Using the Brightline Miami to Orlando train
Discussion
We're having our first Florida holiday in August.
We're starting in Miami for a few days then having 8 days in Orlando before finishing with a couple of days in New York.
I have an acquaintance who lives in Orlando so am planning on catching up with him while I'm there.
He suggested that instead of hiring a car to drive from Miami to Orlando and having it in Orlando I should take the Brightline train and borrow his Lexus LS400 while in Orlando.
Has anyone got experience of the Brightline vs driving between the cities?
We're starting in Miami for a few days then having 8 days in Orlando before finishing with a couple of days in New York.
I have an acquaintance who lives in Orlando so am planning on catching up with him while I'm there.
He suggested that instead of hiring a car to drive from Miami to Orlando and having it in Orlando I should take the Brightline train and borrow his Lexus LS400 while in Orlando.
Has anyone got experience of the Brightline vs driving between the cities?
The brightline isn’t massively cheap or even particularly quick but it is very stress-free and easy and that’s its major selling point.
There’s a few issues with the routing and track safety (there have been several people hit by trains since it went live) but they’re being ironed out slowly.
I recommend it all the time to people and I’d much rather use it than do that drive (and I really dislike train journeys!)
There’s a few issues with the routing and track safety (there have been several people hit by trains since it went live) but they’re being ironed out slowly.
I recommend it all the time to people and I’d much rather use it than do that drive (and I really dislike train journeys!)
I've used it a couple of times. As others have stated, it is not fast - pretty much 3 hours, but it allows you to work/relax versus the drive, which takes around 30 mins longer, depending on time of day. Return fare is $90+ so it's not exactly cheap either.
Convenient for me, because I live close to the Orlando terminus (terminal C at MCO), but because I need to get around in South Florida, it makes more sense to take my car, using the Turnpike (again, easier to access for me, than I-95).
Convenient for me, because I live close to the Orlando terminus (terminal C at MCO), but because I need to get around in South Florida, it makes more sense to take my car, using the Turnpike (again, easier to access for me, than I-95).
A couple of vidoes I've recently seen that feature the train:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8--9veN7EUk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIK7wvDyD38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8--9veN7EUk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIK7wvDyD38
fourstardan said:
Am I missing something but it's 3hrs 48 to drive and 3.5 hours on the train.
A single on this train is 170USD.
I'd be driving all day long.
we are landing in miami next year doing a cruisethen doing orlando and yes indeed for us its cheaper to hire a car than use the train ok there is fuel on top but at least we get to use it in orlando too and arnt totally held hostage by the big mouse A single on this train is 170USD.
I'd be driving all day long.
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