Miami Public Transportation

What transport to use

Public transport in Miami is very developed and allows you to absolutely freely and comfortably move within the city and in the suburbs without a personal car. The main types of passenger public transport are metro, electric trains, buses and taxis. There is a free monorail for 21 stations. Tri-Rail trains go to the suburbs. Scheme of urban transport and transfer stations can be downloaded online. Passenger bus transport scheme includes suburbs.

For tourists with simple routes, movements to parks, beaches, restaurants, it is especially convenient. A car in the parking lot almost always requires money, about a dollar an hour, for traveling around the neighborhood you can rent a car. Taxi calling is also a common service and it is usually cheaper than renting a car, except when you go on a picnic or fishing on the ocean.

You can rent a bike, scooter, electric scooter, scooter. Part of the transport is free and air-conditioned.

Miami Metrorail

Imagine a subway and a Tri-Rail train from the airport — a suburban train. Not an expensive sky-express, but an ordinary train. Traveling by train will cost $2.5 dollars. A trip to the metro is $2.25 for a one-time trip, and is open from 5 am until midnight. That is, from the night club, closing at 5 am, it is quite possible to go by subway. The interval of movement is 15-30 minutes depending on whether it is a day off or a working day. The total length of the metro lines is about 40 km, there are 2 branches — green and orange and 23 stations. From the subway there are transfers to suburban trains. It's comfortable.

The location of the most popular stations is Miami Airport, South Miami, Kendal, Downtown, Coral, Jackson Hospital, Brownsville.

For the passage, a special Easy Card ticket is used, valid also for buses. If you need to get to the coast of Biscayne Bay in Downtown, you need to transfer to a suburban electric train.

Metrobus

Traveling by bus to Miami costs the same as the metro — $2,25. Express costs a bit more expensive, $2.65. The difference is that a regular bus stops at almost every street crossing. Express a little faster. Total routes about a hundred.

The main bus time in Miami starts at 4:30 and ends at 1:30. There are round the clock routes. The average interval of movement is 19 minutes at peak hours and 20 minutes the rest of the time.

Boarding is carried out in the front door. You can pay with Easy Card or pay with money. Note that the driver does not give change, because it distracts from driving. At the checkout there is no possibility of issuing a change.

Metromover

Metromover in Miami — downtown monorail. Electric trains travel from Government Center and Brickel subway stations. In total, the metro-cooler has more than 20 stops, it is not necessary to sit down at subway stations. The length of the route is about 6 kilometers, the journey time along the entire route is 15 minutes. Trains run automatically, without a driver. You can say this is a special free version of Disneyland or a prototype of the transport of the future. In metromavera trailers there is a free public wi-fi network and air conditioning.

Miami Trolley

Another type of free public transport in Miami. Comfortable electric transport with air conditioning, having a short closed route.

It is very popular among tourists as a kind of entertaining and free excursion.

Taxi / cab

There are several taxi companies, both public and private. The cost of private taxis can be found on the websites of each company separately. Tourists are advised to use official taxis. To calculate the cost of a trip, use the Taxifarefinder service.

• Boarding an official taxi costs $2.5, then $2.4 per kilometer.
• You can pay both cash and non-cash.
• Do not forget about the obligatory tip — 15-20%.
• Toll roads and bridges are paid separately.

With tips in America, this is not a requirement of good taste and a sign of appreciation for good service, but mandatory additional payments.

Limousine taxis exist in any major city with a vibrant social life. A luxury limousine taxi will cost an average of $500 per hour.

Taxi is the most demanded service for visitors. Road transport in the US is the most common. The convenience of a taxi is that you do not have to worry about parking, the disadvantages of waiting for a car and the relatively high cost of constant use. We are ready to take on a taxi call, a meeting at the airport, transportation of people and luggage.

Ensuring the necessary safety of children is carried out using special child seats appropriate for their age. Just let us know the time of arrival, the volume and weight of luggage, the number of passengers and children among them.

When traveling out of town, for example, to Orlando, to Disneyland, you need to choose what will be more convenient — a taxi or a rental car. When the family routes are established, we are ready to offer rental cars to choose from at the best prices.

Children need to be transported to school and picked up after classes, a trip to the shops is also more convenient in a rental car. This also applies to fashion shopping and just shopping for products for the family.

Tri-Rail Suburban Trains

As well as all over the world, to get to the suburbs, you need to use suburban trains. The fare is low, only $2.5, comparable to a bus ride. The length of the suburban railway network is 115 km. 18 railway stations are located at a considerable distance from each other. Central stations have subway connections.

Schedule trains necessarily specify in advance. Features of the movement of suburban trains are about the same as ours. On average, trains run once an hour.

Water Taxi

Road transport is not the only option. The city is located on the coast and sea transportation in Miami is in demand no less. Yachts, catamarans, pleasure boats. For a romantic boat trip, you can rent a catamaran and go along the coast or to nearby islands. For sea fishing, we are ready to provide a whole vessel with a full set of equipment and an experienced team of sailors.

Since Miami is located on the coast, water transport in Miami, in particular water taxis, is quite common. This is not quite a taxi, rather the service operates on the principle of water trams. There are certain routes, for example, along the bay or to Downtown.

The fare is $15 one way or $25 round trip. Bicycles are $5, strollers are free. 

Tourist buses — Hop on, Hop off

Miami is a resort and for the convenience of tourists special sightseeing tours and tourist buses go around the city.

Plus a bus tour — you will be rolled around all the attractions of Miami. If this is your first time in a city, a sightseeing tour will help you get a general idea of the plan of the city, where it is, in which direction and at what distance. The fare is $40, children less than 1 meter tall can go for free. Early in the morning it's nice to ride around Miami in a double-decker tourist bus. There are seats on the roof. During the heat of the day it is a serious test. Choose for excursions suitable not hot time and do not forget about means of protection from the sun and headdresses.

Where to buy Easy Card for the subway and bus

Easy Card can be purchased for 24 hours, a week or a month. Maps are sold at all metro stations. You can recharge cards for travel via the Internet. What is inconvenient, the transfer of money to the card account is carried out 24 hours. Quickly replenish the card does not work. Or buy a new one or have to deposit money in the card account in advance.

In general, Easy cards save time and nerves. Counting off each time $2.25 is not too convenient, as well as accepting each time the total lack of change. Traveling by Russian standards is not cheap, it is a shame to overpay.