{"id":6098,"date":"2022-01-14T07:09:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T12:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/?p=6098"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:04:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:04:59","slug":"top-5-disney-world-transportation-options-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/2022\/01\/14\/top-5-disney-world-transportation-options-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Disney World Transportation Options (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As of January 1st, 2022, Disney is discontinued their Magical Express Bus service to and from Orlando Airport. The Magical Express was always a great free perk of staying at an onsite Disney Resort. Unfortunately, now guests of the Magic Kingdom, will have to find their own means of transport to the most magical place on earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below we are outlining the various ways to travel between Walt Disney World and the Orlando Airport. Depending on your budget, party size, and time constraints, one option may be better than another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Uber or Lyft<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Of course, after the Magical Express, the next most common way to go between Walt Disney World and the airport is by utilizing a rideshare app such as Uber or Lyft. This is still a popular option and using a rideshare service to get around is typically fairly quick and easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is important to note that using Uber or Lyft can get expensive quick. Using the RideGuru Fare Comparison Calculator<\/a> we can see that an UberXL trip (a car that can fit up to 5 passengers) would cost around $55 before any surge pricing. If you have a smaller group (up to 3 passengers and minimal luggage), you could get away with the slightly cheaper UberX vehicle which would cost around $37, again before any applicable surge pricing. While these options might work for some people, many families traveling to Disney have little children and will need an Uber car that provides car seats. As a rule of thumb, you should add about $10 to each estimated Uber price if you will need the vehicle to include car seats. For example, an UberX Car Seat will cost you around $47. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please\nnote that if Uber and Lyft are surging when you arrive at Orlando Airport, you\ncan always compare the cost of your \u201csurge priced rideshare\u201d with a traditional\ntaxi using RideGuru<\/a> to see if a traditional taxi\nwould be more economical! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Renting a Car<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The\nsecond most popular means of transportation for Disney guests is through\nrenting their own car. Luckily, Orlando International Airport has many rental\ncompanies situated right at the main airport, making it easy to pick up a\nrental car. One benefit of a rental car is you are on your own schedule and you\ncan run any necessary errands during your stay at Disney. Rental cars have been\nin low supply recently, so if this option sounds best for your traveling party,\nyou will want to book one as quickly as possible. Keep in mind that with the\ncurrent rental car shortage, prices have increased during the past year.\nCurrently a rental car for a one-week period would cost between $370 and $430\ndepending on the size of the car. Keep in mind that these prices do not include\ncar seats which would be an additional fee per day. Another hidden cost of a\nrental car is Disney\u2019s daily hotel parking charges. Unfortunately, Disney\ncharges $15 per night for parking at Value Resorts, $20 per night at Moderate\nResorts, and $25 per night at Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts. These parking fees\ncan really add up, making renting a car for a week at Disney a more expensive\nchoice, however, some families love the freedom that comes with having their\nown vehicle especially if they also plan to visit Universal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If\nrenting a car for a week is not currently in your budget and you are not\ncomfortable utilizing Uber and Lyft, you could also always rent a car for the\nday when you arrive. Once you get to Disney, one member of your party would\nsimply have to drop the car off at Disney\u2019s Car Care Center and take their\ncomplimentary shuttle back to the hotel. When you leave Disney, you would do\nthis in reverse. Of course, this method would take more planning and time our\nof your vacation but would save you a lot of money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Use a Shuttle Bus Service<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There\nare numerous companies who offer shared shuttle ride services between the\nairport, hotels, Disney and Universal in Orlando. One of the more popular\nshuttle services is Mears. In fact, Mears was the company contracted through\nDisney to run their Magical Express Program. Starting in January of 2022, Mears\nhas announced that they will be offering a Mears\nConnect<\/a> service to shuttle travelers between the airport and\nDisney World. We imagine this will function fairly similar to the old Magical\nExpress, however, there will now be a cost associated with this service.\nAccording to the Mears Connect Website, introductory pricing is $32 round trip\nper adult ($16 one way) and $27 round trip per child 3-9 ($13.50 one way). Keep\nin mind that these prices are labeled as \u201cintroductory\u201d and may go up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\none major downside of using a shared shuttle service is you may have to wait\nfor the shuttle to make extra stops making this choice impractical if you are\nin a hurry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Other Private Car Services<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Of\ncourse, you could always choose to ride in style and book a car (or limo!) from\na private car service. While this will undoubtedly be the most expensive\noption, if you are celebrating a special occasion or have the financial means\nit may be worth it to have the ease and security of a professional black car!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Brightline (coming soon)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In\n2020, Brightline<\/a> shared the news that\nthey were planning to complete a new rail route between Orlando Airport and\nDisney springs. While this service won\u2019t be available until at least 2023,\ntravelers who opt to use this service could easily hop on the Brightline train\nat Orlando Airport and then catch a Disney bus to their hotel at Disney\nsprings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind, for all of these options you will want to factor in a 10-20% tip for your driver! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on Ride.Guru. For more tips and information please visit the RideGuru forum<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As of January 1st, 2022, Disney is discontinued their Magical Express Bus service to and from Orlando Airport. The Magical Express was always a great free perk of staying at an onsite Disney Resort. Unfortunately, now guests of the Magic Kingdom, will have to find their own means of transport to the most magical place […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,116,6],"tags":[1713,1716,1719,570,1710,1718,1715,1711,1712,1717,1714,1709],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6098"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6400,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098\/revisions\/6400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}