Rent a Car in Orlando

Orlando is almost entirely car-dependent. The theme parks — Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld and LEGOLAND — are spread across an enormous tourist corridor south-west of the city, and the distances between them, their hotels and the airport are too far to walk and too expensive to cover by taxi or rideshare for a whole trip. A hire car gives you control: leave the hotel when you want, reach the parks as they open, and drive to a restaurant outside the resort area without paying surge-priced rides every time.

Beyond the parks, Orlando is also a natural base for the wider Florida experience. Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic coast is 70 km east — an easy half-day. Cocoa Beach and New Smyrna Beach are both under an hour. Tampa and Busch Gardens are 90 minutes west. And the Everglades and Miami are 3.5–4 hours south via the Florida Turnpike — a manageable overnight or two-night extension. For any family trip that combines parks with beaches and other Florida destinations, a hire car is the most cost-effective option from day one.