 15 minutes early and wait for you at the set time.
you are paying for the service.
usually about $50 no matter if you are stuck in traffic and have to wait.

taxi would also work as long as they are there at the hotel and you don't have to waste time waiting for them
valet can call the taxi for you but you would wait until they arrived.
taxis cost can vary depending on how long the ride will take.
hit traffic, meter keeps running until you are at the airport.

the hotels offer their sedans for guests leaving the hotel for the airport.
$50 charge.
that can be lined up within minutes.
same set up as private car service.

uber, not sure.
it can be cheaper unless you hit a traffic jam or accident that will slow you down.

they can't sit at the airport for pick ups but don't know if there is any city ordinance on drop offs.

 

[DisneyParkFan]

I have a question. Is there transportation from a Disney resort to the Royal Pacific Resort (checking out CR and checking in RPR)? And then a few days later, transportation from RPR to MCO? It would be nice if I could set up the same transportation company for this leg of the trip.

 

[macraven]

I have a question. Is there transportation from a Disney resort to the Royal Pacific Resort (checking out CR and checking in RPR)? And then a few days later, transportation from RPR to MCO? It would be nice if I could set up the same transportation company for this leg of the trip.

you can't take luggage on the mears shuttle that does the runs from the motherland resorts to the darkside resorts.

many use private car service companies or a taxi.

i go with Tony Hinds and others use major companies or independent ones.

they all get you there safely.

 

[DisneyParkFan]

you can't take luggage on the mears shuttle that does the runs from the motherland resorts to the darkside resorts.

many use private car service companies or a taxi.

i go with Tony Hinds and others use major companies or independent ones.

they all get you there safely.

Thank you., I will wait until I am closer to my trip to try and schedule transportation. I know/think I have seen someone post the phone number for Tony Hinds. Got an email with new departure times today. 70 days and counting!

 

[macraven]

tony's email is
aobh607@gmail.com

cell
407 406 9093

 

[DisneyParkFan]

Thank you again!

 

[macraven]

glad to help

 

[noona23]

I have a question. Is there transportation from a Disney resort to the Royal Pacific Resort (checking out CR and checking in RPR)? And then a few days later, transportation from RPR to MCO? It would be nice if I could set up the same transportation company for this leg of the trip.

I'm doing the same exact thing...we are staying at the GF from Aug 21st-27 then at the RPR from the 27th-31st. I was just going to post something but looks like you took care of it for me

Have a great trip!

 

[DisneyParkFan]

I'm doing the same exact thing...we are staying at the GF from Aug 21st-27 then at the RPR from the 27th-31st. I was just going to post something but looks like you took care of it for me

Have a great trip!

I am staying at CR from June 2-8 and then the RPR from Jun8-10. I'll post and let you know what I did and how it worked out.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

Does anyone know the name of the car service that Universal uses to provide complimentary resort to resort service? I know we rode with them to get to a dinner reservation one evening and also had them drive us when we switched hotels ($12 charge for that since we were at CB). I know they provide full service and I'd like to contact them for our November trip but I have lost their card.

Thanks!

 

[macraven]

Does anyone know the name of the car service that Universal uses to provide complimentary resort to resort service? I know we rode with them to get to a dinner reservation one evening and also had them drive us when we switched hotels ($12 charge for that since we were at CB). I know they provide full service and I'd like to contact them for our November trip but I have lost their card.

Thanks!

the only complimentary car service at the darkide i am aware of, only involves their hotels.
you dine at Islands at RPR, come out and it's raining........valet can arrange car transport to get you back to where you are booked, say PBR, without charge.

if i was aware of free car service from one resort/motherland to the resorts at the darkside, i would be on that in a minute!

there is the shuttle/mears that disney provides for a rt fee, which is very reasonable if you want to go from disney to universal parks.

doesn't DU also have a set up for transportation?

universal uses the paid Star shuttle from airport to hotel.
maybe it is that company as they do provide for many of the hotels in orlando.

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

I think I wasn't clear. During our February trip we split our stay--4 nights at Cabana Bay and 3 nights at Hard Rock. On our first night at Cabana Bay I saw a sign advertising complimentary transportation to the other Uni hotels if you had a dinner reservation at one of the other hotels. Bell services at Cabana Bay assisted with a reservation and called for the car. We were picked up by a driver in a black SUV. We inquired of the driver whether he could also pick us up later in the week when we transferred to HRH. he was off on the day we needed the transfer,but gave me a card to call the service he worked for when we wanted to be picked up. He said that since we were staying at Cabana Bay, the transfer would cost $12--maybe implying that a transfer amongst the other 3 would be complimentary... I don't know for sure.

The day before we were to transfer to HRH, I called the number on the card. The dispatcher told me that her company had a contract with Uni and that cars were available on site--don't recall if she said 24 hrs... She told me that when we were ready to transfer, I should contact bell services at Cabana Bay and a car would be sent. That's what we did and it worked out great. I think it was the driver on that trip who indicated that his company always has drivers on site to take guests wherever they'd like to go--again, not sure about 24/7.... Since I had already paid another service to take us back to the airport, I didn't use their service. I think I did call to get a quote for transportation for a day trip to Epcot--competitive with similar services.

Anyway, I lost their card but would love to contact them for airport transportation for our upcoming trip. Soooo, if anyone knows the name of the company, or the phone number, I would appreciate it!

Thanks!

 

[macraven]

ok that makes sense.
yes cb (thought you meant the motherland resort instead of cabana bay) still has that service.

if you can prove you have a dining reservation at one of the deluxe hotels while staying at cabana, you can book the free car service from cabana.
you go thru the front desk/bell services for that.
you return within 2-3 hours and show your dining receipt, it's free car service.
if you don't call back for pick up within the set time frame, there is a slight charge.

to move from one onsite hotel to another, a $15 charge if coming from Cabana to the deluxe.
(could be the other way around)
no charge to move from one deluxe to another.
taxis are $5 to move from deluxe to cabana on internal moves.

the 3 deluxe hotels have the sedans that can be booked to take you back to the airport when you check out.
bell services can set that up.
the black sedans are onsite at the hotels to provide this service.

i think last year the cost was $55 for that one way ride.
a few years back it was $50.



you could call bell services at the hotel and they should be able to give you the phone number of that company they use for the onsite guests

the hotels uses an offsite company for this, or did at one time, so some of the drivers can work out arrangements to do return to the airport set up directly with you.
that's how you might have recieved his card for future transportation needs.
thats' my guess on it.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

We just get a rental car. Most of our trips are combo trips with WDW, so having a car the entire time just makes everything much easier. Do keep in mind the drive from MCO has tolls, unless you take the back roads, which have many lights.

Though I'll quickly say - getting around within Universal is much easier than getting around in WDW, even in the summer heat. If you are staying at a Universal resort, you won't need the car to get around within US.

It's not a real money saver, but there's a very nice Whole Foods very convenient to US. They have several unusual perks - like a smoker, fresh juice bar and coffee bar. Since so much of theme park food = junk food, healthy WF options are a welcome antidote. (Otherwise, we mostly do Publix.)

 

[ButterflyJen]

tony's email is
aobh607@gmail.com

cell
407 406 9093

Thank you! Working on booking with Tony now for November trip. RT quote was $100, exactly as you said.