--- title: "The Metrorail from Miami airport into the city" description: "Find the MIA Mover, pay the Metrorail fare, choose your downtown stop, and avoid the overnight service gap." url: "https://miaairportguide.com/guides/metrorail-from-miami-airport-into-city/" updated: "2026-10-21" airport: "MIA" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official MIA website. All pages: https://miaairportguide.com/llms.txt # The Metrorail from Miami airport into the city Find the MIA Mover, pay the Metrorail fare, choose your downtown stop, and avoid the overnight service gap. Updated October 21, 2026 ![An elevated rail platform under a curved station roof](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/an-elevated-metrorail-platform-t-v3.webp) An elevated rail station [Every way into town, compared](https://miaairportguide.com/to/): Pick where you are going: time, cost, and the first and last departure for each way. The Orange Line reaches downtown Miami and Brickell for $2.25 per person. First, take the free MIA Mover from the terminal to the Metrorail station. Late evening and weekend trips require a change at Earlington Heights. Trains stop leaving the airport shortly after midnight and resume around 5 a.m. One solo traveler filmed the trip through Government Center to the downtown Metromover, liked the $2.25 fare and said the airport corridors would be harder with a lot of luggage. ## From baggage claim to the train - After collecting your bags, go to **Level 3** and follow signs for the **MIA Mover**. Its airport station sits between the Dolphin and Flamingo garages. The Level 3 Skyride moving walkways lead toward it from the terminal areas. - Ride the free MIA Mover to the Miami Intermodal Center, also called Miami International Airport Station. It runs about every 3 minutes. This is where Metrorail, Tri-Rail and Metrobus connect. The MIA Mover is a separate train from the North Terminal Skytrain and the Concourse E train. Our [MIA Mover guide](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/mia-mover/) covers the airport connection. - Follow **Metrorail** signs and board the [Orange Line](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/metrorail-orange/) toward Earlington Heights and downtown. MIA trains run every 10 minutes during weekday peaks, about 6 to 8:30 a.m. and 3 to 5:30 p.m. They run every 15 minutes at other times, including the evening and weekend shuttle to Earlington Heights. At the Metrorail gate, tap a contactless debit or credit card, phone or watch. You don’t need to buy an EASY Card first. MIA’s public transportation page says you do, but Miami-Dade County lists contactless payment at Metrorail gates. An EASY Card or EASY Ticket works too. The discount fare is $1.10. The gates don’t take cash. If you’re paying cash, buy an EASY Card or EASY Ticket at a station vending machine. MIA lists EASY Card vending machines at the Intermodal Center, and Miami-Dade says every Metrorail station has a ticket vending machine. One traveler filmed a MIA Mover outage and followed staff directions to a replacement bus. If the Mover is out when you arrive, follow the posted detour or ask airport staff where its replacement leaves. ## Where should you get off? For downtown before Government Center, the Orange Line stops at **Culmer** and Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre. For central downtown, aim for **Government Center**. The free Metromover serves downtown, Omni and Brickell. Miami-Dade lists Metromover service from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. For **Brickell**, stay on Metrorail to Brickell station. The Orange Line continues south through Coconut Grove, Douglas Road, University and South Miami to Dadeland South. The rail line does **not** go to Miami Beach or a PortMiami cruise terminal. For Miami Beach, [Route 150 Airport Express](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/metrobus-150/) picks up on the west side of the airport Metrorail station at ground level and goes to Mid Beach and South Beach. It costs $2.25 each way and runs every 30 minutes, from the airport station at these times: | Day | First Route 150 | Last Route 150 | | --- | --- | --- | | Weekdays | 5:23 a.m. | 11:18 p.m. | | Saturday | 5:22 a.m. | 11:16 p.m. | | Sunday | 5:24 a.m. | 11:18 p.m. | For a ship, prearranged [cruise line transfers](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/cruise-transfers/) to PortMiami board at the North bus station by Concourse D, Level 1, Door 1, or the South bus station by Concourse J, Level 1, Door 33. You can also take a [taxi](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/taxi/) from the airport. Don’t treat a downtown rail stop as the cruise terminal. If your destination is farther north toward Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach, [Tri-Rail](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/tri-rail/) is the separate train at the Intermodal Center. ## The hours that change your plan The airport’s downtown guide describes the Orange Line as running roughly 5 a.m. to midnight. The detailed airport service listing gives the departures that matter when you’re at MIA: | Operating day | First MIA departure | Last MIA departure | What happens on the way downtown | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Weekdays | 5:04 a.m. | 12:17 a.m. | Through trains to Dadeland South run until 7:44 p.m. From 8:02 p.m., MIA trains run only to Earlington Heights. Change there. | | Saturday and Sunday | 5:11 a.m. | 12:21 a.m. | MIA trains run only to Earlington Heights. Change there for downtown and points south. | The last departure falls after midnight on the following calendar day. In the gap from roughly 12:20 a.m. to 5 a.m., **no Metrorail train leaves MIA**. The MIA Mover runs from 5 a.m. until about 4:41 a.m. the next morning, so reaching the Intermodal Center does not mean you can catch a rail train. Before a late trip, check Miami-Dade’s live Metrorail schedule and service alerts. If your arrival misses the last train, use the [taxi stands](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/taxi/) outside baggage claim on Level 1 or check [ride-app pickup](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/ride-app/). A taxi to downtown runs on the meter, with no fixed price. The rates on trips from MIA: - $2.95 for the first one-sixth mile - $0.85 for each further one-sixth mile up to one mile, then $0.55 - a $2 airport fee, and a $15 minimum fare - $0.40 per minute of waiting, and 30% above the meter for SUVs and vans MIA lists ride-app pickup on both Level 1 arrivals and Level 2 departures. Your app gives the designated door. If an elevator or escalator is out during your rail trip, check Miami-Dade’s elevator and escalator status before relying on that station. ### Sources - [Our MIA Mover guide](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/mia-mover/), [Orange Line listing](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/metrorail-orange/), [Route 150 listing](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/metrobus-150/) and [taxi guide](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/taxi/) - [Our transport directory](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/) - Miami-Dade Metrorail and Miami-Dade Metromover - Greater Miami & Miami Beach downtown airport guide