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Re: The villages Florida to Saint Martin
[Re: glo]
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10/01/2019 09:19 AM
10/01/2019 09:19 AM
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I don't know about the bus part of it, but Miami and FLL are the only nonstops from Florida, certainly. AA from Miami and Jet Blue and Spirit from FLL, although with the prices on the other two right now, no reason to ME to take Spirit. We generally drive 3.5 hours one way to Miami or 3 hours to FLL from Central Florida. If you're willing to do a connection, you can get to Tampa or Orlando quicker than getting to Miami and do a connection through Atlanta on Delta. It's been my experience that the connections on AA from Central Florida are timed really stupidly, to connect to SXM, so not much reason to connect on AA from Central Florida. Someone here once suggested doing a one way car rental, but it seems like a lot of trouble. There is a train, I believe, but I have no idea how long it would take on the train, and I think the train makes several stops?
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Re: The villages Florida to Saint Martin
[Re: EdB]
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10/02/2019 09:25 AM
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Ed--by the time you factor in the time for a connection, driving further for a nonstop often either saves time and/or at a minimum, reduces the chances for a screw up by the airline. Thus it's normally worth it for US to just drive to Miami or FLL. If the original poster cannot drive, for whatever reason, the answer might be different, but maybe not.
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Re: The villages Florida to Saint Martin
[Re: glo]
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10/02/2019 10:07 AM
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I know the Villages has some type of shuttle service as my wife's mother uses it when flying or friends flying in. Not sure to what airports or how far they go.
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Re: Help need help figuring out how to get to Saint Martin
[Re: glo]
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10/02/2019 07:43 PM
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I guess I forgot that I post that yesterday. Figures I retire in my brain goes to mush. Thanks for all the suggestions. I know about the shuttle bus. I know about the shuttle but I don’t think they start till 9 o’clock. Sorry about Posting twice. It appears the shuttle starts much earlier than 9:00am. VILLAGES SHUTTLEOPTIONS/VILLAGESYou need to check out the resources you have there.
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Re: Help need help figuring out how to get to Saint Martin
[Re: glo]
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10/03/2019 10:09 AM
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Based upon your community shuttle service to Orlando International Airport my recommendation would be American Airlines. Orlando to Miami to St. Maarten. There are two workable flights in the morning to Miami with connection to SXM flight. The return from SXM will have a long enough layover in Miami to have dinner before you board the flight to Orlando. A helpful note, book the return flight segment from Miami to Orlando with early boarding. That flight is always full. You should make it to Orlando with just enough time to catch the last shuttle home.
I take this route with car service from Melbourne Florida 95% of the time in 30 years of trips to SXM. Safe travels.
GaryB
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