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title: "Miami airport to Naples and Marco Island · MIA Airport Guide"
description: "MIA to Naples or Marco Island: the drive across Alligator Alley and its toll, FlixBus and RedCoach buses to Naples, and where each starts at MIA."
url: "https://miaairportguide.com/guides/miami-airport-naples-marco-island/"
updated: "2026-10-21"
airport: "MIA"
type: "guide"
---

> Independent guide, not the official MIA website. All pages: https://miaairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Miami airport to Naples and Marco Island

MIA to Naples or Marco Island: the drive across Alligator Alley and its toll, FlixBus and RedCoach buses to Naples, and where each starts at MIA.

Updated October 21, 2026

![Naples Pier reaching into the Gulf of Mexico from the beach](https://miaairportguide.com/images/mia/naples-pier-v2.webp)

Naples Pier

**Drive, or take the bus if you won’t need a car.** The road to Naples runs west across the Everglades on Alligator Alley, the toll stretch of I-75.

## A rental car or the bus?

| | Rental car | Bus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Where it starts at MIA | The Rental Car Center, one free MIA Mover ride from Level 3 | FlixBus: the Greyhound and FlixBus bays at the Miami Intermodal Center, by MIA Mover. |
| To Naples | West on Alligator Alley (I-75) | FlixBus and RedCoach both list Naples |
| To Marco Island | West on Alligator Alley, then on from Naples | Neither FlixBus’s Miami routes nor RedCoach’s stop list includes Marco Island. Get a taxi or ride app from Naples. |
| Cost to know | The Alligator Alley toll, and how your rental company charges it | The operator’s fare for your date, shown when you book |

## Picking up the car

The Rental Car Center at 3900 NW 25th Street is open 24 hours, but MIA warns that some operators close between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Landing late, check your company’s counter hours before you fly. Inside the center are ACE, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Carnival Rent A Car, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless, Royal, Sixt and Thrifty. Off-airport companies pick up outside the center’s lobby on request, so call yours on arrival. If you’re returning the car somewhere other than MIA, ask about a one-way drop fee before you sign.

## Driving means a toll on Alligator Alley

FDOT’s toll table lists two all-electronic plazas on Alligator Alley, East and West, and each charges a car **$3.18 with SunPass or $3.51 by toll-by-plate**. You don’t stop to pay. Florida’s Turnpike says toll-by-plate isn’t available to customers in rental cars, and MIA tells them to ask about charging tolls to the card they rented with. Our guide to [tolls and SunPass in a rental car](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/miami-airport-tolls-sunpass-rental-car/) explains what to ask at the counter.

## The bus leaves from one MIA Mover ride away

FlixBus and Greyhound board at the bus bays at the **Miami Intermodal Center**, 3801 NW 21st Street. From the [terminal](https://miaairportguide.com/terminals/), take the free [MIA Mover](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/mia-mover/) from Level 3, between the Dolphin and Flamingo [garages](https://miaairportguide.com/parking/), and follow the signs for the bus bays. RedCoach sells Miami to Naples trips too.

## The Everglades are on the way

Want a stop in the park on the drive west? Our guide to [reaching the Everglades from MIA](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/reaching-everglades-from-miami-airport/) covers the entrances and fees. Going further up the coast instead, our guide to [Florida’s west coast from MIA](https://miaairportguide.com/guides/miami-airport-florida-west-coast-tampa-sarasota/) covers the flights, buses and drive to Tampa and Sarasota.

### Sources

Florida’s Turnpike: rental vehicles

[MIA Airport Guide: Rental Car Center](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/rental-car-center/), [MIA Mover](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/mia-mover/) and [intercity buses](https://miaairportguide.com/transport/intercity-bus/)

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise and FDOT: South Florida toll rates

FlixBus: bus stations in Miami and RedCoach: routes and stops