{"id":1453,"date":"2022-07-05T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/?page_id=1453"},"modified":"2023-12-15T15:25:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:25:25","slug":"who-should-we-fly-with","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/?page_id=1453","title":{"rendered":"Who should we fly with?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There are five primary flight routes into the Orlando area:<\/p>

  1. Fly direct into Orlando (MCO) \u2013 with a 20\/30-minute drive to your house or hotel.<\/li>
  2. Fly indirect into Orlando (MCO), changing planes first in a different US city\u2013 with a 20\/30-minute drive to your house or hotel.<\/li>
  3. Fly direct into Miami (MIA), pick up a rental car and then drive up to the Orlando area \u2013 around a 3h 30m journey.<\/li>
  4. Fly direct into Tampa (TPA), pick up a rental car and then drive up to the Orlando area \u2013 around a 1h 30m journey.<\/li>
  5. Fly direct into Melbourne (MLB), pick up a rental car and then drive up to the Orlando area \u2013 around a 1h 20m journey (only available with TUI).<\/li><\/ol>


    If you can, fly direct into Orlando<\/strong><\/h2>

    Flying direct into Orlando from the UK is the perfect start to your Disney vacation. No changing planes first before flying on to Orlando, and only a short journey from Orlando to your hotel or house.<\/p>

    However, the convenience of flying direct to Orlando does come at a cost \u2013 it\u2019s the most expensive of the flight options, and, sometimes, by quite a considerable margin.<\/p>

    Flying indirect into Orlando naturally requires a plane change at a major US city, such as Newark, Chicago or Atlanta.<\/p>

    This can be a cheaper option, though does add an extra 3 to 4 hours to your overall journey. However, it can be a better option than the drive up from Miami, that takes about the same time. With flying indirect into Orlando you do at least get to clear US immigration at your first port of entry into the US, rather than in Orlando.<\/p>

    Flying into Miami saves money, but it\u2019s much further way<\/strong><\/h2>

    Flying direct into Miami can be much cheaper, but you\u2019ve just got to weigh that up against the drive to the Disney area after a long flight.<\/p>

    Flying direct into Tampa is eminently possible, there just aren\u2019t that many airlines that fly into Tampa, and the costs can be quite high \u2013 but worth taking a look because it\u2019s a smaller, easy to navigate airport, and it\u2019s a relatively short commute up I4 to Orlando.<\/p>

    Flying direct into Melbourne (on the east coast) is an option if you are booking with TUI \u2013 the only airline and holiday company with a limited Melbourne flight schedule.<\/p>

    Into Orlando and out of Miami works for us<\/strong><\/h2>

    Ideally, we would always fly in to and out of Orlando, but we usually end up either flying into Orlando and then out of Miami, or in and out of Miami to save money!<\/p>

    This is achievable with any of the airlines.<\/p>

    Investigate through a consolidator, then book direct<\/strong><\/h2>

    It\u2019s always worth investigating flights through the likes of Kayak<\/a> and then book your preferred flights direct with your chosen carrier, or as part of a package (flights and hotel) with your chosen package provider.<\/p>

    We generally fly with Virgin Atlantic<\/a>, based on value for money, cabin service, flexibility and our past, positive experiences \u2013 but the carrier you choose is a very personal and budget-based choice.

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    Next up \u2013 Step 1.6: <\/strong>Should we stay in a Disney resort hotel or rent a house<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Who should we fly with? There are five primary flight routes into the Orlando area: Fly direct into Orlando (MCO) \u2013 with a 20\/30-minute drive to your house or hotel. Fly indirect into Orlando (MCO), changing planes first in a different US city\u2013 with a 20\/30-minute drive to your house or hotel. Fly direct into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1453","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1453"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2434,"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1453\/revisions\/2434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wdwtripplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}