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I'm thinking about an afternoon/early evening day at M.K. thinking that we could get the monorail to the Contemporary to have dinner at Cali Grill. We'll be staying at the Yacht Club though. What's the best (and quickest) way to get back to Yacht Club?
If it's late and you're tired and don't mind spending $10-$15, you could splurge and get a cab back to YC. It would definitely be the quickest! We took a cab from BC to the Contemporary when we ate at CG last time, and we thought it was well worth the money.
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I second the idea of walking to the MK and taking the resort bus back to the YC. That is of course that it is not on a night when the MK closes early. Another option would be to take the Monorail to the TTC, transfer to the Epcot monorail and walk through Epcot the the International Gateway, then to the YC. Sounds like a lot of walking, but might be a good thing to do after a big meal at CG. Also, that option is not the quickest. This is assuming that you have a park hopper as admission to Epcot would be required.
My vote would be for a taxi if you don't mind spending the extra money. That would be the quickest and most direct route.
I would also take into consideration what time you would be leaving the CG. If it is close to closing time at the MK, the busses will be swamped with departing guests.
I like the stroll to the MK idea, especially after a meal. Buses will run for 2 hours after the MK closes. (I enjoy reading the bricks on the walkway)
If you don't feel like walking and don't want to pay the cost of a cab, the monorail is always fun. You will end up having to walk a bit once you get to Epcot though.
I guess its all a matter of preference and what your mood suits you at the time!
We walked to the Contemporary from the MK and it only took us about 5 minutes. Since the bus station for the resorts in on the right side of the MK front gate, it's even closer to the Contemporary! I don't think a cab is that much more convenient (unless you really don't like the Disney busses). But that's up to you, of course
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When I stayed at the Boardwalk Inn, we just took the monorail from MK to EPCOT (changing at the TTC, of course) and walked through EPCOT to get to the BWI. You can do the same for Yacht Club. It only took us 25 minutes from MK to the resort, and it is such a pleasant walk through EPCOT.
Of course, as mentioned before, you'd need a park hopper for this to work.
We've also done the monorail/Epcot route. We do love it, since it helps to walk off a bit of the dinner, and it's lovely in world showcase at night. We've done it when we've stayed at both BC and Boardwalk.
We did the same thing from the Contemporary to monorail to TTC to EPCOT monorail and walked thru to BC/YC. I riding the monorail into EPCOT @ night. As someone else mentioned you would want to have a park hopper or AP though.
I'm thinking about an afternoon/early evening day at M.K. thinking that we could get the monorail to the Contemporary to have dinner at Cali Grill. We'll be staying at the Yacht Club though. What's the best (and quickest) way to get back to Yacht Club?
The quickest way is to take a taxi from the CR to the YC. The valet can wave a taxi in for you. Now the quickest and least expensive way would be to walk over the MK bus stop and take the bus back to the YC.
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Also, that option is not the quickest. This is assuming that you have a park hopper as admission to Epcot would be required. 
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riding the monorail into EPCOT @ night. As someone else mentioned you would want to have a park hopper or AP though.
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