Orlando to Clearwater

[Bonny Scotland]

Hi folks, me and my friends have been considering a road trip from Orlando to Clearwater, a nice day off from the parks ..looking to spend it at the beach. Has anyone done this trip before ? Had a look on Google Maps for journey times with it coming up at 1hr48mins. Any info would be great thanks 😊

[Guest]

Done this a few times and did it last year traffic can be heavy and parking can be a nightmare the 2 hour time can easily double. We always stay overnight. Cocoa Beach is a much better option for a day trip.

[james weir]

Fairly easy drive,however driving through Tampa ca be a bit hairy,St Johns pass is very nice,however most beaches have parking meters,and you can easily pick up a ticket

[djy]

Clearwater Beach is nice , but I agree with JuneandPeter that Cocoa Beach is better, easier to park , easier to get to

[Bonny Scotland]

Thanks for the advice.I will have chat and see if they fancy the alternative trip.

[Elise79]

We visit CMA as a day trip and it's a fairly easy drive.

I would never visit Cocoa beach as its on the Atlantic and the sea in general in colder and rougher than the Gulf.

We tend to the beaches a bit further south than Clearwater but find the drive worth it.

[tinks75]

We visit Clearwater every trip- 2015 was the only time wa haven't donenit as a day trip. Its very manageable. We love it, we also love Johns Pass too. Havent tried Cocoa beach as we like the gulf coast so much.

[Guest]

Manageable, but if you can pick up an inexpensive room in Clearwater, you won't regret making it an overnight stay

[CuriousAlice]

We have done Cocoa Beach and Clearwater. Cocoa is a nice little road trip but we didn't hang about for very long as we didn't like the place very much. Clearwater is further but we thought it was much nicer with a bit more to see. We did an overnight stay at Sand Key in Clearwater last time and it was a real highlight of the trip.

[Bonny Scotland]

I watch a video on Clearwater, and it looks like picture perfect.one of the reasons for the trip idea. Me and my friends enjoy going drives in Scotland so this would be perfect.