A driver unloading suitcases from a black SUV outside a vacation home while the family walks to the door

Kissimmee and Osceola County

Kissimmee car service for hotels and vacation homes

Kissimmee is where a lot of Orlando visitors actually sleep: the hotels along US 192 and thousands of rental homes in gated communities. A private car gets you from the airport to the right house, gate code and all.

About 20 miles from MCO
Rental-home drop-offs with gate codes noted
Child seats, meet and greet, tolls and airport fees are in the price

How booking works Compare vehicles

FromOrlando International (MCO)20 mi20–30 min

FromOrlando Sanford (SFB)51 mi40–60 min

ToPort Canaveral63 mi50–75 min

The vehicles for this ride

Also: Luxury Sedan (up to 3 people) and Passenger Van (up to 10 people). Typical capacity, confirmed at booking. Minivan: manufacturer photo of the model we run; SUV and Sprinter: computer-generated examples of the class.

A driver lifting a suitcase into the back of a minivan while a family waits at the curb — Bags in first.

A cattle town that became a base camp

Kissimmee is the seat of Osceola County, southeast of the theme park resort area along the US 192 corridor. Ranching shaped it for most of its history, until the arrival of the big resorts in 1971 turned it toward visitors. Today the county’s tourism office calls it “The Vacation Home Capital of the World”, and on a busy arrivals evening that is easy to believe.

For a family, staying here usually means a home with a pool and a kitchen, about 12 to 13 miles from the theme parks. It also means an arrival into a gated community you have never seen, often after dark.

A family with luggage beside a black SUV at a resort entrance, the driver at the open door — Straight to the resort door.

Before you land: three details that prevent a wait at the gate

The community name and full street address
Many developments share similar street names, and some homes marketed as “Kissimmee” are closer to ChampionsGate or Davenport.
The gate code or gatehouse procedure
Ask your host before you fly and put it in the booking.
The house number as it appears on the house
Rental homes can be hard to tell apart at night.

Heading on to the coast or a cruise? Kissimmee to Port Canaveral is about 63 miles. See Port Canaveral transfers.

A palm-lined resort pool with a curving blue water slide and a fountain under a bright sky — Pool days are why most families stay south of Orlando.

Gaylord Palms

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, at 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, is one of the largest convention hotels in the area, with 1,718 guest rooms. If you are flying in for an event there, give us the hotel name and we drop you at the main entrance. For teams, see corporate car service.

A heron standing on rocks at the edge of Lake Tohopekaliga in Kissimmee, with marsh grass and open water under a blue sky — Lake Tohopekaliga, Kissimmee. Photo of the place.

Questions travellers ask

What is the drive time from the airport to Kissimmee?

About 20 miles, roughly 20 to 30 minutes without traffic. Exactly where you are staying, along US 192 or deep in a rental community, changes that.

Can you pick us up from a vacation home?

Yes. Give us the community, the street address and the gate code or gatehouse instructions, and your driver comes to the door.

Do you have room for a stroller, car seats and a week of bags?

Tell us exactly what you are bringing when you book. A minivan or SUV typically suits a family of up to six; larger parties fit in a passenger van.

Is Kissimmee close to the theme parks?

Fairly. The Kissimmee tourism office puts it at about 12 to 13 miles from the major parks, around 25 minutes.

Two young children belted into the back seat of a car, laughing together

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