Need towncar service at Orlando International Airport

February 18, 2009 11:36 AM

Looking for reliable, cheap towncar/taxi/vehicle-for-hire to get from Orlando International to the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.

Arranging travel for an elderly couple, one of which is blind, the other hard of hearing from the airport to the Omni at ChampionsGate (which looks to be about 40 min south on the 4).

The Orlando International website lists a ton of vehicle-for-hire services - is anyone familiar with one or can recommend their favorite?

Thanks in advance!

posted by Lizc to travel & transportation (3 comments total)

I've taken the Mears shuttle service before. It's $32 PP RT, and they're pros at getting people where they need to be in one piece. Much cheaper than a taxi, and they'll probably get to chat with some interesting fellow passengers.
posted by sadiehawkinstein at 11:43 AM on February 18, 2009

Unfortunately, the couple need to use a service as the gentleman is blind, and his wife is very hard of hearing (and I suspect her vision is starting to wane). I would like to make sure that someone is there to meet them and help with their bags and ensure that they arrive in one piece at the hotel.
posted by Lizc at 11:48 AM on February 18, 2009

Mears is definitely the biggest player for Orlando airport service (they even operate the Disney "Magical Express" buses), and probably one of the more reasonably priced. I've used Happy Limo in the past, although there was about 4 of us, so the price differential between that and Mears wasn't significant.

This is such common thing for Orlando, with all the Disney travel, so you may want to ask over at the TripAdvisor Orlando Forum - they're usually full of good advice for this kind of question.
posted by dicaxpuella at 2:17 PM on February 18, 2009