{"id":204273,"date":"2026-03-24T18:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/204273\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:48:09","slug":"travelers-turn-to-orlandos-brightline-trains-as-airport-lines-gas-prices-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/204273\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelers turn to Orlando&#8217;s Brightline trains as airport lines, gas prices rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS<\/p>\n<p>Published:\u00a0March 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM<\/p>\n<p>Tags:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/orlando\/\" title=\"View more stories about orlando\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"orlando\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">orlando<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/florida\/\" title=\"View more stories about florida\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"florida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">florida<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/miami\/\" title=\"View more stories about miami\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"miami\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">miami<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/brightline\/\" title=\"View more stories about brightline\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"brightline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">brightline<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/gas_prices\/\" title=\"View more stories about gas prices\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"gas prices\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gas prices<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/tsa\/\" title=\"View more stories about tsa\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"tsa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tsa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/government_shutdown\/\" title=\"View more stories about government shutdown\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"government shutdown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">government shutdown<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/business\/\" title=\"View more stories about business\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">business<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/consumer\/\" title=\"View more stories about consumer\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"consumer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">consumer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/travel\/\" title=\"View more stories about travel\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"travel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">travel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/transportation\/\" title=\"View more stories about transportation\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"transportation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transportation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/rail\/\" title=\"View more stories about rail\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Tag Link\" galabel=\"rail\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rail<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 lhBXaj jdBbpv\">Some travelers across Florida are turning to Brightline trains as they try to avoid long airport lines tied to a partial government shutdown and rising gas prices, with many citing convenience, lower stress, and competitive fares as key reasons for making the switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWS Published:\u00a0March 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM Tags:\u00a0orlando, florida, miami, brightline, gas prices, tsa, government 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