Uber / Lyft / Mears · Official attractions card: about 30 minutes to downtown Orlando; 45–60 minutes to the theme parks
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
DAB8.6+0.2
SFB8.4
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
DAB7.6+0.5
SFB7.1
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
DAB7.2+0.3
SFB6.9
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
DAB7.8+1.4
SFB6.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
DAB7.9+1.6
SFB6.3
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
DAB2.0
SFB2.0
Best for
DAB
Drive-up Daytona / Speedway trips that want $15 Long-Term leftover and a named Uber/Lyft curbEarly banks that can use American leftover PreCheck in a one-checkpoint hallArrivals who will take Votran Route 18 leftover $2 Monday–Saturday or rideshare rather than wait for rail that does not exist at the curb
SFB
Allegiant leisure trips that actually land at Sanford, not MCOTravelers who will rent or ride from the Red Cleveland curbDomestic departures that can follow the official 2-hour clock
Watch out for
DAB
No ticketed lounge; official leftover Business Center near Gate 6 is a free public work roomOfficial leftover still prints a JetBlue contact block after AeroRoutes leftover last BOS/JFK flights 8 Sep 2026Official leftover Breeze still prints HPN / BDL / CAK vs September leftover RDU / PVD onlyObserver leftover +1% vs WFTV leftover +11% on the same 772,170 cell — leftover vs leftover
SFB
No passenger lounge and no CLEAR — Royal Palm closed January 2023Lynx Link 46E died 11 January 2026; official pages list no city busEast sit-down (Hollerbach’s / Nature’s Table) is still stamped under constructionBermudAir Bermuda / Belize and Allegiant BOS / PVD / GFK are future stamps, not today’s boardYou are not at MCO and not at Naval Air Station Sanford
Amenities and tips
DAB
Sugar Mill, Java Moon, and JunctionLong-Term parking $15Mother's room and Books on the FlyFree Wi-Fi Zone (SSID unpublished)Daytona News NowBusiness Center (not a lounge)
FAQ leftover arrive 1 hour; American leftover 4:30 a.m.
Official leftover FAQ arrive 1 hour before departure. American.com leftover Daily 4:30 a.m.–6 p.m., cash/checks not accepted, curbside Not Available, PreCheck Available, clubs Not Available. Welcome leftover TSA wait less than 5 minutes; Airline Information leftover typically less than 10 minutes.
One TSA, one 1992 hall — do not invent a second terminal
Ticketed passengers use one two-level civil hall after a single TSA. Official leftover shops name Gates 2, 4, and 6. Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS.
Official leftover Sugar Mill Café in the concourse from 4:30 a.m. until the last departure. Official leftover Java Moon Café landside 2nd floor 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Official leftover Junction bar airside 10:30 a.m. to last departure and landside 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
SFB
One TSA, then Gates 1–16 on one walkNo passenger loungeWest-wing food after TSA; east sit-down unfinishedSFB-Public Wi-Fi, no passwordSunflower lanyards and airline wheelchairsTicketless parking; pickup across Red Cleveland
Arrive 2–3.5 hours early — TSA hours are unpublished
Official FAQ and summer banner: two hours for US flights, three and a half when you leave the country. Official pages do not print checkpoint clock hours or a wait tile.
One TSA, then walk 1–16 — A and B are labels, not reclears
Check-in and bags are Level 1. One upstairs checkpoint. Gates 1–4 east, 5–9 center, 10–16 west are the same sterile walk.
Eat west after TSA; treat east sit-down as under construction
West wing: Zaza, Sanford Tap, Sanford Market between Gates 10–12. Landside Brew Landing is by bags 1–2.
DAB · A compact one-TSA Volusia hall with $15 Long-Term leftover, named Uber/Lyft, and Sugar Mill from 4:30 a.m. — no ticketed lounge, a leftover JetBlue contact block after 8 September 2026, and a Breeze card that still prints five cities in a September that is RDU and PVD only.
SFB · Sanford put 3,166,417 people through one TSA in 2025: easy when you use the 2-hour clock, eat on the west wing, and accept that the Royal Palm lounge is gone and there is still no walk-up city bus.
