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I'm not really sure but hope your upcoming trip is a great one. Wish we could see you since you are only 1 state away from us. Have a great time and we will see you in November for the International Food & Wine Festival.
Well, it depends on the time of day you arrive and on what day you arrive. We arrived on Saturday morning at 10:30 am. After getting the rental car we headed out around 11am and if I remember correctly we got to our hotel on Harbor Blvd at around 11:20.
I agree with Susan in that it depends on the time of day. I would allot AT LEAST 25-30 minutes though . . . unless you are going to and from in the morning (between 6-10am-ish) or in the afternoon (between 3-7pm) when there is a bit more traffic, then I would allot 45 minutes or more.
The worst that can happen is that you arrive a bit early! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
All reports I have seen (and MapQuest.com as well) list it as an approximate 25 minute drive, normally! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Cheryl, there's a fabulous carpool lane for the entire route which should help you out a lot. I don't think it's ever taken me more than 20 minutes, regardless of the time of day, since they've put it in. There's a dedicated left exit from the I-5 to the 55 (which drops you off practically on the runway) so once you get into it, you won't have to merge right to exit. There's a barrier wall separating the lane from other traffic, and I even think for a portion it's an elevated freeway completely separate from the madness below. The only problem I've ever had is with crazy Southern California drivers thinking that the carpool lane is the "drive as fast as the bolts holding your car together will let you" lane. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] Seriously, the freeways in Orange County are AMAZING.
Cheryl,
If you give yourself 30 minutes you should be really safe. We don't rent a car if we're flying, but I know the shuttle generally makes it in about 20 minutes.
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The only problem I've ever had is with crazy Southern California drivers thinking that the carpool lane is the "drive as fast as the bolts holding your car together will let you" lane.
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] Well, you have to speed in the carpool lane since half the time on the regular part of the freeways you don't move at all! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
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Thanks for the tip about the carpool lane - and thanks for the warning about the speeds in it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] "bolt can hold car together" Oh My! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]
Thats the word on the street. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/Rumour.gif[/img]
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Also remember that the SNA aiport is SMALL! If you have been through almost any other airport in the country, you will be surprised how small and little options the options are in the airport. I have made the Downtown Disney drive to SNA, returned the rental, printed my boarding pass, and made it through security (with very unsmart travelers in front of me) to the gate in 60 minutes. And again the airport is small which is why I MUCH prefer flying in/out of there versus any other.
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