Airport Transfers in America

SirJinks · 30 Sep 2019 at 19:57

Flying into Tampa International soon with family and needing a transfer (incl. luggage) to our destination about 80 miles away to Kissimmee. Currently thinking an Uber ride is my best option unless anyone can recommend any other choices?

Raymond Lin · 30 Sep 2019 at 20:02

SirJinks said:
Flying into Tampa International soon with family and needing a transfer (incl. luggage) to our destination about 80 miles away to Kissimmee. Currently thinking an Uber ride is my best option unless anyone can recommend any other choices?

Hire a car?

Maximum Triceratops · 30 Sep 2019 at 20:41

Raymond Lin said:
Hire a car?

Indeed, why didn't you fly to Orlando? Uber will cost a small fortune I would imagine. If you can drive then hire a car, it won't cost much and driving in Florida is a piece of ****.

jon86 · 30 Sep 2019 at 21:20

Maximum Triceratops said:
Indeed, why didn't you fly to Orlando? Uber will cost a small fortune I would imagine. If you can drive then hire a car, it won't cost much and driving in Florida is a piece of ****.

Indeed. Driving is a piece of cake, but do be mindful of avoiding toll roads if you don't want to pay the extortionate fee to activate the toll pass installed in the rental car. Florida has some electronic-only toll roads and accidentally driving on such a toll road by mistake can sometimes be quite a costly mistake.

BlueMerle · 30 Sep 2019 at 23:17

jon86 said:
Indeed. Driving is a piece of cake, but do be mindful of avoiding toll roads if you don't want to pay the extortionate fee to activate the toll pass installed in the rental car. Florida has some electronic-only toll roads and accidentally driving on such a toll road by mistake can sometimes be quite a costly mistake.

This. Uber will cost you lots of $$$. It you're arriving during the day and won't have to drive at night, due to the length of your flight, I'd say rent a car or SUV for the last leg.

Raymond Lin · 30 Sep 2019 at 23:39

Although you need to be over 25 to hire a car in the US...

Jean-F · 30 Sep 2019 at 23:58

Raymond Lin said:
Hire a car?

This, all day long, I always stay just north of Tampa, in Hillsborough, Pasco, or Hernando counties, and the tolls on the Sunshine Parkway are worth it, alternatives are US 19 or 41.
I’ve not used it, but I think the Interstate from Tampa to Orlando is I-4, and I’ve been told, but I don’t know if it’s true, that it’s toll free, but that you may encounter tolls when leaving the Interstate at the Orlando end.
You can spend more on gas by taking back roads to avoid tolls, plus constantly stopping at red lights.