Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Turnpike tolls
Thread: Turnpike tolls
View Single Post
 
Old 10-10-2022, 10:33 AM
clasyldynpa clasyldynpa is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 10
Thanks: 39
Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by MrLonzo View Post
Thanks in advance for any insight on using the toll roads! I’ll be getting a rental car at the Orlando airport in November and driving to the Villages. My research shows it would be about $8 in tolls round trip via Turnpike. In addition, the rental car company charges about $4/day for each day the SunPass transponder is used.

Because I won’t be using the turnpike much during my stay, I’m wondering if I can decline use of the car rental company’s SunPass and just pay cash? (I'd rather not use 'Toll-by-the-Plate'). Do the toll booths (Exits 259 and 304) accept cash? Or would it be cost effective to get my own SunPass Mini account ($4.99) just for the month I’ll be there? Are there extra ‘daily’ charges to use this?

(note: Last time I visited, I got a surprise bill for tolls from the rental car company for $85 – just trying to avoid that this time).
Download the app Waze and specify when destination addresses, No Tolls, you won’t need the sun or E-Z pass. Plus it is a pleasant drive on those back roads.