When do you leave parks for Orlando airport on final day?

[DisneyLiz44]

We will be staying at the Swan. On our final day we plan on going to MK. I guess we should leave car at SWAN and take bus to MK (or walk to yacht club and take their bus to/from MK). Our flight leaves at 6:00pm on a Sunday evening and we have to return our rental car at airport. What time do you suggest we leave the park?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I would drive to MK in the morning and be on the monorail or ferry back to the parking lot by 2:30.

 

[DisneyLiz44]

I would drive to MK in the morning and be on the monorail or ferry back to the parking lot by 2:30.

If I check out of Swan in the morning and then drive and park at MK, will I have to pay for parking at MK?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

If I check out of Swan in the morning and then drive and park at MK, will I have to pay for parking at MK?

You will not. Check-in and check-out day are included in your parking benefit.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

We flew home yesterday.
We had a flight departing at 7:55, boarding about 7:20 (Delta)
We had bags to check and and a rental car to return, and get fuel in at the station near the South exit
We have PreCheck (and Clear though we did not use it yesterday, no line at PreCheck at all)
We left Epcot at 5:00. We were in the Sky Lounge near our gate at 6:00.

 

[sam_gordon]

I would drive to MK in the morning and be on the monorail or ferry back to the parking lot by 2:30.

I agree with this. My math comes out to 2:15, but there's some extra "pad" time. I like walking into MCO (assuming checking luggage and no precheck) 2 hours before the flight. After that, it's all math...

6:00 Flight
4:00 Walk in to MCO
3:45 Return rental car.
3:30 Gas up rental car
2:50 leave MK parking lot (drive time should be ~30 minutes, I allow 40 "just in case")
2:40 walk/tram from monorail/ferry to car
2:30 ferry/monorail from MK to parking lot
2:15 leave MK gates