MIAAirport Guide

First day in Miami after a long flight

Landed at MIA tired? Get to your bed first, then pick an easy outing close by: a Cuban meal in Little Havana, a bayfront walk or the beach, and how to get there.

Brickell towers across Biscayne Bay
Brickell from the Rickenbacker Causeway

Sleep first, and save Miami for the morning. If you’ve landed late or tired, the hotel inside the terminal is a walk from arrivals, and hotels near MIA send shuttles to the curb. The next morning, pick one easy thing: a cafecito on Calle Ocho in Little Havana, a walk by the bay in Coconut Grove, or an hour on the beach.

Get to bed quickly

If you’re staying Fastest way from arrivals
At the airport The Miami International Airport Hotel, on Level 2 of Central Terminal E. You can walk there.
Near the airport Your hotel’s shuttle, from the curbside zones on Level 1
In the city or on the beach A taxi from the stand outside baggage claim, or a ride app on Level 1 or Level 2

Landing late? Our guide to hotels near MIA with a free shuttle compares each shuttle’s published hours and pickup curb, and what to do if your flight lands late.

Pick one easy outing

Outing Why it works on a tired day Without a car
Little Havana Cuban food from croquetas to a cafecito, and Domino Park right on Calle Ocho Taxi or ride app
Coral Gables Shops and cafés along Miracle Mile, or a swim at the Venetian Pool, a coral rock quarry Taxi or ride app
Coconut Grove Bayfront parks, including Regatta Park at Dinner Key Marina on Biscayne Bay Metrorail from MIA to Coconut Grove station, $2.25
South Beach Lummus Park, with the Atlantic on one side and Ocean Drive’s Art Deco hotels on the other Metrobus Route 150 from MIA, $2.25

Metrorail and Route 150 both leave from the MIA Metrorail station, which you reach on the MIA Mover from the terminal’s 3rd level.

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