A UK Guide To Visitor Toll Pass in Orlando

If you’re planning a holiday to Orlando and your going to rent a car, there is one money-saving tip you need to know: avoid your rental company’s toll system.

Car hire companies often push their own toll passes, charging daily fees on top of the actual tolls. Costs can quickly add up, even if you only drive through a handful of toll booths.

Luckily, there’s a better more budget friendly option: Visitor Toll Pass.

What Is Visitor Toll Pass?

Visitor Toll Pass is a temporary electronic toll pass designed for tourists renting cars at Orlando International Airport (MCO). It lets you pay the lowest possible toll rates across Florida while avoiding the hefty admin charges rental companies add.

You simply reserve a pass through the free app before your trip. Pick up a hangtag for your car when you leave the airport, and then hang the tag in your hire car’s rear view mirror with the .. facing forward.

You are charged as you go and you need to drop your hangtag off at a drop box in MCO when you return your hire car. If you forget your tag, for example by leaving it in the hire car, you will be charged a $10 dollar fee.

Why Choose Visitor Toll Pass

Money and convenience are the two main reasons to buy a Visitor Toll Pass and here’s why:

• Pay only for the tolls you actually use with no hidden fees or daily charges.

• You can drive through express electronic tolls on the roads without having to look for change. You just drive through.

• You automatically get the discounted electronic toll price, which is about a 23% discount in comparison to paying cash. This is a saving that adds up over a two-week Florida holiday from the UK.

• It’s the best option if you are flying and hiring a car from MCO.

How It Works

We have used the Visitor Toll Pass for all our trips when we have rented a hire car in recent years, so here is our quick guide on how to use it:

First job; download the app. Set-up your account which will take a few minutes. You’ll need to link your debit or credit card to the account. This takes less than 5 minutes to do, and if you are still feeling unsure, Visitor Toll Pass explain the process in a quick video on the Visitor Toll Pass Website. We advise sorting your toll pass out a couple of weeks before you depart. And as it is free to do, this isn’t another cost you need to budget for.

Collect your hangtag from the machine located in MCO after you land. Machines are located in terminals A, B, and C. The hangtag will be printed for you from the machine and you link it to your hire car through the app.

When you have picked and checked your car over, filling in the details on the app, you hang up your Visitor Toll Pass on the rear view mirror before leaving the car hire garage. That’s it. Just remember to take it out of the car and drop it off when you return to MCO.

Two Things To Know

This is only available at MCO, no other airports. You can buy other options once you get out of the airport. This includes a Sunpass. If you hire a car always consider the cost of tolls when you budget your costs.

It is FREE so is perfect if you are budget conscious. You only pay for the tolls you sue with no daily cost for the hangtag.

Final Tips For UK Holidaymakers

Don’t accept the extras at the rental desk without checking if your really need them. You don’t need a sat nav, or a toll pass. Both of these can be done for less than the car hire company will want to charge you.

Plan your routes. Florida has a lot of toll roads, especially around Orlando and heading down to the Gulf Coast or Miami. It is possible to get around and avoid them if you want, and in our experience it doesn’t add too much time to your journeys on an average day.

Set up the app before you fly for a hassle free travel day.

If you’re hiring a car in Orlando, Visitor Toll Pass is a smart choice. It’s free, convenient, and guarantees the lowest toll rates across Florida. For UK travellers it means more money for holiday fun and less wasted on unnecessary car hire extras.