Drive from Charlotte to Orlando

[tapley]

Originally Posted by fee

Planning next years trip to Florida and considering visiting friends who stay near Charlotte at the start of our holiday. The choice is to drive down to Orlando or internal flights. Looking to see what your choice would be, has anyone driven the route non stop? Or suggestions on where to stop over, I really don't want to do an 8hour plus journey in one day but internal flights are silly money

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It's a good idea to make it part of the holiday and take it easy.We have driven down from New Jersey and found stays in Charleston and Savannah we're really worthwhile.
Brian

[daytonababe]

We will likely do this year , and will do the drive in one go it's no longer than the once we do on the west coast yearly.

I'm off to charlotte in 6 weeks time and flights there aren't cheap , florida seems far cheaper .

3 flights from London - charlotte £2748, so we are going Glasgow - London -charlotte £1148 .

[Mr & Mrs Duck]

We drove from Orlando to Wilmington, NC and back again last month. We stopped one night each way in Savannah and Charleston. It was great to see a few different places along the way but if we were on our own DH probably would've done the 8 hour drive in one go as he's done it before from Las Vegas to Yosemite.

[BONZO]

Originally Posted by daytonababe

We will likely do this year , and will do the drive in one go it's no longer than the once we do on the west coast yearly.

I'm off to charlotte in 6 weeks time and flights there aren't cheap , florida seems far cheaper .

3 flights from London - charlotte £2748, so we are going Glasgow - London -charlotte £1148 .

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American Airlines had a good deal recently - Dublin to Charlotte with US Preclearance in Dublin. Just need a cheap return to Dublin.

[duchy]

If you time it carefully and limit your stop to just under 24 hours it's a free stop on the UK MCO fare. Just a thought.

[daytonababe]

Originally Posted by BONZO

American Airlines had a good deal recently - Dublin to Charlotte with US Preclearance in Dublin. Just need a cheap return to Dublin.

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I have to be in Charlotte on certain dates , had I been able to be a bit more flexible there were better deals to be had, but needs must.

I did look at flying up from East Midlands which is about 90 mins from my house to Glasgow but because we've booked so late those flights aren't so cheap really.

It is only supposed to be a cheap trip to see some friends and contacts out there and hopefully sort a few things out so we'll just have to live with the long and boring 311 mile to Glasgow.