Orlando Theme Park Transfers

The classic Australian Florida itinerary runs: fly into Miami, cruise the Caribbean, then take the kids to Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando before the flight home. The missing link is that 230-mile hop from Miami to Orlando, and the options are a short flight that somehow eats a whole day, a Brightline train that still leaves you a car ride from the parks, or a straight shot up Florida's Turnpike in a private car.

We are biased, but the maths is honest: door of your Miami hotel to the lobby of your Disney resort in about three and a half hours, no check-in cutoffs, no baggage carousel, no wrangling car seats through an airport. The kids sleep, the WiFi works, and you arrive at Animal Kingdom Lodge or Cabana Bay actually ready for the parks.

Our drivers run this route constantly and know the drop-off procedures at the Disney resorts, Universal hotels and the villa communities around Kissimmee and Lake Buena Vista. Heading the other way works just as well; plenty of guests do Orlando first and finish with a cruise out of PortMiami, and we time those runs against embarkation, not just a clock.

Long-distance fares start at $129, and Miami-to-Orlando is quoted instantly online for your exact addresses, one number with fuel and tolls included. For families the Business SUV or Sprinter is the pick: six to fourteen seats, room for every suitcase and the souvenir Mickey ears, and child seats fitted on request.

What to expect

• Door-to-door, about 3.5 hours hotel to hotel
• Disney, Universal and Kissimmee villa drop-offs
• Child seats and boosters fitted on request
• Comfort stop midway whenever you like
• Cruise-timed runs back to PortMiami