ukbyw@hotmail.com (NUFC_1892) wrote in message news:...
> I know that public transport in Florida is scarce but what is the best
> possible way & the cheapest to get from the Walt Disney Resort to New
> York City or Chicago and how long roughly would it take around
> June/July at its most buisiest time?.
>
> Regards,
>
> NUFC_1892
This question is a bit strange. First, I usually think of "public
transport" as referring to local/regional mass transit (i.e. bus,
train/subway, ferry, etc.). In this case, Florida is a little
limited, but I wouldn't describe resources as scarce - you can get
links to Florida mass transit systems on the APTA website
(www.apta.com or www.apta.org - I haven't looked at it for awhile so
I'm not sure which it is). If you're planning to rely on mass transit
to get to New York or Chicago, getting across Florida should be the
least of your concerns. If this is your plan, it'll probably take
about a week and a half (maybe two) to get to either city from the
Orlando area and would involve a lot of walking, hitch-hiking (never
recommended and often illegal), and/or cab rides - it wouldn't be all
that cheap (probably a lot of fun, but not cheap).
If you're referring to any transportation system available to the
American public (i.e. airlines, Amtrak, Greyhound, other private bus
lines), then Florida has a plethora of services available that will
link you up with Chicago or New York.
If you want to use ground transportation, Greyhound (bus service) and
Amtrak (train service) have pretty good websites that can provide you
with schedule and fare details, including when/where you'd have to
change buses/trains. Greyhound would probably be the cheaper of the
two, but would also involve less frills. I can't vouch for scenery,
but I suspect both options have their high points.
Honestly, the best and usually cheapest way to get from the Orlando
area to Chicago or New York is to fly. Discount airlines that fly to
both cities include AirTran and ATA. JetBlue and the new Independence
Air probably fly to Orlando as well. Southwest is okay for getting
from Orlando to Chicago, but not New York (unless Islip or Hartford
are your final destinations). They also aren't all that great for
one-way fares. Like with the ground transportation, check
Travelocity, Orbitz, etc. as well as the individual carrier sites to
get more details about schedules and fares.
:-Dan |