how much is a cab ride from Disney's port Orleans resort to universal studios?

Question

we want to go to emrils and margaritaville one night and we are not renting a car.

Answer 1

Disney does not offer a shuttle from their resorts to Universal Studios. Since Disney and Universal are seperate companies, Disney does not want to provide free transportation to a competitor.

You have a few options for transportation.

Private Transfer: This is the only option I have ever used myself. I have a company I use for all of my transportation around Orlando and always use them, so I find it the easiest and most conveient way to go and in many situations it is much less expensive. It really isn't all that expensive to do a private transfer, usually around $60, depending on the company, plus the tip. Plus, they will work with you, just be sure they know you want both ways and you will usually get a lower rate. Also, if you will be using a private transfer from the airport and use the same company, most will offer you a little better discount for taking several transfers with them.

Mears: Mears offers shuttles all over Orlando. They charge per person, so it can add up depending on your party size. I believe it is around $18, or so, person now to get to Universal, but that is something you want to check into. The only problem with Mear's is that they generally try to fill their van before leaving, so you may have to wait a little longer. And, as with the private transfer you usually have to schedule it, but I find private transfers are pretty good at working with you, especially if you can give them a time frame.


Taxi: The taxi generally runs the same as a private transfer, though it isn't quite as nice. So you are looking at around $30 each way, plus tip. The only thing that is better about the taxi is that they are right at the gate and you don't have to reserve or anything, but they usually aren't as friendly.


Universal used to offer a shuttle from Disney that was really inexpensive. Then, I think they started giving it to guests for free if they bought their tickets through Universal. But I don't think they offer anything now, you could always call and check, but I'm almost positive they stopped offering the shuttles.


Have a great time!

Answer 2

Alot of times they will have shuttles for you to get to Disney places to other Disney places, as far as you getting to Universal, call their local cab companies. I live not too far from there and our cab rides here are 2 dollars a mile, plus an automatic 15 dollar charge. Universal from Disney is about 15 miles, so you are looking at about fifty dollars.

Answer 3

I am unsure how much the cab ride costs but I would check into taking Mears Motorcoach from disney to universal as it may be more cost effective.

Answer 4

It may be cheaper to rent a compact/mid-sized car for the day. Disney does offer car rentals on their properties.

Answer 5

The actually have free bus rides from the hotel to Universal and back. Hope this helps!