Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Hi everyone,
I will be planning to make a lifestyle visiting during the summer months (June-Sep). Which is the better airport to fly into at that time - Tampa or Orlando? Thanks in advance for your advice! |
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Hope you enjoy your visit. |
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What about Sanford is that an option for you? MCO (Orlando) is fine as I fly in and out a couple times a month. BTW, why Tampa?
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I thought that Tampa and Orlando were the two choices available. |
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Tampa is a 15 min longer drive, nicer facility and you avoid the Disney families. JetBlue into MCO terminal C is our first choice from NY when available. |
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Pick the one that provides the best flight options for wherever you are coming from. Orlando is a little bit closer if the flight options are a wash.
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I would definitely choose Tampa over MCO. It's a few minutes longer but the airport is much more navigable, the traffic and construction isn't near as bad on 75, and there aren't tolls.
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If you’re looking to take the Groome Shuttle then Tampa isn’t an option.
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We fly out of Bradley International Airport from up north and there aren’t any direct flights available to Stanford, so it’s not an option. We would consider Tampa as an alternative to Orlando if Groome offered a shuttle service from Tampa, which they currently don’t (at least to the more northern parts of the Villages). I would be great to have another option so we didn’t have to deal with all the kids wearing mouse ears and kicking the back of our seats. We are kind of stuck flying either Southwest or JetBlue to MCO since we want direct flights and a decent shuttle service.
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We fly a lot and I always check both Orlando and Tampa. Whichever one has the best flight in terms of time and money we use that one. Orlando is a few minutes closer but Tampa is so much easier to get to and a lot easier to navigate.
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I have only used Tampa once, but for convenience I would use MCO and the Groome bus to get to The Villages. Not relevant if you think you'll need a rental car to get around (although renting a golf cart once you are in TV is much more fun).
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