Best/cheapest route from Space Coast to Orlando? (Miami, Tampa: how much, pros and cons)

[McKev25]

I recently moved to Melbourne with my wife, and we are driving to Orlando tomorrow. We are going to Ikea and Costco, among other things, and are trying to find the cheapest/quickest route there. I found 2 routes on Google Maps. The first is the quickest route, and the second is without tolls. How much are the tolls on the first route, and how much longer would the second route take? We are just trying to weigh the pros and cons.

Route 1 (w/tolls):

5.Take the ramp onto I-95 N9.0 mi
6.Take exit 205 to merge onto FL-528 W toward Orlando Partial toll road
38.0 mi
7.Take exit 4 for Florida's Turnpike toward US-17/US-92/US-441/Orange Blossom Tr Toll road
0.8 mi
8.Follow signs for Florida's Turnpike N/Ocala and merge onto FL-91 N/Florida's Turnpike Toll road
4.4 mi
9.Take exit 259 to merge onto I-4 E Partial toll road
1.1 mi
10.Take exit 78 for Conroy Rd0.6 mi
11.Turn right at Conroy Rd0.4 mi
12.Turn right at Water Garden Dr308 ft
13.Turn left0.1 mi
14.Slight right0.2 mi
15.Turn left217 ft
58.5 mi – about 1 hour 3 mins

IKEA Orlando, FL
4092 Eastgate Drive
Orlando, FL 32839

(407) 355-3155


16.Head northeast toward Eastage Dr0.1 mi
17.Continue straight onto Eastage Dr0.2 mi
18.Slight right at Conroy Rd69 ft
19.Turn left to stay on Conroy Rd0.7 mi
20.Turn left to merge onto I-4 W toward Tampa1.0 mi
21.Take exit 77 toward Miami1.1 mi
22.Merge onto FL-91 S4.4 mi
23.Take exit 254 for FL-528 toward US-17/US-92/US-4410.4 mi
24.Keep left at the fork to continue toward FL-500 E/FL-600 W/S Orange Blossom Trail/US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W Partial toll road
0.3 mi
25.Keep left at the fork to continue toward FL-500 E/FL-600 W/S Orange Blossom Trail/US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W190 ft
26.Keep left at the fork, follow signs for US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W/FL-528 W/Kissimmee and merge onto FL-500 E/FL-600 W/S Orange Blossom Trail/US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W2.4 mi
27.Turn right at Water Bridge Blvd0.1 mi

10.8 mi – about 14 mins

Costco
2101 Waterbridge Blvd
Orlando, FL 32837-9283



Route 2 (no tolls):

5.Take the ramp onto I-95 N19.5 mi
6.Take exit 215 for FL-50 toward Titusville/Orlando0.3 mi
7.Turn left at FL-50 W33.3 mi
8.Turn right to merge onto I-4 W toward FL-4085.7 mi
9.Take exit 78 for Conroy Rd0.4 mi
10.Keep left at the fork, follow signs for E Conroy190 ft
11.Turn left at Conroy Rd0.6 mi
12.Turn right at Water Garden Dr308 ft
13.Turn left0.1 mi
14.Slight right0.2 mi
15.Turn left217 ft
64.1 mi – about 1 hour 39 mins

IKEA Orlando, FL
4092 Eastgate Drive
Orlando, FL 32839

(407) 355-3155


16.Head northeast toward Eastage Dr0.1 mi
17.Continue straight onto Eastage Dr0.2 mi
18.Slight right at Conroy Rd69 ft
19.Turn left to stay on Conroy Rd0.7 mi
20.Turn left to merge onto I-4 W toward Tampa1.0 mi
21.Take exit 77 toward Miami1.1 mi
22.Merge onto FL-91 S4.4 mi
23.Take exit 254 for FL-528 toward US-17/US-92/US-4410.4 mi
24.Keep right at the fork to continue toward FL-500 E/FL-600 W/S Orange Blossom Trail/US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W0.3 mi
25.Keep left at the fork to continue toward FL-500 E/FL-600 W/S Orange Blossom Trail/US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W190 ft
26.Keep left at the fork, follow signs for US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W/FL-528 W/Kissimmee and merge onto FL-500 E/FL-600 W/S Orange Blossom Trail/US-17 S/US-441 S/US-92 W2.4 mi
27.Turn right at Water Bridge Blvd0.1 mi

10.8 mi – about 14 mins

Costco
2101 Waterbridge Blvd
Orlando, FL 32837-9283



Which would you do??? Thanks so much for any help

[annerk]

TMI in your post, it made me dizzy.

Take I-95 north and get on the 528 (Beachline) Get off exit 4 southbound onto South OBT (17-92) and drive maybe a mile. Costco will be on your right just past the Toyota dealer.

Then take South OBT (17-92) north to Americana Blvd--it's about 5 miles--and turn left. Follow that about 2 miles, IKEA will be on the left just before Mall of Millenia. To go back to Melbourne, take Americana back to South OBT and get on the Beachline eastbound to I-95.

That's the cheapest route, unless you take all back roads from Melbourne--which will cost more in gas then you save in tolls. Total tolls with the above route I gave you, $5-6 total. (I use Sunpass, so I'm not sure of teh exact amount, but that's within a dollar.)

[AONE]

There are 3 tolls on the Beachline ... the furthest East is $1.50 the one by the airport is $1 and the last one is also a dollar so the total each way is $3.50 the way to save. You can run down Sandlake and avoid the 2 dollar tolls which is pretty convenient to where you are going. you would take (N) John Young to (L)Conroy for Ikea...

[McKev25]

Thank you both. I have a GPS, so on the way up, I chose the option to avoid toll roads, once we got through the first toll on 528. We ended up taking a detour that probably added on about 20 minutes. So on the way back, we just took 528 all the way.

Next time, we might try your suggestions. Thanks again.