For experts on Orlando tolls

[Guest]

Hi all , would appreciate any guidance,
Going in August , villa 3 weeks , got a car, Alamo from airport,
I'll be using toll roads as much as I can not bothered about the cost too much, when I arrive I'll have a load of dollars(notes) and cc, I want the easiest and quickest way through tolls, I won't have any change in dollars (coins) by the time I arrive, may collect as I go through the holiday, but don't really want to worry about that if I can get away with it. I've seen posts about the enrolled toll services (bit like I do in France I think , enroll, get my transponder in the car and pay when I get back) is there anything I can do that doesn't cost the absolute earth when I get to Alamo at the airport or?

[7SeasSailor]

All Alamo cars are fitted with transponders so you just drive through the tolls without stopping and the cost will be charged to your card.

[sotagals]

Yep you just drive straight through the sunpass lanes with all the locals. Don't need to sign up to anything with Alamo at the airport.

No rip off prices for tolls with Alamo (so far)

When you get back you will get 2 charges to your credit card. 1 for the toll pass activations for the days you used a toll road and the second for the cost of the actual tolls.

Can't remember the exact amounts but something like $4 for each day you use a toll and the cost of the tolls on top up to $20 ish.

Of course if you are only going through one 25c toll that day you might want to stop at the pay booth to save $4

Don't know where your villa is but don't forget the option of using the 429 . Even from the 192 junction in Kissimmee it was still quicker into Disney via the western way.

[Guest]

As above. I would have done the same with Sixt (great car hire service and price) but they charged it as similar "rip off" prices as most companies do with child seats, sat nav, etc.

We went around Disney, Universal, to KSC and Busch and still probably spent only $20 on tolls. Never had a problem paying with bills.

[wombat248]

We mixed it up a bit. Long journeys we used Sunpass and accepted the $4 a day charge from Alamo. Smaller journeys and back to the airport at the end we used the booths to get rid of the stack of dimes and quarters we collected during the holiday.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

OP. Your post says you want to use Sunpass as much as possible. Therefore I would use it all the time, even when you have coins to use.

The below is all you will pay with Alamo

$19.75 maximum fee per rental period plus tolls (at posted cash/TOLL-BY-PLATE rates)

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