Orlando airport hotels for a Port Canaveral cruise

Orlando International Airport (MCO) isn’t close to the ships: the port puts it about 45 minutes west of Port Canaveral by SR 528. An airport hotel suits a flight that lands too late to make the drive the same evening. The trade is the morning ride: 45 to 51 minutes to the terminals on our measurement, without traffic.

The table compares the eight airport hotels we could check on their own websites, as they read on October 28, 2026, nearest to the airport first. The drive times to the airport and to the two sides of the port are ours, measured on OpenStreetMap.

How do I get from an Orlando airport hotel to the ship?

Seven of the eight sell a ride to the port through Go Port, a separate company that runs buses from the hotels to Port Canaveral: the Courtyard, the DoubleTree, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Hampton Inn, the Homewood Suites, the Residence Inn and the Renaissance. Their pages link to Go Port’s packages, which bundle the stay with the transfer, but none shows a price or a timetable, so check those on Go Port’s site before you book the room.

The Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport lists no cruise transfer. From there, and from any hotel if you don’t buy a package, the Orlando airport to Port Canaveral guide covers the shared shuttles, rideshares and rental cars.

Do these hotels have a free airport shuttle?

Seven do. The eighth, the Hyatt Regency, is inside the main airport terminal, on the fourth floor above the security checkpoint for gates 70 to 129, so you walk to it from Terminals A and B. Some details from the others’ pages:

• The Hilton Garden Inn and the DoubleTree run around the clock.
• The Hampton Inn runs from 4 AM to midnight; you call the hotel for a pick-up.
• The Residence Inn runs on request.

Can I leave my car at an airport hotel during the cruise?

At the Hyatt Regency, yes. Its Park, Stay and Go packages come in 4, 7 and 10 night versions, but read the nights: the 10-night package is one night’s stay with up to 9 nights’ parking, and the 4-night one up to 3. Parking there is in the airport’s own garage, from $19 for self-parking and $28 for valet, and the hotel says you can leave a car for up to 45 days.

Elsewhere, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Hampton Inn and the DoubleTree mention cruise parking in their Go Port packages. The Homewood Suites says anyone leaving a car must book Hilton’s Park, Stay & Go, one night with up to 7 nights’ parking. Ordinary parking runs from $10 a day at the Hampton Inn and the Homewood to $25 at the Renaissance, and the Hampton Inn and the Hilton Garden Inn charge more for nights after check-out.

Is it better to stay at Orlando airport or by the port?

By the port, if you can get there the night before. Cape Canaveral hotels are 7 to 12 minutes from the terminals, and most of them sell a $10 to $12 shuttle to the ship. For the airport run, the Radisson Resort at the Port points guests to Cocoa Beach Express at $28 a person one way or $50 round trip.

Stay at the airport if you land late, or if a Go Port package that collects you at the hotel suits you better than a late transfer to the coast. Hotels near Port Canaveral compares all 29 hotels we checked, and the cruise shuttle guide the rides from the Cape Canaveral hotels.