Miami to Orlando, take 95 or 91?

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

What is your suggestion, we will be driving up in a minivan this november from the cruise pier to vicinity of the theme parks.
It will be a sunday drive, so I assume there will be certain amount of traffic, since I never drove that section before, what is your suggestion?

kingjeep · **Posted:** Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:25 pm

95 or the turnpike also if your renting a car take the train and pick up the car when you get to orlando fl drivers suck

last time i took the turn pike there and 95 home realy depends on day of the wheek and time of day you can pm me i live near miami

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

kingjeep wrote:

95 or the turnpike also if your renting a car take the train and pick up the car when you get to orlando fl drivers suck

last time i took the turn pike there and 95 home realy depends on day of the wheek and time of day you can pm me i live near miami

What kind of train options will I have? I would still need to get to train station from the pier, plus we are 4 people (and will be 6 when I get to Orlando), which helps when we split the rental cost. I got 3 days rental with unlimited mileage for $260

kingjeep · **Posted:** Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:45 pm

i am not sure what the train cost or if you would have to change trains but the tracks run parralel to the cost and would only be a short cab ride i live a in ft lauderdale so im a little north of miami also if you do drive try to get a garmin or other gps every thing runs parellel to eachother so if you hit trafic on you can switch to the turnpike if you dont have sun pass you will be better off with 95 other wise you will have to stop and pay tolls ever 20 minuts and they are often exact change only with out a sun pass ezzy pass dose not work down here yet

kingjeep · **Posted:** Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:45 pm

i am not sure what the train cost or if you would have to change trains but the tracks run parralel to the cost and would only be a short cab ride i live a in ft lauderdale so im a little north of miami also if you do drive try to get a garmin or other gps every thing runs parellel to eachother so if you hit trafic on you can switch to the turnpike if you dont have sun pass you will be better off with 95 other wise you will have to stop and pay tolls ever 20 minuts and they are often exact change only with out a sun pass ezzy pass dose not work down here yet

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

No EZ pass? Crap..

OK, no problem, I will then stay on 95, I will eventually have to take 91 as I approach but it sure beats stopping every 20 minutes to go by tolls...
And for exact change, don't they sell roll of exact-change-tokens at the first entrance or some place.. we used to get those when we went to Atlantic City and when EZ Pass did not exist..

kingjeep · **Posted:** Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:44 pm

no tokens we have sun pass but its not conpadible with ezzy pass befor i got sun pass i would get to the tolls to find that the only lane open is the exact change layn and half the time that dose not register

just remember fl drivers realy suck so drive carfuly

if you hit traffic you can get off drive nothe on like us1 or 441 then get back on 95 in a few mils

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

Yeah....be careful with the drivers here.

Where in Orlando will you be????

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:33 am

hyedipin wrote:

What is your suggestion, we will be driving up in a minivan this november from the cruise pier to vicinity of the theme parks.
It will be a sunday drive, so I assume there will be certain amount of traffic, since I never drove that section before, what is your suggestion?

Drive both at the same time.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:24 am

Watch out for the Florida Drift! That happens when doing 65 or 70, the idiot is on the inside lane and has 50 yard to his exit. He just shoots across to the exit. :shock:

Another fair warning: with states having lower income from taxes etc. they are looking for ways to make money. Citations work very well!

Terry

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:27 am

I would say suck it up, pay the tolls and take 91 and you will still probably get there faster. I-95 in FL used to be a drag (not as much as it is in the NE, but still a drag) and unless they have resurfaced it in the past few years (which they may have), the Turnpike (91) will probably be in better shape.

The Turnpike goes right through St. Cloud and Kissimmee (where the moderately more affordable accommodations are) and since the parks are West of the airport and south of Orlando proper, so it makes sense to get on it at some point anyway.

Have fun, and yes, as stated previously, drivers in FL are "special" in many ways... :lol:

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:12 pm

Are you in Miami on purpose or was is some kind of punishment?

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

JL Rockies wrote:

Are you in Miami on purpose or was is some kind of punishment?

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:34 pm

That would be punishment for sure!

Terry

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:00 pm

Welcome to Miami!
Bienvenidos es Miami!

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