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Old 10-25-2015, 09:48 AM
John_W John_W is offline
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I always use Google Maps. They show 3 choices:

1) the northern route - 42 to 44, 63.7 miles, 1 hr 26 min.

2) the southern route - the Turnpike to 408 to 417, 84.3 miles, 1 hr 23 min plus tolls

3) the straightest route - 441 to 46, 58.8 miles, 1 hr 30 min

As you can see, there is not much difference and one route will cost money because of tolls. I haven't been to the airport but I have gone to the Autotrain station twice in Sanford, and I always take the straight route. You do get traffic on 441, but I like stuff to look at while driving rather than just pine trees.