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Location
Central Florida

Dialling code 1

Time zone
GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).

Average January temperatures
22ºC (71ºF).

Average July temperatures
33ºC (92ºF).

Annual rainfall
1,280mm (50.1 inches).

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Getting There By Air

Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Tel: (407) 825 2001 (general enquiries) or 8463 (flight information).

Orlando International Airport is located 9 miles southeast of Orlando city centre - it serves both domestic and international destinations.

Orlando Sanford International Airport is located 18 miles to the north of Orlando. It has become a major UK gateway for many of the main British tour operators, and in the last few years has also been developed by various US low-cost carriers.

Getting There By Rail

Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245) provides the main rail link to Orlando, with a direct service to downtown Orlando, Winter Park and Kissimmee from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC.

Greyhound (tel: 1 800 231 2222 ) (1610 W Church Street) offers daily services from Jacksonville and points north, as well as from Miami. American Coach Lines (tel: 1 800 488 6876) offers charter bus services from Maryland, North Carolina and Georgia to Orlando and Florida.

Public Transport

The Lynx bus system (tel: (407) 841 5969) is Orlando's only public transport, but it covers most of the city, Orlando International Airport, the theme parks and most of the main tourist areas. One, seven and 30-day passes are available

Link 51 runs from the airport to downtown Orlando; Link 42 goes from the airport to International Drive, Link 50 runs from downtown to Disney's Magic Kingdom; Link 56 runs from Kissimmee's Highway 192 to the Magic Kingdom; and Link 38 runs from International Drive to downtown.

Many hotels offer free shuttle service to the theme parks, and all Disney resort properties offer complimentary transportation (bus, ferry or monorail) to the Disney parks.

In downtown Orlando, the free Lymmo bus service operates around the city centre. On International Drive, there is also the I-Ride Trolley (tel: (407) 248 9590) there are one, three, five, seven and 14-day passes available.

Tourist Information

Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitor Bureau (CVB)
Suite 100, 6700 Toolbox Drive
Tel: (407) 363 5872.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm

The CVB also has an Official Visitor Center, open seven days a week, offering attraction tickets, maps, hotel offers and other discounts.

Visitor Center
Suite 101, 8723 International Drive
Tel: (407) 363 5872.
Opening hours: Daily 8:30am - 6:30pm

Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau
1925 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee
Tel: (407) 944 2400.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm (except major holidays).

Passes

The Orlando/Orange County CVB offers the free Magicard, with discounts for many of the attractions, restaurants, sports and shops. Download and print online or apply online for home delivery (USA only).

Events Around Town

Orlando, is of course known as a major Themepark Destination. That is not the whole story, of course. Nightlife away from the theme parks is centered mostly around Central Boulevard and Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando.

Here you can walk to many bars and several dance clubs from the chic urban Rhythm and Flow to the Mulvaney's Irish Pub and Bob Snow's recently re-opened Cheyenne Saloon and Opera House (part of 1980's popular Church Street Station) Additionally there is Wall Street Plaza, with eight colorful bars and restaurants lining a brick-paved street.

The International Drive area features nightclubs like Backstage at the Rosen Plaza, Glo Lounge Orlando , POSH Ultra Nightclub and Howl at The Moon.

Pointe Orlando offers a mix of restaurants, clubs, shops and movie theatres.

At Universal CityWalk at Universal Orlando Resort, dining, shopping, movie theatres and five hot nightclubs with a single admission charge.

Downtown Disney Pleasure Island offers seven clubs for the price of one. Movies, dining and shopping abound at the adjacent Downtown Disney West Side.

Sports teams in town include the Orlando Magic (NBA), Orlando Predators (AFL) and the Orlando Sharks (MISL).

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