How to get around Orlando
One guide per system, each with the fares, the hours and the honest limits. Written to be read before you book something, not after.
Every guide
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Getting out of Orlando airport without losing an hour
Which terminal you landed in decides half of it. Then: rideshare, Brightline, Lynx Link 311, Mears Connect, rental car and private chauffeur, with real cost and time ranges for each.
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The I-Ride Trolley, explained properly
$2 singles, passes from $8, two lines, 100 stops, 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The best value in tourist Orlando, and a clear list of the places it will not take you.
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SunRail: a commuter train that most visitors will never need
All 17 stations, zone fares from $2, weekdays only, no airport station. Plus the one trip where it beats every alternative.
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Lynx buses: the $2 network locals actually use
$4.50 all day, $16 a week, and Link 311 running from MCO to Disney Springs every 30 minutes. Also five situations where the bus is genuinely the wrong choice.
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Rental car or rideshare? The honest Orlando math
Toll transponder fees, the free Visitor Toll Pass, $35-a-day theme park parking, and a worked seven-day comparison for a family of four.
What we are working on next
Planned additions to this section: Port Canaveral and the cruise terminal run, Disney's internal transport network in detail, Universal and Epic Universe access, parking at each theme park, and day trips to Tampa, Cocoa Beach and St. Augustine.
Something missing that you needed? Tell us and it moves up the list.