How long is the drive to Disney from DCUMLandia, and...

[Anonymous]

Is there anywhere remotely scenic or interesting to stop along the way--either to break up the trip or for an overnight?

[Anonymous]

The flights to Orlando are cheap. Not worth it to drive.

[Anonymous]

It's about 15 hours give or take with kids but no major stops. I guess it's scenic in places if you like green stuff and there are hotels for an overnight.

[Anonymous]

Best/most scenic place to stop off 95 is Savannah. Love it there. An 8-9 hour drive.

[Anonymous]

Savannah is a good place to stop. Charleston is nice, but it's further off 95. Savannah doesn't really take you out of your way. Beaufort SC is also pretty, and has a nice downtown park for the kids to play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best/most scenic place to stop off 95 is Savannah. Love it there. An 8-9 hour drive.

Ha! I'm 10:59.

[Anonymous]

There are six of us, so even cheap flights (which aren't always easy to find) will be a big chunk of change. Trying to compare cost of driving vs flying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are six of us, so even cheap flights (which aren't always easy to find) will be a big chunk of change. Trying to compare cost of driving vs flying.

We are also a family of 6, so we always drive. We like to just knock it out in one day, leaving around 4 am and arriving in Disney World around 6 pm or so. We keep our stops to the bare minimum--just food, gas, and bathroom breaks, ideally all at once. We don't really run into any traffic until we are right in the Orlando area.

A few times we have stopped overnight in Florence, SC. There's nothing really to see there--but it's right off I95 with just about every hotel chain, restaurant chain, etc. so it's convenient.

[Anonymous]

Just saw tickets for $74 roundtrip

[Anonymous]

I'd rather stay in a less expensive hotel and fly, than drive. We also go the park on arrival and departure day. My kids hate the car - 6 hours to the Outer Banks and we all are miserable. I can't even imagine.

[Anonymous]

Auto train might be an option Op.

Agree to keep an eye out on deals to Orlando or even another airport and drive the last leg of the trip. Cramming 6 people into a car is miserable for such a long trip including the parents who tire after awhile....Iknow bc we're also a family of 6.

Having said that, do you have airline miles with your credit card? Something to think about too.

[Anonymous]

We drove and broke the drive up. Really wasn't so bad. And then you can go to less expensive restaurants when you are there without paying for a rental car. We stopped in Savannah. Take the free ferry across the river and back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We drove and broke the drive up. Really wasn't so bad. And then you can go to less expensive restaurants when you are there without paying for a rental car. We stopped in Savannah. Take the free ferry across the river and back.

That's what I was thinking---break up the trip, have a car so we wouldn't have to stay on property.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We drove and broke the drive up. Really wasn't so bad. And then you can go to less expensive restaurants when you are there without paying for a rental car. We stopped in Savannah. Take the free ferry across the river and back.

That's what I was thinking---break up the trip, have a car so we wouldn't have to stay on property.

There are 3 major perks for staying at a disney resort though - the proxmity to the parks (driving around orlando is awful and parking is like $20), the benefit of extended magic hours, and advanced booking of fast passes.
Just something to think about. Everything is a tradeoff snd it depends on how well you plan your trip to take full advantage of the options.

[Anonymous]

The other benefit to staying on site is that you don't have to see the rest of Orlando (which is kind of awful).