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Originally Posted by Buckeyephan
Returned last night from a trip to Chicago. Drove to MCO arriving around 10 am Friday to find North Lot blocked off without normal exit sign saying it was full. Drove to South lot where we had to drag suitcases across gravel and grass to find at least thirty people waiting for a shuttle. Thirty minutes later, a bus finally arrived. South lot buses only go to Terminal B and we were flying Southwest which uses Terminal A. Southwest has been bragging about courtesy checking at that terminal. Unfortunately, they require check in at least 2 hours before boarding. We arrived 5 minutes too late so had to lug bags to A check in. On return, we again had to trek across airport to Terminal B so we could get to our car. Bus dropped us off at the area G gate rather than going in. From there, we again trekked across 8 lanes of gravel and grass. I know we can take local transport but parking cost $50 instead of nearly three times that much for the two of us in a shuttle. No plans to fly again any time soon.
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I always make parking reservations through this site: https://airportparkingreservations.com/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign =campaign_APR_2023_27_APR_ONP_CONTACT_STRATEGY_A&u tm_term=%20Use%20code%20MCO7APR%20at%20checkout%20 to%20save%20$7%20on%20airport%20parking.&email=jat son%40mac.com
Using them, I make a reservation with Park’N’Go and pay in advance. It’s about $7 a day plus taxes, so it comes out to about $10 a day. The van picks me up at my car and drops me off at my car. The driver has access to airport roads that get me to where I need to go much faster. I never check luggage. I have TSA PreChek, which saves a lot of time in security lines. (I even have Clear, which saves even more time, but it’s expensive.) Waiting for the van to take me back to the parking area may take 15 minutes or even more, but it beats a big bus that may drop you off far from your car and waiting 40 minutes to get into the lot.