By plane

   * Orlando International Airport. Most people arrive by commercial air arrive via Orlando International Airport, which is Orlando's primary airport, and the busiest airport in the state in terms of passenger traffic. The airport is located to the southeast of downtown but is centrally located with respect to the region and area attractions. Orlando International Airport is a secondary hub for AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines, & JetBlue Airways, all of which fly numerous routes to/from Orlando. Furthermore, Delta Air Lines offers 15 flights daily (August 2009) between Orlando and their largest hub in Atlanta. Lufthansa flies 6 times per week to Frankfurt, while Aer Lingus operates direct flights to Dublin, offering a budget aifare between Orlando and Europe. In addition to direct flights with almost every major U.S. city, MCO serves over a dozen Canadian destinations (many seasonal), Jamaica (Montego Bay), the Bahamas (Nassau), Mexico (Cancun, Mexico City), Panama (Panama City), Brazil (Sao Paulo), and the UK (London-Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow). Full sized Hotel, with all anemnities and services, directly within Orlando International Airport itself.

The airport is structured into two components. There is a central "landside" terminal (A and B), containing airline counters, baggage claim, rental agencies, numerous shops, and a hotel. This central terminal is connected via trams to four other terminals (known as "Airside 1-4") with the airplane gates. There are plenty of shops in both the central terminal and the airsides, but most restaurants are located in the airsides.

Security screening is performed in the central terminal before taking the tram to the airsides and, as in all U.S. airports, only ticketed passengers are allowed past security. Security lines can become extremely long (1 hr), especially during the summer tourist season and near holidays. Combined with long check-in lines, it is advisable to arrive 2-3 hours before your scheduled departure.

Almost every medium to high priced hotel in the city offers transfers. Orlando is the rental car capital of the world and as such there are several car rental agencies offering a wide range of vehicles for rental.

There are several shuttle services options that run from the airport to various points, including Kissimmee, theme parks, University of Central Florida, and the cruise port at Port Canaveral. Disney's Magical Express, Complimentary shuttle and luggage delivery service for guests stay at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel. Advance reservations are required.

Public transit from MCO to Downtown Disney/Magic Kingdom transportation centers is provided by Lynx Route 111, every half an hour, picking up at Landside A Terminal (north), Level 1.

    * Orlando-Sanford International Airport. A secondary airport which serves the Orlando area is the Orlando-Sanford International Airport located in Sanford, a city just to the north of Orlando, the side of Orlando opposite most attractions. However, it offers more European flights than Orlando International, especially from the UK. Service between Orlando Sanford International and Europe includes: First Choice Airways (Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Manchester); Monarch Airlines (Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Shannon); Thomas Cook Airlines (Belfast, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Manchester); Thomsonfly (Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle); Flyglobespan (Belfast, Glasgow); Icelandair (Reykjavik). Orlando Sanford International is also a hub for Allegiant Air which serves a lot of small U.S. cities.

Other regional airports (within an hour and a half drive) include Daytona Beach International Airport (served by Delta via Atlanta and US Airways via Charlotte) & Melbourne International Airport (served by Delta via Atlanta and Baer Air via Freeport, Bahamas). In addition, Orlando area visitors who plan on visiting the Gulf Coast may consider flying into Tampa International Airport, about 80 mi (130 km) west of Orlando or just over an hour's drive, as it is less crowded and a bit easier to access via road.

If you plan on visiting more than just Orlando and plan on taking international flights, you may want to consider flying via Miami International Airport, a 200-mile (320 km) and a 2-3 hour drive south of Orlando, which offers more international flights and is the main U.S. gateway for flights to South/Central America & the Caribbean.

By train

Orlando has an Amtrak station that provides service to other destinations such as Miami, but also connects to other points as far north as New York via the Silver Star and Silver Meteor lines.In nearby Sanford, the southern terminus of the Amtrak Auto Train which carries passengers and automobiles between Sanford and Lorton, Virginia, effectively serving as a car-rail link from Orlando to the Washington, D.C. Metro Area.

By bus

Greyhound, 555 N John Young Pkwy, Visitors arriving by Greyhound can go south on SR-423 to I-4 to get to the major attractions.