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Thanks - found a decent enough price flying American (i'm oneworld emerald) so will do that. Interestingly cheaper to fly DCA - Orlando via MIA than it was to fly only DCA - MIA (on the same flight). Weird........

Quote: Originally Posted by pbiflyer At MIA, you want to be there at least one hour beforehand. Plus, there are delays on tri-rail quite often. I would not chance it? Can you make your flight? Yes, if EVERYTHING goes your way - Tri rail on time, bus on time, no traffic, already checked in, no long security lines. One of those goes awry and you are out of luck. Thank you pbiflyer. I'll take the earlier Tri Rail and not cut it so close....

Thanks for the information. We are not in a hurry, I just want to be ready if I see any cheap fares.

Welcome to FlyerTalk, zmeflyby ! Yes, both the garage and the long-term lots are often full over major holiday weekends (in the past, they have added overflow lots, but these are often on dirt fields, not so good if it rains). My parking facility of choice is Park-n-Fly, which is just on the other side of U.S. 1 from the airport entrance. PNF has 24-hour shuttle service (you are picked up at your car within 3 to 5 minutes (usually shorter),...

Definitely fly. The drive or train will take up most of your available time. Rent a car once in Orlando. Just be aware that many of the shuttle launches never go on time. So don't have your heart set on it happening as a certainty. You don't say if you want any of the theme parks. If so, the on-site hotels are not the cheapest but give a good experience for such a short time frame. For only a couple of days I like Universal Studios...

Wirelessly posted (goingaway's phone: BlackBerry8900/4.6.1.231 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100) it is usually a cheaper ticket if you want to fly - southwest covers the route as an LCC, as well as other mainline (and LCC) carriers. The drive is 18-20 hrs and all boring highway. There is plenty to do around DC and Orlando to cover your three days, so perhaps the two general vicinities would be enough for the trip

Quote: Originally Posted by durham70 The thing i wasn't sure about was whether there was anything to see on the way from DC to Orlando - from your replies sounds like there isn't so we'll fly !! Cheers David Well, actually there are some interesting places to stop along the way (e.g. Charleston, Savannah, St. Augustine) but with only three days, those places seem to be out of the question. The drive down I-95 (without...

Quote: Originally Posted by Alan6557 Enough time to make flight from Tri Rail? I need to get from Delray Beach to MIA on a Saturday. My UA flight departs MIA at 2:30pm. If I take Tri Rail leaving Delray Beach at 12:27pm and get on Bus 133 and arrive in MIA at 1:52pm, is that enought time to make my flight? No checked luggage. I'm hesitant to take the next earlier train, since it's 2 hours earlier. Thoughts & suggestions? At...

You'll have lots more options flying into MCO, plus the drive is a little shorter - and the drive from RSW is rather boring going along Alligator Alley (I-75). Sometimes you can get decent fares into FLL if you aren't in a hurry to book right now.

I am in and out of MCO at least 2-3 times a month. I have gotten very tired of the "traffic cops" in blue after you pass the TSA agent that checks your ID and boarding pass. The "traffic cops" are directing everyone without kids to the 2-3 lines to the left and sending the people with kids to the 2-3 lines to the right up against the glass. The problem is that the "kids" line only has a...