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title: "Little Havana from the airport · MIA Airport Guide"
description: "Getting from MIA to Little Havana by taxi or ride app, what to see on Calle Ocho, and whether it fits a layover."
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updated: "2026-10-21"
airport: "MIA"
type: "guide"
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> Independent guide, not the official MIA website. All pages: https://miaairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Little Havana from the airport

Getting from MIA to Little Havana by taxi or ride app, what to see on Calle Ocho, and whether it fits a layover.

Updated October 21, 2026

![Empty domino tables under the pavilion in Domino Park, Little Havana](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/domino-tables-t-v3.webp)

Domino Park, Little Havana

**Little Havana’s center is Calle Ocho, SW 8th Street, and from MIA a metered taxi or a ride app takes you there.** Go for a cafecito at a walk-up window, the dominoes in Máximo Gómez Park and the murals of Cuban stars along the street.

## Calle Ocho is where to go

Greater Miami’s tourism board puts the action on Calle Ocho between SW 21st and SW 10th avenues, and points to these:

| Place | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| Máximo Gómez Park, known as Domino Park | Locals play dominoes here. Games are mostly members only, but you can watch from the benches. |
| The Calle Ocho Walk of Fame and murals | Sidewalk stars for celebrities of Latin heritage, such as Celia Cruz and Gloria Estefan, from 12th to 17th avenues. A mural of Cruz looks over it from the corner of 13th Avenue. |
| Versailles | A long-running Cuban restaurant, with an on-site bakery for croquetas and pastelitos |
| Tower Theater | A historic landmark on the neighborhood’s walking tours |
| Ball & Chain | A decades-old club that is still the locals’ pick for salsa dancing, with DJs, free dance classes and live jazz on its calendar |
| Cubaocho Museum & Performing Arts Center | Cuban art on the walls and a bar known for its rum collection and mojitos |

Coffee comes from *ventanitas*, the little walk-up windows. La Colada Gourmet serves its Cuban coffee with croquetas or guava and cheese pastries. Landing on the third Friday of the month? From noon until evening, Calle Ocho goes pedestrian-only between 14th and 17th avenues for food, art and music. In March, the Calle Ocho Music Festival puts stages along 15 blocks.

## Getting there by taxi or ride app

Taxis wait outside baggage claim on the arrivals level, and nobody has to book. MIA’s metered rates start at $2.95 and add $0.85 for each sixth of a mile up to a mile, then $0.55 for each sixth of a mile after that, plus a $2 airport fee. Every trip from MIA has a $15 minimum. Waiting in traffic costs $0.40 a minute, and tolls are extra. Our [taxi page](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/taxi/) has the full rates. No official page gives a fixed fare or ride time from MIA to Calle Ocho, so the meter or your app’s quote is the number to go by.

A [ride app](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/ride-app/) picks up on Level 1 or Level 2, and your app shows which door you’ll use. The app also shows the price before you confirm.

## It fits only a long layover

MIA suggests leaving the airport only when you have 5 hours or more between flights, and on an overnight connection the [hotel inside Central Terminal E](https://miaairportguide.com/hotels/) is a walk from arrivals. That time covers getting out, the ride each way, Calle Ocho itself and security again for your next flight. Our guide to [leaving MIA on a layover](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/can-you-leave-miami-airport-layover/) counts back from your departure, and our [security page](https://miaairportguide.com/security/) shows which checkpoints are open when you return.

Short on time? You don’t need to leave, because MIA has its own Cuban coffee. Our guide to [where to get Cuban coffee at MIA](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/where-get-cuban-coffee-at-mia/) lists the counters inside the airport.

### Sources

- [MIA Airport Guide: taxis](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/taxi/), [ride apps](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/ride-app/) and [security](https://miaairportguide.com/security/)
- Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau: Little Havana
- Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau: Little Havana guide
- MIA: things to do