How to ride $2 Lynx bus route from Orlando airport to Disney World
Link 311, a new route from the Lynx bus system, offers public transportation from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Walt Disney World.
Lynx provides service to Link 311 about every 30 minutes for most of the day. Riding the entire length of the route takes approximately 55 minutes.
Link 311 — the official name of which is the Disney/Orlando International Airport/Destination Parkway Express — began operating April 21, 2024. Lynx is the shorthand name for the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority.
Link 311 Route
In order, beginning with the airport, Link 311 makes stops at:
- Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Sand Lake Road SunRail Station
- Florida Mall SuperStop
- Universal Boulevard @ Destination Parkway
- International Drive @ Destination Parkway (Orange County Convention Center)
- Destination Parkway SuperStop
- Disney Springs Transfer Center
Traveling from Disney World to the Orlando airport, Link 311 makes the same stops in reverse order.
Link 311 Bus Schedule
Link 311 bus service makes stops at each location along its route about every 30 minutes, 5 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Consult the detailed timetable for specific pick-up times based on days of the week.
Link 311 Bus Stop Location at Orlando Airport
At MCO, Link 311 picks up and drops off riders at Terminal A, Level 1, spots A38-41.
Link 311 Bus Stop Location at Disney World
At Walt Disney World, Link 311 picks up and drops off riders at the Disney Springs Transfer Center.
The Disney Springs Transfer Center is a transportation hub at the far end of the West Side neighborhood of the Disney Springs shopping and dining district. Specifically, it’s located past the Cirque du Soleil building, and in between the watermelon parking lot and the strawberry parking lot.
Notably, the Disney Springs Transfer Center is not the same area where Disney resort buses pick up and drop off guests. Disney’s bus hub is near Planet Hollywood, just outside of the Town Center neighborhood of Disney Springs.
Therefore, upon arriving to the Disney Springs Transfer Center via Link 311 from the Orlando airport, guests checking in to Disney resort hotels must then either arrange their own ride share transportation, or walk about 10 minutes to Disney’s bus stops in Town Center and transfer onto a (free) Disney motor coach.
How to Buy Tickets for Link 311
Riders utilizing Link 311 to travel by bus between Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World should purchase Lynx’s fixed route single ride standard pass. This one-way ticket costs $2 per rider and can be purchased here.
Alternate Transportation Options Between MCO and Disney
Disney vacationers looking for direct transportation from the Orlando airport to their Disney resort hotel can arrange a bus ride via Mears Connect for $16 per person, each direction. Read about our firsthand experience with Mears Connect in our recent spring break Disney trip report.
The Sunshine Flyer, another direct bus option, merged with Mears last year and is no longer offered as its own service.
Disney’s Magical Express — a free bus service offered to Disney resort guests and providing transportation between MCO and Disney World — was discontinued in 2022.
MCO allows ride share services on the premises; see pick-up and drop-off locations for Uber, Lyft, Wingz, and other ride shares here.
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