posted 07-15-2003 06:36 PM
This is hopefully an easy question for those of you experienced riding trains in the south. I want to take a Disney cruise that leaves from Port Canaveral, Florida. What would be the best (most convenient, not necessarily closest) Amtrak station to travel to? Disney offers transfers from the Orlando airport, and from its own hotels at Walt Disney World. Renting a car may not be a good option, as the cruise is 7 days and I don't want to pay for a car to sit at the cruise terminal for a week. I believe there is also some sort of private shuttle service from Orlando to the port.
RRRICH Member # 1418
posted 07-16-2003 04:29 AM
Orlando or Winter Park would be the closest stations to the Port.
If AMTRAK survives, there are plans in the works for a future service along the FEC Railway, which would have service from Jacksonville and up north to Daytona Beach and Titusville, I believe, in which case Titusville would be closer. But that service is likely several years away, even under the best projections......
mr williams Member # 1928
posted 07-16-2003 04:40 AM
Quite right, RRRICH, originally they were hoping to have it running by late 2004/early 2005, but the last I saw it was put back to 2007 at the earliest...plus the fact that there is a 2 year moratorium in place on any new Amtrak services
SilverStar092 Member # 2652
posted 07-19-2003 08:32 PM
Orlando is the best bet for getting to Port Canaveral. Avis and Hertz offer free pickup service there (Avis uses their downtown and Orlando North locations to service Amtrak). I believe that Avis has a Port Canaveral location where you could drop the car. Maybe Hertz does too. Just be sure to use the correct rental location in Orlando as the airport is miles away.
posted 07-15-2003 06:36 PM