A Better way to Go to/from a Cruise Port or Airport in South Florida?
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- Опубліковано 20 лют 2023
- Whether you're a local or a visitor, there is a new way to get around in South Florida, and for some it may be an excellent way to get to or from your cruise or flight. We've starting taking Brightline Trains' new high-speed service from Boca Raton to Ft Lauderdale International Airport, Miami International Airport, Port Miami, and Port Everglades.
In this video we discuss the cost, process, options, and experience so you can decide if it's a good way for you to get around the next time your cruising out of South Florida.
*UPDATE*
Shortly after making this, it seems Brightline Trains stopped running shuttles to local cruise ports. While this is disappointing, it doesn't change our general recommendation. Why? Premium fare passengers get private complimentary transportation to the ports, still (must be arranged in advance via the app), and Smart fare guests will find that UberX fares from the stations to PortMiami or Port Everglades run $10-20. If you arrange these connections via the Brightline App, they'll sync with train schedules and arrive just in time for you, without incurring waiting fees.
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**UPDATE**
Shortly after making this, it seems Brightline Trains stopped running shuttles to local cruise ports. While this is disappointing, it doesn't change our general recommendation. Why? Premium fare passengers get private complimentary transportation to the ports, still (must be arranged in advance via the app), and Smart fare guests will find that UberX fares from the stations to PortMiami or Port Everglades run $10-20. If you arrange these connections via the Brightline App, they'll sync with train schedules and arrive just in time for you, without incurring waiting fees.
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We used the Brightline back in December for our Virgin Voyage Cruise. Flew in and out of Fort Lauderdale. The train in premium class with checked luggage was cheaper than private car without the traffic. Highly recommend it.
We took Brightline to our Dec 22 Scarlet Lady cruise! Maybe you were up front while we were in back with the schlubs 😉
i did the same thing in February 2022 (not for virgin) i enjoyed it.
Did you have to pay luggage fees on the Brightline?
You get a bag free if you purchase a premium ticket. The others were $10 a bag prepaid. @@David_Canada557
We have friends we cruise with who live in Oviedo. Taking the train from the Orlando station sounds like a great choice instead of that aggravating drive!
It will absolutely change our Disney situation.
I’m glad you made this video. You gave a good information about bright line train, and a good review about everything not just traveling on the train, but the stations as well. And the new station that will open up, Orlando.
Very informative video! Thank you Bill!
Thank you so much for the information. I drove my wife and father-in-law to MIA from Aventura and now I know Brightline has shuttles to the airports and cruise port terminals.
Another top quality informative video! Thank you!
This will be a great option for us when Brightline reaches Jacksonville. For instance we would take Amtrak down to Florida then transfer to Brightline and connect directly to the Port of Miami.
Great information Billy! Thanks 😎
Thanks for watching!
Can’t wait until Brightline comes to Orlando!
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Bill
Great video
👍
Thanks for watching!
The flight options and prices are so much better to Orlando, for us. Pulse we would be able to visit Disney World. Looking forward to that leg getting completed. Great video!
Thanks so much. It'll definitely open up options if you have a couple extra hours - or if you want to add parks visits. I'll be interested in taking it from here (South Florida) to Disney, but also to Port Canaveral.
@@CruiseHabit that Port Canaveral connection is going to be amazing. Seriously envious of a good train service. Would be nice to visit Disney Land without flying or a 6hr drive through LA.
You've a lot of catching up to do with the rest of the world, America in terms of efficient mass land public transport. But it's a good start.
No doubt. It's miles removed from what many European and Asian cities offer, for sure. A single line, at a high cost, with low service intervals. It is, however, significantly better than options we had for this route in the past, and much nicer (in terms of comfort and such) that other trains I've taken in the US.
I hopefully they make a decision to build a bright line station in Brevard County ( Melbourne - Coco Area ) for cruise guests / other guests can visit breverd county “ NASA visitor center and other attractions “ / also for residents
How do you get back from the cruise term to station brightline says they only take you to the port?
@CruiseHabit do you happen to know when in 2023 the station in Orlando going to be open? My only other question do you know if there be a stop in Port Canaveral? I mean it would be nice actually since the other major cruise port is over there. Thank you :)
While nothing is set in stone, it seems the Orlando station is likely to open in June of this year (they've said Q2, and I've heard June). I'm not aware of plans for a stop at Port Canaveral. I suspect there'd need to be buy in from the cruise industry, which is short on cash, since while VERY interesting to cruisers, and some commuters, I don't suspect the consumer demand is nearly as significant as other parts of the project.
It's about 45 miles from the Orlando station at MCO to Port Canaveral, so it's still quite helpful to that port for those coming from South Florida (locals or those flying in here for vacation or cost reasons). Perhaps we'll see some better shuttle options to the port once the Orlando route is operational.
Way better than flying on American Airline Airbus A300 from Miami to Orlando, can't believe they put us on wide body planes on that short flight. On brightline there trains are narrow body.
Train widths are restricted based on fitting on tracks, through tunnels, past/into stations, etc. With planes it's a matter of economics.
As for the wide body aircraft, that is surprising. They want to ensure they can fill every seat (esp since larger aircraft require more fuel), but on shorter routes there is another factor. A massive portion of the fuel consumed on a flight is used to climb out, the efficiency of more bodies on the plane increases on longer routes. I'll bow to the better knowledge of others on this matter, but I'd not have expected a wide body aircraft flying from Orlando to S Florida.
Have they announced any idea when the train service up to MCO will start? There seems to perpetually be a “sometime in 2023” whenever I try to find out
They've narrowed it down to Q2 of this year, and I believe they mentioned June just recently.
9/22/23
The Tri-Rail trains are cheaper and there is a station at the airport. Do a review of that option too please.
It's worth exploring, but with many more stops it takes longer. They're also less timely, often running very late, shutting down for short periods, etc. Add in it being much less clean and comfy, and it isn't as appealing in some ways. To your point, however, they do go closer to the airport. They're slated to get a new fleet of trains, so perhaps when that happens we'll do a review.
We are 5 minutes from MCO. I’m interested in the train to PE, but it becomes a matter of $$ ultimately. Not having the hassle of I-95 or the Turnpike is worth something, but it’s not worth an unlimited amount. We shall see.
Just tried to book a Brightline ticket from Miami to Fort Lauderdale, with an Uber pick up to take us on to the FL cruise port, but it keeps saying that there are no Uber rides at the moment. Any suggestion as to why this would be?
Sorry, cruising and just got to this. You can request an Uber on arrival at the station and it'll be fine - that's what I do. Pre-arranging helps with timing, but in most cases will only save you a minute or two.
I want this train in Jacksonville Florida
Let's hope ridership is strong so they might one day expand. Would be great since that 5 hour N/S drive is a boring one.
Why are the "shuttles" (10 minutes seems a long time to wait, it doesn't take that long to get out of a railway station even Paris Gare du Nord) even needed? Is there no bus? No taxi rank?
You can take cabs or Uber anywhere, but shuttles are a nice option that is as convenient while saving a few dollars. The ten mins seems a reasonable time, especially since some may have more luggage, walk slower, need to stop at the restroom, etc. The Miami station is big, so even without stops or slowdowns it take several minutes to get from the train to the curb.
@@CruiseHabit I don't think it takes 10 minutes even at Paris Gare du Nord or Berlin Hauptbahnhoh unless you're disabled.
Besides, in cities with good public transport, there is a frequent bus, metro or tram or something similar, so if you do need 10 or 20 or 30 minutes you can spend the time and move on immediately afterwards rather than worrying about the time of your "shuttle".
What is the estimated journey time from Orlando to Miami? It seems to be a bit under 200 miles, so slightly shorter than Preston to London Euston which is (in normal times) 128 minutes. (It was reliably that in Virgin times, Avanti have been less reliable.)
Orlando to Miami is around 250 Miles and takes about 3.5 to 4 hours if the traffic is good. Try to avoid getting to Southeast Florida after 3 PM since the Rush hour is quite bad.
@@xoxxobob61 I DID mean by rail, not by road! A *drive* from Preston to Euston would easily be over four hours, quite possibly considerably longer!
@@seprishere Ok Understood! The only train service between Miami & Orlando now is AMTRAK which takes about 6 hours. The new Brightline trains will serve Orlando sometime later this year & should take about 3 hours.
@@xoxxobob61Quite! 6 hours seems about the same average speed as Blackpool North to York which does stop on average every 10 miles (as would be expected for a regional semi-fast train). The Moorgate to Stevenage stoppers (a pain to calculate mileage as the mileage engine didn't want to work so I had to get the Sectional Appendix to get chainages, and probably did it wrong but got 30 miles and 28 chains) are about 66 minutes, with 19 intermediate stops, comes to 27.6 mph, rather than the 33.3 mph you say the Amtrak is.
@@seprishere The issue is that AMTRAK is Government funded so they have to serve cities & towns in between unlike BrightLine which is privately owned.
Hopefully the day of your cruise, no one decides to beat the train in a car or on foot.
It feels like there have been fewer incidents in recent weeks. Hopefully Floridians are learning that the gates are there for a reason. 🤞
Does this train departs from Orlando?
Not yet. According to Brightline that's coming in the next several months 🤞
It may be a wonderful option for many more once it starts. Right now the northernmost station is West Palm Beach.
They do not shuttle to the Port anymore
Yup. Unfortunately this change was made right when we posted, so we noted it in the description and a pinned comment. We've spoken with Brightline on this and it's not slated to change (as of last check). We have taken Brightline to the port since, and substituted the shuttle with a short Uber - still much better (for us) than Ubering all the way from Palm Beach or Central/North Broward.
Not true in 2024 at least! The Brightline website has no mention of free shuttle to cruise ports!!!!
They free shuttle was dropped after the making of this video, unfortunately. We noted this in the video description and pinned comments. Perhaps we'll do another video discussing this when we take the S Florida Orlando route sometime.