Originally Posted by
jrl767
- outbound: looks like the actual flight times force you to do what would be wise in any case
- return: delays at both MCO and NYC tend to worsen as the day goes on, especially in summer when thunderstorms often cause serious disruptions ... while it would make for a long day in transit, I might consider departing MCO mid-morning to arrive EWR around noon (depending on when you could check bags for the TATL flight, since I presume the low cost carrier doesn't have any interline baggage agreements with UA or whoever you would be flying up); that way you could still get into Manhattan by train for a couple hours in the afternoon/evening and back to EWR
Was thinking again of flying from MCO to EWR the day before, and catching flight home evening next day.
BTW - done it before but how long for train to manhattan from ewr?