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Ground Transfer
Disney Cruise Line operate return ground transfers for an extra cost of around $60 per person. A DCL representative will meet you at the airport and tell you where to board the coach. If you've been staying at a Disney Resort, you'll be told where and what time the coach will pick you up at the hotel.
If you get the coach from a WDW Resort, they generally only depart between 11:30am-12pm, meaning you only arrive at the Port after 1pm. Check-in will then be very crowded, and people who arrived in the morning will have first go at getting reservations for Palo, etc. If you've already reserved those things online or aren't interested this won't be an issue, but it can mean missing out on things if you are.
Town Car or Limo
There are a number of reliable companies in the Orlando area who will take you to Port Canaveral, either from the airport or an Orlando hotel. Travel in comfort and style in a town car or limousine!
Rental Car
If you've been using a hire car during a stay in Orlando it can be easier to keep hold of the car and drive down to Port Canaveral. You can then either return the car if the rental company has an office near the Port, which many of the larger ones do, or park on the secure car park opposite the DCL Terminal building. It costs approximately $12 per night, so a four night cruise would cost $48 to park.
It's very straightfoward to get to Port Canaveral and takes about 1hr 15 - 1hr 30 to get there.
1. From Disney, follow the signs to I-4 East.
2. Take the exit to SR-528/Beach Line. This is the exit immediatley after the Central Florida Parkway/Sea World exit.
3. Stay on SR-528 for approximately 45-50 minutes. At approximately 30 minutes of travel, you will see the road split, to the left it will take you to KSC, to the right it will say to Port Canaveral, stay on the right.
4. After the 45-50 minute drive, you will see big signs that say Port Canaveral/Cruise Terminals. Follow these signs. This is SR-401.
5. You will cross a bridge from where you can see the DCL ship on the left side of the car. The exit to go to the DCL terminal will be immediately after the bridge on the right side. Just follow the road to the DCL terminal.
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