Can I leave Orlando International Airport on a layover and see Orlando?

Often, if the window is long enough. The deciding part is the airport at both ends, not the drive: leaving means going back through security for the next flight, and some connections mean collecting and re-checking bags. Your airline sets those minimums, so start from them rather than from the map. Non-US travellers may also need permission to enter the United States.

Orlando International is large and the resorts are a real drive away, spread across the region, further still if the resort is Disney's own and the theme park is Universal's, or the reverse. A captain who meets the flight and knows which resort gate to use spares you the longest, most confusing part of an Orlando trip, and skips the shuttle wait entirely.

If the airport time is covered and about four hours are left, a short plan works well: a 4-hour window between flights: Winter Park.

Book it by the hour from the terminal. The captain meets you inside arrivals where the airport's rules allow, tracks the inbound flight, and keeps the clock on the way back to departures. If the connection is tight, the honest advice is to stay airside.