Airport close to Port Canaveral

[Bell Ringer]

Which airports are the best to get a good connection to Port Canaveral to cruise on the Mariner? I have always used RC air plans, but thought I should do some comparisons. We would fly out of either Baltimore or Richmond.

[kbt2]

We just went out of port canaveral and flew into the Orlando airport...super easy drive..pretty much one road for about 45 minutes...will do again next summer for our Mariner cruise since it was so easy.

[wrp96]

MCO (Orlando) will have the most options.

[sweetcruiser106]

Melbourne (has fewer options) is also available.:)

[Gator0178]

We live in Tampa, which is a 2 1/2 hr drive. It is usually cheaper to fly in to MCO (Orlando). Just giving you other options.

[nlcentralchmps03]

MCO is the to go!

[JanineM]

Check Sanford and Daytona as well. Depending on where you are flying from, there may be good deals. Sanford is a northern "suburb" of Orlando. Daytona is about 1 hour north. Melbourne is 30 minutes south. I know that Delta flies direct from Washington to Melbourne. Your best bet is probably going to be Orlando, however.

[bguppies]

Try and check what rates you get get on Southwest from BWI to MCO in Orlando.

I know my folks in Daytona get pretty cheap rates back and forth from MCO to BWI to visit my Sister up in Rockville.

 

Daytona is an extremely small airport with very few airlines and flights per day.

Only once have I seen somebody get a better rate into Daytona than MCO or Sanford.

 

Good luck.

Bill

[chris sea]

Melbourne (MLB) is the closest airport to the port. Very small airport only about 10 gates. Very easy.

[vickiw0318]

My dad lived in Vero Beach - just south of Melbourne. The previous posters are correct - the Melbourne airport is a joy to use. However, because of prices constraints, most of the time I flew into Orlando. It is an easy hop over to Port Canaveral from Orlando.

[VAFamily]

The cheapest thing to do is fly Southwest into Orlando from Baltimore. If you are in the Washington metro area, it might be easier to go out of Dulles. Southwest now flies out of Dulles (Washington) as well as Baltimore.

 

Yours,

JC

[tamsvaca]

My husband and son flew into Melbourne airport and it was sooooooo easy to get back and forth. A nice little drive down the coast. We would definately fly into there again.

[ugotoots]

I am from Baltimore. I always fly into MCO. I use either Southwest or Airtran. Got my airfare for 8/30 cruise and 10/30 cruise for $59 each way $138.00 total round trip. I am flying in day before cruise and staying near airport and taking shuttle from hotel to cruise port and cruise port to MCO for $35 round trip (one person).