Onward trips from Miami

Where travelers go next after landing at MIA, and how to get there: the drives, buses, trains and short flights to the places people head to most. Each guide compares the ways to make one trip, with times and costs as the operators publish them.

• Brightline from Miami: where to catch it and where it goes

  Brightline doesn't stop at MIA. How to reach MiamiCentral from the airport on the Brightline shuttle, and the train's stops from Miami to Orlando.

  • Brightline’s shuttle links MIA to MiamiCentral
  • The train runs north to Palm Beach and Orlando
• Driving the Overseas Highway from MIA

  MIA to the Florida Keys by car: the route, mile markers for Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon and Key West, picking up the car, and tolls in a rental.

  • Where each part of the Keys sits on the road
  • The car is one train ride from the terminal
  • Would rather not drive? Take the shuttle or a bus
• Getting to Orlando from Miami airport

  MIA to Orlando: nonstop flights on American and Southwest, Brightline from downtown Miami, FlixBus and RedCoach buses, or the drive up the Turnpike, compared.

  • Flying, the train, the bus and the car compared
  • What each way costs
  • Brightline starts with a shuttle from MIA
  • The bus leaves from right next to MIA
  • Driving takes the Turnpike north
• Miami airport to Florida's west coast: Tampa and Sarasota

  Getting from MIA to Tampa or Sarasota: a connecting flight, FlixBus and RedCoach buses, or the drive across Alligator Alley with its toll.

  • Taking a flight for the last leg
  • FlixBus leaves from one MIA Mover ride away
  • Driving means crossing Alligator Alley, a toll road
• Miami airport to Islamorada and Key Largo

  MIA to Key Largo and Islamorada by rental car or the Keys Shuttle van: the route, shuttle times, where to board at the airport, tolls and the county bus.

  • A rental car or the Keys Shuttle?
  • The drive takes the Turnpike and US 1
  • How the Keys Shuttle pickup works
• Miami airport to Key West: drive, bus or fly?

  MIA to Key West: American's nonstop flight, the Keys Shuttle van, Greyhound or FlixBus coaches, or a rental car down the Overseas Highway.

  • Four ways to get there, and who each one suits
  • Flying on American’s nonstop
  • Keys Shuttle, Greyhound and FlixBus save you driving
  • Driving means one road through the Keys
• 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.

  • A rental car or the bus?
  • Picking up the car
  • Driving means a toll on Alligator Alley
  • The bus leaves from one MIA Mover ride away
  • The Everglades are on the way
• Miami airport to Palm Beach and Boca Raton

  MIA to Boca Raton or West Palm Beach: Tri-Rail from the airport's own station, Brightline from downtown, or a rental car, with fares and where each starts at MIA.

  • Tri-Rail, Brightline and the car compared
  • Tri-Rail leaves from right next to MIA
  • Brightline leaves from downtown
  • If you drive north
• Onward to the Bahamas from Miami

  Nonstop flights from MIA to Nassau and the Out Islands, where American and Bahamasair check in, and US preclearance on the way home from Nassau.

  • MIA has nonstop flights to the Bahamas
  • American and Bahamasair check in at different ends of MIA
  • Coming back from Nassau, you clear US Customs before you board
• Reaching the Everglades from Miami airport

  MIA to Everglades National Park: which of the three entrances to use, their hours, the $35 car pass, the $100 fee for non-US residents, and the winter trolley.

  • Pick the entrance that fits your time
  • The entrance fee is higher for non-US residents
  • You’ll need a car or a tour from MIA