Two FastLink routes, no Sunday service, and a December cut on the table: what Lake Nona residents can realistically do with the bus.
Two LYNX bus routes serve Lake Nona: FastLink 407 (Kissimmee, Orlando International Airport and Medical City) and FastLink 418 (Florida Mall, Meadow Woods and Lake Nona). Both run Monday through Saturday and neither runs on Sundays or holidays. Inside Lake Nona, both routes serve the Medical City street grid and end at Nemours Children's Hospital. A single ride costs $2.00 with a free 90-minute transfer to a different route, and a 30-day pass costs $50.00. LYNX has proposed reducing FastLink 407 service to Lake Nona effective December 13, 2026, with a board vote scheduled for October 22.
Ask most Lake Nona residents how they get around and the answer is a car or a bike. The bus rarely comes up. That is not because it doesn't exist. LYNX has run buses into Lake Nona Medical City since at least 2014, and today two FastLink routes still end at the front door of Nemours Children's Hospital.
What they don't do is serve the whole community. This guide covers what the two routes actually do, what they cost, who they work for, and the service cut LYNX put on the table in September 2026. If a bus matters to your household (a teenager, a parent who no longer drives, a Medical City job), the details below matter more than anything on a transit map.
Which LYNX bus routes serve Lake Nona?
Two LYNX routes serve Lake Nona: FastLink 407 and FastLink 418, both limited-stop commuter routes that end at Nemours Children's Hospital.
FastLink is LYNX's limited-stop service. It skips most local stops to shorten the trip, but it charges the same $2.00 fare as a regular bus. Lake Nona has two of the three FastLink routes in the LYNX system.
| Route | Runs between | Days | How often |
|---|---|---|---|
| FastLink 407 | LYNX Kissimmee Intermodal Station, Orlando International Airport, Lake Nona VA, Nemours Children's Hospital | Monday–Saturday | 8 trips each way, grouped in morning, midday and evening windows |
| FastLink 418 | Florida Mall SuperStop, Meadow Woods SunRail, Landstar Blvd, Nemours Children's Hospital | Monday–Saturday | About once an hour, early morning to evening |
Neither route runs on Sundays or holidays. That single fact rules the bus out for a lot of households before anything else is considered.
Where do the buses stop in Lake Nona?
Inside Lake Nona, both routes serve the Medical City street grid, and the timetables list stops at the Orlando VA Medical Center, Medical City Drive and Nemours Children's Hospital.
LYNX's April 26, 2026 service change set the current Lake Nona routing: Lake Nona Boulevard, Medical City Drive, Laureate Boulevard, Veterans Way and Nemours Parkway, with FastLink 407 also running on Boggy Creek Road. The same change ended FastLink 407 service to the USTA National Campus. A few months earlier, in November 2025, LYNX closed the bus turnaround on Centerline Drive and discontinued the stops at Laureate Boulevard and Veterans Way and at Hartwell Court and Laureate Boulevard.
The practical takeaway: the stops sit where the hospitals and research buildings are, not where most people live. The main destinations on the line are the Orlando VA Medical Center and Nemours Children's Hospital. Before you count on walking to the bus from a specific house, put the address into the LYNX trip planner and look at the actual walk.
How much does LYNX cost, and how do you pay?
A LYNX ride costs $2.00, with a free transfer to a different route within 90 minutes, and passes run from $4.50 for a day to $50.00 for 30 days.
| Fare type | Full fare | Discount fare |
|---|---|---|
| Single ride | $2.00 | $1.00 |
| All-day pass | $4.50 | $2.25 |
| 7-day pass | $16.00 | $8.00 |
| 30-day pass | $50.00 | $25.00 |
Discount fares apply to riders who qualify under LYNX's Youth and AdvantAge policy, with a LYNX-issued ID. Two details trip up first-time riders. The all-day pass is sold only by the driver, and you have to ask for it before you put money in the farebox. And a transfer is not valid on the same route, so it will not cover a round trip on the 418.
You can also buy digital passes in the LYNX Paw Pass app, or tap a card to pay. LYNX surveyed riders this summer about fare changes, including fare capping and a reloadable card. Fares have not gone up since 2009, according to LYNX, so assume these numbers could change after the board reviews the results.
Can you take LYNX from Lake Nona to Orlando International Airport?
Yes: FastLink 407 connects Medical City to Orlando International Airport, but only in three windows a day and never on Sunday.
On weekdays, eastbound 407 trips leave the airport around 6, 7 and 8 a.m., again around 1 and 2 p.m., and around 5, 6 and 7 p.m. The westbound trips from Nemours run on a similar pattern. The timetable allows about 20 minutes between the airport and the Lake Nona VA stop. Saturday follows the same three-window shape.
That makes the 407 useful for an airport worker whose shift lines up with the windows, or a traveler with a carry-on and a mid-morning flight. It is not useful for a 10 p.m. arrival, a family with four suitcases, or anything on a Sunday. For the full picture of the airport's role in Lake Nona life, see our guide to Orlando International Airport. If you are heading to South Florida, the 407 can also get you to Brightline, which departs from the airport.
Can you get to SunRail or downtown Orlando by bus from Lake Nona?
Yes, indirectly: FastLink 418 stops at the Meadow Woods SunRail station, where you can board SunRail north toward downtown Orlando.
The 418 runs roughly hourly between Nemours and the Florida Mall, with a stop at Meadow Woods SunRail in both directions. On weekdays the first outbound trip reaches Nemours at 6:47 a.m. and the last one at 8:32 p.m. Check the SunRail schedule separately, because a bus-to-train connection only works if both are running when you need them.
This is the one bus option that gets a Lake Nona resident toward downtown without a car. It is also a two-vehicle trip with a transfer, which is why almost nobody who owns a car makes it. For how the drive compares, see our guide to commuting from Lake Nona.
What is LYNX proposing to change in December 2026?
LYNX has proposed reducing daily FastLink 407 service to Lake Nona and rerouting the route through Meadow Woods, effective December 13, 2026, if its board approves on October 22.
Under the proposal, the 407 would leave State Road 417 and run via Landstar Boulevard, Meadow Woods SunRail and Wetherbee Road, making all local stops between the Kissimmee Intermodal Station and the airport. LYNX's notice says only that daily service to Lake Nona would be reduced. Local TV reporting describes the reduction as two trips a day. [VERIFY: final number of daily 407 trips to Lake Nona after the October 22 board vote]
A LYNX spokesperson told Spectrum News 13 the reason plainly: ridership in the Lake Nona area has been low, and the agency wants more service between the airport and downtown Kissimmee, where ridership is stronger. FastLink 418 is not part of the December proposal.
If you ride the 407, or you want to, this is the window to say so. LYNX is holding a public workshop and hearing on September 29, 2026 (workshop 4–5 p.m., hearing 5–6 p.m.) at LYNX Central Station, with a Zoom option. Written comments are accepted through 5 p.m. on October 12 through the LYNX customer comment form. Low ridership is the stated reason for the cut, and comments from actual riders are the only counterweight on the record.
Who is LYNX actually useful for in Lake Nona?
LYNX works best in Lake Nona for Medical City workers, patients and families whose trips start or end at the hospitals and fit the timetable.
The 418 launched in April 2014 for exactly this reason. Orange County's commissioner at the time rode it with veterans who used it to reach the VA hospital and a Nemours patient's family, and pitched it as access to Medical City jobs and care. That is still the route's real job.
It also works for a few households the car-first design of Lake Nona tends to leave out: a teenager with a youth discount ID and a job at the Florida Mall, a grandparent who has stopped driving and has regular appointments at the VA, or a household that shares one car and needs a backup for one person's commute. Riders with disabilities who cannot use the fixed route may qualify for ACCESS LYNX, the agency's paratransit service.
It does not work for dinner at Lake Nona Town Center, a school run, a Sunday anything, or a commute that starts inside one of the residential neighborhoods far from a stop. LYNX's on-demand NeighborLink service would be the natural fix for that last gap, but none of the NeighborLink zones LYNX listed in its 2026 service changes covers Lake Nona.
What fills the gaps the bus leaves?
For trips inside Lake Nona, the realistic alternatives are bikes, rideshare, and the community's autonomous shuttle program.
Lake Nona has tested autonomous shuttles since 2019. Our post on Move Nona autonomous shuttles covers that program; check its current routes and hours before planning around it, because the service has changed more than once. For the road network itself (Lake Nona Boulevard, Tavistock Lakes and Dowden Road), see our guide to getting around Lake Nona and the Lake Nona roads and transportation hub.
LYNX in Lake Nona: pros, cons and our take
Pros
- $2.00 a ride, or $50.00 for 30 days of unlimited riding.
- Direct connections to Orlando International Airport, Meadow Woods SunRail and the Florida Mall.
- Stops at the VA and Nemours, which is where the routes were designed to go.
- Limited-stop FastLink service rather than a local that stops every block.
Cons
- No service on Sundays or holidays, on either route.
- The 407 runs in three windows a day, and LYNX has proposed cutting it further.
- Stops are concentrated in Medical City, not near most homes.
- Reaching downtown Orlando means a bus-to-SunRail transfer.
- No on-demand NeighborLink zone covers Lake Nona.
Our take: LYNX in Lake Nona is a Medical City connector, not a neighborhood transit system, and the proposed 407 cut makes that clearer. If you work or get care at the VA or Nemours and your hours fit the timetable, it is a cheap option worth building into your week. If you are choosing a Lake Nona home and a household member needs to live without a car, do not assume the bus will cover it. Map that person's actual trips against the two timetables before you buy.
What the neighbors know
Lake Nona was planned around cars, bikes and trails, and most residents never think about the bus. The ones who do are usually thinking about one specific person: a teenager who wants a job, a parent moving in, a spouse who works at the hospital. For those buyers, which neighborhood matters less than which street, and how far it sits from Lake Nona Boulevard and the Medical City stops. Our Lake Nona neighborhoods guide is the place to start comparing, and I am happy to map a specific commute against the LYNX timetables for any home you are considering.
Official sources
- FastLink 407 route and schedule (LYNX)
- FastLink 418 route and schedule (LYNX)
- LYNX fares and passes
- LYNX December 2026 service proposal and hearing details
- LYNX service alerts
Thinking about a Lake Nona home and how your household will get around? Call/Text David Myers at 407.801.3286 or use the contact form.
Frequently asked questions about LYNX in Lake Nona
Which LYNX buses serve Lake Nona?
Does LYNX run in Lake Nona on Sundays?
How much does a LYNX bus ride cost?
Can I take the bus from Lake Nona to Orlando International Airport?
Can I reach SunRail by bus from Lake Nona?
Is LYNX cutting bus service to Lake Nona?
Does LYNX still stop at the USTA National Campus?
