Originally Posted by
salut0
On this topic, I’m exploring a visit to Cleveland for April 8th.
Have mileage tickets into CLE arriving around 1130 and leaving out of CAK (Akron/Canton airport) at 1925.
What’s the best way, short of hiring a car, to get to somewhere interesting to view the eclipse which would be fun and educational for an 8 year old child, and then get back again to CAK airport for the flight back?
Maybe this will be helpful, maybe this won't. I went to Salem, OR for a previous total eclipse. We flew into PDX the day before - under an hour to the lodging just north of the SLE city center. Next day, we left back to PDX within about 15 minutes of the end of totality. It took under 90 minutes (and spent several hours at the airport). We spoke to others later, who waited a bit longer to drive back north to PDX, and it took them about 4 hours.
I would not rely on any transport, save your own rental car, for getting around. I'd also not rely on getting a rental car at this point.