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Miami to Orlando
I seem to have much trouble finding a way to get from Miami to Orlando. The
only option i find is byt rantal car and that's not a real option since my DL isn't valid in US. Any tip on how to get from Miami to Orlando relatively cheap? -- Kindly Konrad --------------------------------------------------- May all spammers die an agonizing death; have no burial places; their souls be chased by demons in Gehenna from one room to another for all eternity and more. Sleep - thing used by ineffective people as a substitute for coffee Ambition - a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy --------------------------------------------------- |
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Miami to Orlando
"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in message ... I seem to have much trouble finding a way to get from Miami to Orlando. The only option i find is byt rantal car and that's not a real option since my DL isn't valid in US. Any tip on how to get from Miami to Orlando relatively cheap? Greyhound bus http://www.greyhound.com/ There are several buses a day , time is about 6 hours and the fare is around $30 each way with advance purchase Alternatively amtrak have a train at 7 AM and another at 10.35 AM Travel time is around 5 and half hours and its about $58 return www.amtrak.com Keith |
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Miami to Orlando
Greyhound bus
http://www.greyhound.com/ There are several buses a day , time is about 6 hours and the fare is around $30 each way with advance purchase Thanks. I was hoping for a shorter time travel, though. I checked on the map, it's not that far between those cities. How come it takes such a painfully long time for the bus? One of the buses goes from Miami to Orlando in 11 hours, like if it was going in circles. Are there such great trafic problems in Florida? -- Kindly Konrad --------------------------------------------------- May all spammers die an agonizing death; have no burial places; their souls be chased by demons in Gehenna from one room to another for all eternity and more. Sleep - thing used by ineffective people as a substitute for coffee Ambition - a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy --------------------------------------------------- |
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Miami to Orlando
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:23:57 +0100, "Konrad Den Ende"
wrote: Greyhound bus http://www.greyhound.com/ There are several buses a day , time is about 6 hours and the fare is around $30 each way with advance purchase Thanks. I was hoping for a shorter time travel, though. I checked on the map, it's not that far between those cities. How come it takes such a painfully long time for the bus? One of the buses goes from Miami to Orlando in 11 hours, like if it was going in circles. Are there such great trafic problems in Florida? I missed some of this thread so at risk of repeating info I'll point out that an AMTRAK train departs Miami at 07:00 and arrives Orlando at 12:12 and another at 10:35 arriving 15:43 ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Miami to Orlando
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:23:57 +0100, "Konrad Den Ende"
wrote: One of the buses goes from Miami to Orlando in 11 hours, like if it was going in circles. Are there such great trafic problems in Florida? You need to see an actual schedule, but some buses will probably be expresses, using the Interstate or Turnpike, and others will stop at every town along the way. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Miami to Orlando
In article , Konrad Den Ende wrote:
Greyhound bus http://www.greyhound.com/ There are several buses a day , time is about 6 hours and the fare is around $30 each way with advance purchase Thanks. I was hoping for a shorter time travel, though. I checked on the map, it's not that far between those cities. How come it takes such a painfully long time for the bus? The 6 hours express schedule could conceivably include some 'padding' in order to ensure they still deliver passengers to destination on time even if the bus has to deal with rush hour traffic, or leaves a bit late. They also build in a few layovers (where the bus stops, doesn't move -- can stretch your legs, get food, whatever) into the schedule... for bus 0403, it has three layovers; one is 5m, one is 15m, and one is 20m, accounting for 40 'extra' minutes of what is ordinarily about a 4 hour drive by car. One of the buses goes from Miami to Orlando in 11 hours, like if it was going in circles. Are there such great trafic problems in Florida? Nah. More stops (due to being a non-express route), layovers, and/or a change of bus. -Dan |
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Miami to Orlando
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"Konrad Den Ende" wrote: I seem to have much trouble finding a way to get from Miami to Orlando. The only option i find is byt rantal car and that's not a real option since my DL isn't valid in US. Any tip on how to get from Miami to Orlando relatively cheap? Are you sure your driver's license isn't valid in the United States? The United States recognizes drivers licenses for visitors from most countries so unless your DL is expired or suspended at home, it is probably valid here in the states. Failing that, your best option is to take a local commutor flight from Miami's airport to Orlando's. |
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Miami to Orlando
Thanks. I'll check AmTracks site again. For some reason i always
get confused there. Too tired, mayby... -- Kindly Konrad --------------------------------------------------- May all spammers die an agonizing death; have no burial places; their souls be chased by demons in Gehenna from one room to another for all eternity and more. Sleep - thing used by ineffective people as a substitute for coffee Ambition - a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy --------------------------------------------------- |
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Miami to Orlando
In article ,
Konrad Den Ende wrote: There are several buses a day , time is about 6 hours and the fare is around $30 each way with advance purchase Thanks. I was hoping for a shorter time travel, though. I checked on the map, it's not that far between those cities. How come it takes such a painfully long time for the bus? Probably because the bus makes several intermediate stops. I'm guessing (not having a schedule handy) that the typical Greyhound bus heading north out of Miami also stops at Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and West Palm Beach. (might skip one or two) These are all major towns along the coast. After West Palm Beach, a bus may very well run mostly nonstop to Orlando; there isn't very much in between. Even if a bus uses the expressway (motorway) for most of its route, getting to and from the bus station in each city is time consuming. For example, detouring from I-95 to the Fort Lauderdale bus station would probably consume about a half hour. One of the buses goes from Miami to Orlando in 11 hours, like if it was going in circles. Are there such great trafic problems in Florida? That one is probably a "local" bus that uses the non-expressway US-1 route from Miami to West Palm Beach (very slow), and possibly US-441 via Okeechobee instead of the Florida Turnpike. -- Jon Bell Presbyterian College Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA |
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Miami to Orlando
"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in message ... Greyhound bus http://www.greyhound.com/ There are several buses a day , time is about 6 hours and the fare is around $30 each way with advance purchase Thanks. I was hoping for a shorter time travel, though. I checked on the map, it's not that far between those cities. How come it takes such a painfully long time for the bus? One of the buses goes from Miami to Orlando in 11 hours, like if it was going in circles. Are there such great trafic problems in Florida? It's a four hour drive, so a six hour bus ride isn't unreasonable. There is a train,but it is almost certainly slower than the bus, plus the train station is not actually in Orlando. |
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