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Get around
By car
The car is still king in Orlando, and it is a very easy and convenient (if not congested) way to get to your destination. The roads are all wide and easy to drive on with all the major areas signposted, but traffic jams around downtown are common in the afternoons, and around the tourists areas on Saturday nights.
If you arrive by air via Orlando International Airport and get a rental car, go to the North Exit and head to SR 528 West to get to International Drive, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld. This will require $0.75 in tolls. A short-cut to Walt Disney World is the South Exit to SR 417 South, following it to Exit 5, and taking SR 536 straight into Disney. This requires $2 in tolls.
In Orlando, the main tourism area is International Drive, a strip of road that runs parallel to I-4 for about 10 miles.
To get to the Space Coast beaches, such as Cocoa Beach, as well as the cruise terminals of Port Canaveral, use SR 528, the Bee Line Expressway (recently renamed to the Beach Line), which is I-4 Exit 72.
Orlando is the largest rental car market in the world and is known as capital of car rental companies, with all major car rental companies easily accessible from inside the airport.
By bus
Orlando's public transportation is the Lynx bus service. Approximately 60 routes serve the metro Orlando area and costs $1.75 per ride (transfers included) except for the free Lymmo bus service as noted below. Check out Go Lynx for routes and fares.
By trolley
- I-Ride Trolley, +1 407-248-9590, [1]. Along International and Universal Drive, this primarily serves tourists in the attractions area. While the service is advertised as a trolley, the trolleys are in fact modified buses and there is no dedicated traffic lane for the service; heavy traffic with many stops makes for a very slow ride. There are 85 stops along the main route on International Drive and 22 stops on the route that serves Universal Drive. The fare is $1 per ride. Per-day and multi-day bus passes are available from many locations.
By limo/shuttle service
- Lymmo Bus, 1-841-LYNX. This free service operates frequently in a circuit in Downtown Orlando, from City Hall to the Centroplex and back. The Lymmo has a dedicated lane and stations with streetcar type control signals and modified buses that allow passengers to enter the bus without climbing. M-Th 6AM-10PM, F 6AM-12AM, Sa 10AM-12AM, Su 10AM-10PM.
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By taxi
- Ace Metro / Luxury Cab, +1 407-855-1111.
- Diamond Cab Company, +1 407-523-3333.
- Green Taxi Earth Friendly Cab, +1 321-239-2289, [3].
- Linc's Transportation Cab, +1 321-689-4777, [4].
- Star Taxi, +1 407-857-9999.
- Town & Country Transportation, +1 407-828-3035.
- Travellinc's Green Taxi Transportation, +1 321-217-1655, [5].
- Yellow / City Cab, +1 407-699-9999.
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