Daytona Beach, located in Volusia County, East Central Florida. Known as the home of NASCAR and the “World Center of Racing”. It has a 23-mile stretch of white sandy beach with over 8 million visitors flocking to the area every year.
Get in:
Daytona Beach International Airport is the main airport with two other airports namely, the Orlando International and the Jacksonville International, both of which are about an hour away.
By car, Daytona Beach can be accessed by interstate I-95 that runs north and south and I-4 connecting Daytona Beach with Orlando and Tampa as well as U.S. Highway 1 which also passes through Daytona Beach. A1A is a scenic North/South route along the beach.
By bus, Daytona Beach is serviced by Greyhound Bus Lines. The Greyhound routes from Daytona Beach connect with hubs in Jacksonville and Orlando.
Amtrak serves the rail services of Daytona Beach.
Although it is not a major port, Daytona Beach can also be accessed by private boats via the Intracoastal Waterway.
Get around:
Getting around by car is great except for the occasional traffic jams during afternoons and Saturday nights. The roads are wide and easy to drive. There are car rental companies in or near the airport.
Having said that driving in a car is great, it goes the same for motorcycles too.
Getting around by bus, VOTRAN offers cheap access around the county.
Central Florida seems to be quite the activity hotspot. From Disney to Cape Canaveral and all the places in between there’s a lot to see and do. When looking for a good place to serve as a representative of it all, the beaches, the fun and the sunshine-y beauty, think about Daytona Beach. Take it up one more notch by choosing to stay in a vacation rental while you’re here, and your upcoming holiday could very well be the best ever.
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