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Old Feb 15th, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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getting from ft lauderdale to ft meyers

Hi there, I'm going to be ending my cruise in Ft Lauderdale on a friday in April in the am and want to go to Ft Meyers to catch a spring training game at 1pm. I also will be leaving ft Lauderdale early Saturday morning by plane. Is there any way I could rent a car and return it by say 8 or 9 at night back in Ft Lauderdale? I tried Budget and they close at 6pm. Also how long of a drive is it from Ft Lauderdale to Ft Meyers? I heard around 2 hours, just seeing if that's true.

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Old Feb 16th, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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The drive to Fort Myers is indeed around 2 hours. Try Enterprise. Also, you should be able to rent a car at any time from the airport. Some of them even work with baby rental places for car seats and strollers like babyborrow.com and kiddstuff.com. Hope this helps!
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Old Feb 16th, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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If you rent from one of the in-airport agencies, you should be able to return the morning of the flight out. Many are open 25 hours.
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Old Feb 16th, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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Perhaps you need to be a die hard baseball fan to be willing to do this trip, but I think it's a bit crazy to do in the same day--2+ hrs. there and 2+ hrs. back. You might want to look into a shuttle service to Naples airport and then rent a car from there. Or pick a game for a team on the east coast.
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Old Feb 16th, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Thx for your help, I'll probably try going to the airport. How far is the ft lauderdale airport from the cruise terminal?
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Old Feb 17th, 2010 | 04:32 AM
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According to this, less than 2 miles. http://www.portevergladescruiseguide...-terminal.html
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