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Could anyone please suggest a reliable, inexpensive round trip person/company for travel to Orlando Airport? I see that Groome does not refund if travel plans change. Thanks for any input.
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I believe that any inexpensive company will only give you the choice of using the dollar amount sometime within a year. No refund.
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I believe they let you pay on pickup or at least they did 6 months ago.
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Inexpensive would be having a friend take you and drop you off. Slip them a fifskie when they drop you off, LOL
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I believe they let you pay on pickup or at least they did 6 months ago.
I have always had to pay when booking
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If you are 2 or more, rent from Enterprise and drop the car off at the airport. It’s cheaper. Uber is also workable.
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Could anyone please suggest a reliable, inexpensive round trip person/company for travel to Orlando Airport? I see that Groome does not refund if travel plans change. Thanks for any input.
after Groome failed to pick me up @ MCO I did extensive research on alternate rides. the best so far is Hope and Joe who currently charge $80 each way between 7am and 7pm. $100 after.
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after Groome failed to pick me up @ MCO I did extensive research on alternate rides. the best so far is Hope and Joe who currently charge $80 each way between 7am and 7pm. $100 after.
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Is that per person?
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Could anyone please suggest a reliable, inexpensive round trip person/company for travel to Orlando Airport? I see that Groome does not refund if travel plans change. Thanks for any input.
Try Kim's Cabs Kims Cab
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They’ll give you credit back to use for next time.
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You don't get your money back, but you do get a credit that must be used within a year.

Groome is the cheapest service for a reason, its inflexible with only a few pickup locations. If you want the additional service of being picked up at home, its extra time and extra cost.
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Could anyone please suggest a reliable, inexpensive round trip person/company for travel to Orlando Airport? I see that Groome does not refund if travel plans change. Thanks for any input.
Its a good service for the price. They pick me up at my house and take me to Orlando for 48.00 each way. All the private services advertising on Facebook were almost double. Plus they are just private residents so if something happens in their life and they can't make it you are out of luck scrambling to find another ride. Groome is a company that provides this service. I have used them a few times and its been great. They give you a credit if you have to cancel, which is good for a year, but unless its an emergency why would you cancel. There are too many flakes that would make reservations and then cancel or not even show. I don't blame them for asking for pre-payment. It protects them from people just making reservations thinking they can cancel at last minute.
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Hire a private driver. There's many around and they usually charge me $100 to get to MCO and 140 to Tampa. It's worth every penny. One flight was supposed to come in at midnight and the guy waited for me till 1 AM to take me home. I gave him an extra $20.
Getting to and from the airport is not something worth being cheap on.
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I used them couple of weeks ago and they picked us up at home 3 30 am and went to Brownwood hotel and took big bus to Orlando. Picked us up on time with big bus and dropped us off at Brownwood hotel and got right in a vehicle to take us home. Total price $201.00. Save if you book online
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They’ll give you credit back to use for next time.
they will give you a credit towards another trip. never had a problem with this
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