Everything else on this site costs nothing. These cost a little, and we list them because what you get is far bigger than the price.
$2The commuter train runs from Church Street Station to Winter Park, and the platform there sits inside Central Park. A one-way ticket within Orange County is $2, a round trip $3.75.
Cheaper than a downtown garage and it drops you on Park Avenue. Trains run on weekdays only and are sparse outside rush hours, so check the return times before you leave.
Source: SunRail
$2A trolley bus that runs the length of International Drive daily from 8 am to 10:30 pm. A single ride is $2, $1 for children aged 3 to 9 and 25 cents for riders 65 and over.
Worth it to leave the car in the free ICON Park garage and hop along I-Drive. Bring exact change, since drivers carry no cash, and take the Red Line, which comes about every 20 minutes.
Source: International Drive Orlando
$5 per carA county park where a spring feeds a clear, cold run through the woods that you float down on a tube. Admission is $5 for the whole vehicle.
The best value swim near Orlando, split between everyone in the car. The park admits 280 vehicles in the morning and 50 more after 1 pm, so on a summer weekend be at the gate before it opens at 8 am. Tubes are not rented inside: bring a float or rent one outside the entrance.
$6 per carA state park 30 minutes north of downtown with a spring-fed swimming area and miles of sandy trails. Entry is $6 per vehicle for up to eight people, $4 for a driver alone and $2 on foot or by bike.
With three or more in the car it comes to $2 a head for a full day of swimming. It hits capacity on warm weekends, so check the park page for day-use reservation rules before you drive out.
Source: Florida State Parks
Nothing free in Orlando stands in for the thing the city was built around. Disney Springs and the BoardWalk give you the scenery but no rides, no castle and no fireworks from Main Street. If the budget allows one paid day, spend it here and stay until closing.
Everything above is free. This is the only paid pick on the page, chosen because no free option replaces it.
