Originally Posted By nemopoppins Does anyone have any advice about getting from the DH to the airport? I haven't gotten the flight yet, but what would be the quickest and easiest way to both the Orange County or the LA airport (depending on where he can get a flight from)? We're going to be at Disneyland from 9/15 to 9/19 and will be staying at the DH for at least the nights of the 17th and 18th. My son is going to have to leave either Sunday night or early Monday morning to get to Pleasanton (near Oakland) by 8:00am. We will have parked his truck at the Oakland or SF airport when we leave. Preferably Oakland if we can find a conveniently timed flight. Anyway, if anyone has advice about any part of my son's quick return trip, please help.
Originally Posted By friendofdd There are buses that go from the DL Hotel to the airports. The service is so good that lots of OC folks take them instead of driving to LAX.
Originally Posted By friendofdd There are buses that go from the DL Hotel to the airports. The service is so good that lots of OC folks take them instead of driving to LAX.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer For John Wayne (aka Orange County/Santa Ana), take a cab, about $35 plus tip non-stop and fast, about 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. LOng Beach, another vote for a taxi, it is about $36 to the DLR (due to a lat rate), but on the way to the airport, it is closer to $45 plus tip, about 30 minutes or so. LAX, The Disneyland Express is the cheapest and fairly fast if you catch it at the Disneyland Hotel... <a href="http://www.airportbus.com" target="_blank">http://www.airportbus.com</a> If not, then a Shuttle Van is the next best choice....
Originally Posted By Darkbeer For John Wayne (aka Orange County/Santa Ana), take a cab, about $35 plus tip non-stop and fast, about 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. LOng Beach, another vote for a taxi, it is about $36 to the DLR (due to a lat rate), but on the way to the airport, it is closer to $45 plus tip, about 30 minutes or so. LAX, The Disneyland Express is the cheapest and fairly fast if you catch it at the Disneyland Hotel... <a href="http://www.airportbus.com" target="_blank">http://www.airportbus.com</a> If not, then a Shuttle Van is the next best choice....
Originally Posted By allthingsdisney i have a ? for darkbeer is there any way u could email me the directions to LAX as i have to take my hubby to the airport for and early morning flight out on the 6th os sept and i want to avoid as much of the traffic as i can my addy is reynmagsmom@aol.com i will be driving as i will have our minivan... but i want to get back to DLR as fast as i can...so as not ti miss a single moment at the parks thanks in advance i do appreciate it greatly..... oh we will be staying on harbor
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Sorry to intercept, but why can't your hubby take a shuttle? Is it too early?
Originally Posted By allthingsdisney he is going to mexico for a month otherwise i would send him on a shuttle if it was only for a week or so but we usually arnt seperated for more than week so a month is a long time for us but he has to go see his parents he hasnt seen in about 5 yrs and we have been together for 16 yrs and never been apart for more than a week..so i want to have the last few moments with him...i know very sappy but....what can i say we love each other hard to come by now a days
Originally Posted By joeysmommy nemppoppins- great minds think alike. We leave for DL the week after you get back. We are parking our car at Oakland airport also, last time I did that it was $8 in the economy lot. We booked the Super Shuttle RT in our AAA travel package from SNA to DLR and back. Roughly $12 per person. I called Super Shuttle and made a reservation for when we arrive at the airport. The reservationist told me the van carries 9 people and to tell the driver we want to go with a group to DL. This way we can avoid unwanted extraneous stops. Although we'll have the dreaded car seats so we won't be very popular. Too bad people : ) SS told me to book the return Shuttle when we arrive for check-in at DLH.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Hello joeysmommy, That is extacty what we do when we fly. I love the Super Shuttle it has always worked out wonderful for us. We did the bus once and it took us almost an hour to get to our hotel and I said never again. We will pay the little bit of extra money and have one or maybe two stops and they your at your hotel. We always parked our car in Oakland at a place just before the airport and it used to be about 6 dollars a day but it may have gone up or be gone by now cause we have not flown in a few years. Then we got a ride from a shuttle van that will take you to the airport and pick you back up rather than driving. I think it was about $85 for 5 people from Vallejo to Oakland Airport one way and then the same on the return trip. It was worth it to us at the time before we started driving our selfs. Have a great trip everyone!
Originally Posted By joeysmommy 4Disnee- Usually we would ask my FIL for a ride to the airport, but our flight leaves at 7 AM. Much too early to ask a favor of anyone! Also, when we get home at 2pm in the afternoon we won't have to ask anyone to come pick us up.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Hi joeysmommy, I totally understand that one. We started using the driver when we had to leave the house a 4 A.M. So we would be on time for our 6:30 A.M flight. GRRR What was I thinking other than I wanted to be at DL nice and early in the moring to enjoy the full day at the park. LOL Yeah silly I know who loves DL. lol
Originally Posted By joeysmommy 4Disnee- That's funny..I'm glad I'm not the only fanatic that wants to get to DL ASAP! I think I'm more excited than my kids. This early morning flight might bite me in the butt with my kids' sleep schedule. But we are arriving on an EE day! This is their first airplane ride too, so I know then won't sleep on the plane. Guess we'll be coming back to the room for an afternoon nap..for me too.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee joeysmommy, LOL I totally understand the Im more excited than my kids cause I get so excited that I make my self sick. LOL Wow their first plane ride how exciting for them. Yeah they probably wont sleep I know that our son did not. Thank goodness for an afternoon nap for everyone. I sure take them on our first day down also. We usually leave our house at 3 A.M. so that means that I get up and ready at 2 and I drive for the first 4 hours. Im pooped alreay just thinking about it. LOL I hope that you have a wonderful trip! Enjoy your EE those are wonderful days!
Originally Posted By joeysmommy 4Disnee I get so excited i drive my husband crazy! I enjoy the planning process almost as much as the trip itself. I want to make our dining reservations now..he could care less if we eat hamburgers every night. Did your kids get motion sickness on the airplane? Wow! Do you drive to DL or fly? We live in the SF Bay Area so we are only 20 minutes from the airport on a good day. In rush hour traffic maybe 45 minutes.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins All this talk about flying there is making me jealous. We're all driving down. Only my oldest gets to fly because he has to leave before us to get to his carpenter apprentice classes. He was going to ride down with us and just fly back but the difference between one way and round trip airfare wasn't that large so he's paying the extra and flying both ways. Anyway, the best flight times for him were out of San Jose but it's getting him to Orange County instead of LAX. So, which would be better, the Disneyland Express or the shuttle? Now he's not really in a rush any more because there were no flights early enough Monday morning so he has to leave Sunday night anyway.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy I flew into LAX once and have flown into SNA ever since, I find it smaller and less chaotic than LAX. I have never taken the Disneyland Express before but the Super shuttle only holds 9 people, so maybe easier and less stops? I wanted to drive down at first to save $650 on airfare. But, after a 1 hour trip in the car with my 2 and 4 year old driving us crazy I quickly gave up on that pipe dream.
Originally Posted By Lady Yo Ho nemopoppins - I fly out of San Jose all the time into John Wayne. I always take the Super Shuttle. It's $10 plus tip to DL. I have never had more than 3-4 other people in the van and have usually only had one stop or two before my hotel. I have gotten to my hotel in 30 minutes.
