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How to get to and from hundreds of the world's airports by car,
bus, train and other forms of public transport.
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Information is from many
sources including personal visits and may no longer be
accurate.
Please note I am an airline pilot, not a travel agent and cannot provide any
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Fort Lauderdale Intl (FLL):
Location: 8 km/5 Miles SW of the City.
Airport Map:
Click here.
Airport Overview: 4 terminals, all close
together within walking distance. T2, 3 & 4 are small terminals with arrivals on
the lower level and departures on the upper. Terminal 1 is much bigger and is
joined to the Rental Car center by a bridge. There is also a small commuter
terminal connected to Terminal 4. It is possible to walk between all terminals,
but the longest walk is Terminal 1 to 4, which takes about 10 mins.
Airline Locations: Terminal 1:
Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Continental, Continental Connection & Northwest.
Terminal 2: Delta, Comair & Midwest. Terminal 3: AirTran, America
West, American & American Eagle, BahamasAir, CanJet, SkyService, United/Ted, USA
3000, US Airways & WestJet. Terminal 4: AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air Jamaica, Air
Transat, Avianca, Cayman Airways, Spirit, Thomsonfly & Travelspan. Commuter
Terminal: Air Sunshine, Florida Coastal, Island Express, Lynx Air & VIntage
Props & Jets.
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By
Taxi: |
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Available on demand at the
lower level, curbside of each terminal. Rate comparison charts are
posted. |
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Approximate Costs: |
To Downtown $10-20/20 mins.
To Port Everglades $10, Pier 66 $13, Galt Ocean Mile $27. To Coral
Springs $60, Boca Raton $75, Deerfield Beach $48, Lantana $90, Lake
Worth $85, Pompano Beach $40, Singer Island $135, Weston $45, Bal Harbor
$40, Miami Airport $65, Dodge Island $65, Key Biscayne $80, South Miami
Beach $65, Miami $50-65/60 mins. Taxis can take up to 5 people for the fare stated
on meters. |
| Taxi
Companies: |
Yellow Cab (954) 777
7777 & Rapid Cab (561) 242
9669. |
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□RideFly
Reservations.com: |
Operates
limos and Shuttle vans at this airport. Click
here
for details. |
By
Limo: □Find
limo service, click here.
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By Bus: |
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BCT bus No1
to Ft Lauderdale & Aventura Mall: |
Broward County Transit bus No1 stops outside each terminal at the
airport. |
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Route: Broward Central Terminal
(Downtown Ft Lauderdale) - SE 3rd Ave - Broward General Hospital -
Airport - Federal Highway - Sheridan St - Young Circle/Publix -
Hallandale Beach Blvd - Aventura Mall. |
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Timings: ◊Buses leave the
airport heading North towards Ft Lauderdale city center Mon-Fri every
20-30 mins 0525-2336. Saturdays every 30-60 mins 0525-2351. Sundays
every 30 mins 0840-2110. ◊Buses leave the airport heading South
towards Aventura Mall Mon-Fri every 20-30 mins 0532-2330. Saturdays
every 30-60 mins 0547-2330. Sundays every 30 mins 0832-2102. ◊Buses
leave the Broward Central Terminal heading towards the airport Mon-Fri
every 20-30 mins 0515-2315. Saturdays every 30-60 mins 0530-2315.
Sundays every 30 mins 0815-2045. |
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Travel Times: To Downtown Ft
Lauderdale 17 mins. To Aventura Mall 45 mins. Cost: $1 per trip. |
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BCT bus No4
to Hallandale Beach & Aventura Mall: |
Broward County Transit bus No4 stops t the Airport TriRail station
(not the terminals) and follows the coast Road A1A to Aventura Mall. |
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Route: Airport TriRail Station -
Griffin Rd - NW 1st St - Dania Beach City Hall - Dania Beach Blvd -
Hollywood Blvd - Young Circle - Hallandale Beach Blvd - Route A1A
- William Lehman Causeway - Aventura Mall. |
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Timings: ◊Buses leave the
airport Tri Rail Station heading South towards Aventura Mon-Fri every
20-40 mins 0600-2200. Saturdays every 20-40 mins 0540-2140. Sundays
every 50 mins 0835-1925. ◊Buses
leave Aventura mall heading North towards the airport TriRail station Mon-Fri
every 20-40 mins 0600-2120. Saturdays every 20-60 mins 0620-2100.
Sundays every 50 mins 0900-1950. |
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Travel Times: To Aventura Mall 65 mins. Cost: $1 per trip. |
| FLA 1
Shuttle to TriRail Station: |
This
shuttle bus run round the terminals and to the Airport TriRail Station.
Route: TriRail Station - Griffin Rd/Old Griffin Rd - Terminal 1 -
Between Terminals 2&3 - Between Terminals 3&4 - SW 12th Ave/34th St -
Tower - TriRail Station. Timings: Trains run Mon-Fri 0433-0007.
Weekends 0610-2152. |
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Keys Shuttle to the
Florida Keys: |
Keys
Shuttle runs shuttles from Miami Intl & Fort Lauderdale Airports to
the Florida Keys. Route: Fort Lauderdale Airport - Miami Intl
Airport - Key Largo - Tavernier - Marathon - Big Pine - Key West.
Timings: Shuttles leave FLL Airport heading for the Keys daily at
1030, 1230, 1430, 1630, 1830 & 2030. To Key Largo $70 adult one way,
$112 for 2 adults one-way etc/1 hour 45, to Marathon $70 adult one way,
$112 for 2 adults one-way etc/3 hrs 30 & to Key West $90 adult one way,
$144 for 2 adults one-way etc/4 hrs 15. Contact: Tel 1 888 765 9997
or +1 (305) 289 9997. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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Super Shuttle |
A shared
door to door van operating from the arrivals lower level to hotels and
residences all over the Miami & Fort Lauderdale areas. See the desk by
the roadside for tickets. State your destination, and a van will be
assigned to you. You may have to wait up to 20 mins for a van going in
your direction. |
| Cost:
Prices are different for hotels and residences. Extra people going to
the same address in the same party cost less: |
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Contact: Tel (954) 764 1700. |
| Go
Airport Shuttle: |
Has
desks on the lower level of each terminal. Cost: To downtown Fort Lauderdale
$9 per person. Contact: Tel (954) 561 8888. |
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Alligator
Alley Express |
Run
scheduled shuttles between Naples, Fort Myers, Fort Lauderdale & Miami
airports. Contact: (866) 843 7209 or (239) 643 7209 |
| Airport Express/Tri-County Transportation |
Runs
shuttles all over the area. Cost: To Ft Lauderdale: $9, Weston &
Coral Springs $18, Boca Raton $18, Delray Beach $23, Boynton Beach $26,
Lantana/Lake Worth $31, Palm Beach Airport $36, Wellington $51. Aventura
$14, Miami Beach & Port of Miami $18, Coral Gables & Key Biscayne $26 &
Kendall $41. Can be found on the lower level,
curbside, outside the baggage claim area at each terminal. Contact: Tel
(954) 561 8888 or 1-800 244 8252. |
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□RideFly
Reservations.com: |
Operates
limos and Shuttle vans at this airport. Click
here
for details. |
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By Train: |
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TriRail
to Miami & West Palm Beach: |
There is
no train station at the terminal itself, but a TriRail shuttle bus (see
FLA shuttle in bus section above) runs
to the nearby station. Bus stops are located at the west end of Terminal
1, east end of Terminal 2, between terminals 3 and 4, and at the east
end of Terminal 4, all on the lower levels. |
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Route: Miami Airport - Hialeah Market - Metrorail Transfer -
Opa-locka (14 mins) - Golden Glades - Hollywood - Sheridan Street - Fort
Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport at Dania Beach (34 mins) -
Fort Lauderdale (44 mins) - Cypress Creek - Pompano Beach (63 mins) -
Deerfield Beach - Boca Raton - Delray Beach - Boynton Beach - Lake Worth
- West Palm Beach (1 hour 41) - Mangonia Park. |
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Timings Northbound: ◊Trains leave Ft Lauderdale Airport
Station heading North towards Palm Beach Mon-Fri at 0452, 0522, 0552
then every 20-60 mins until 1922, 2022 & 2052. Weekends every 2 hrs
0703-1903 & 1933.◊Trains leave the Miami Airport Tri-Rail station Mon-Fri at
0420, 0520, 0550, 0610 then every 20-60 mins until 1850, 1950 & 2120.
Weekends & Holidays every 2 hrs 0632-1832 & 2102. |
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Timings Southbound: ◊Trains leave Ft Lauderdale Airport
Station heading South towards Miami Mon-Fri at 0503, 0543, 0633 then
every 20-60 mins until 1943, 2043 & 2143. Weekends every 2 hrs 0703-1903
& 2133. |
| Cost: $2 - $9.25 depending on distance traveled.
Tickets must be bought before boarding. |
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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
ALAMO,
AVIS,
Budget,
Continental, Dollar,
Enterprise,
E-Z Rent A Car (954) 316 4848,
HERTZ,
INTERAMERICAN,
National,
PAYLESS,
ROYAL
&
Thrifty
all have counters at the central Car Rental Facility at the airport.
This building is in the Cypress Parking Garage and is connected to terminal 1 by a bridge, but can be walked
from any of the terminals. However, brightly colored shuttle buses are
provided that run to each terminal. |
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Off-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
Gold Coast Car
Rentals (954) 522 0665. Free airport pick-up. Special Car Rental
(954) 792 1005. Sunshine Rent-a-Car/Fox Rent a Car (954)
467 8100. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Airport to Airport: ◊Taxi to Miami
Intl $65/40-60 mins. Taxi to Palm Beach Intl Airport $115. ◊TriRail from Airport station to Miami Intl Airport (40 mins) and West Palm Beach
Airport (60 mins).
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Car
Parking: |
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There are 3 main car parks at the
airport: Hibiscus, Palm & Cypress Garages. Choose the correct car park depending on which
airline you are using. Cypress Garage: Long Term, Terminal 1.
Hibiscus Garage: All terminals Short & Long term. Palm Garage:
All terminals Short & Long term. Cost: Short Term: 15 mins
free, 16-20 mins $1, $1 per 20
mins. Daily max $36. Long term: 15 mins free, 16-20 mins $1, $1 per 20 mins, daily max $15. |
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Valet Parking: |
Cost: 0-2 hrs $8, each extra hour $4. Daily max $21. |
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Remote Lots: |
There
are also 3 remote parking lots: Tower Lot, Park'n Save & Holiday Lot. $6
per day. |
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Cellphone Parking: |
The
airport has a cell-phone parking lot. The idea is that when meeting
arriving passengers, you can wait in this designated area free of chage,
until your arriving passenger calls to say they are ready for pick-up.
Vehicles must be attended at all times. This lot is free of charge. |
Notes: ◊Hotel booking boards are
in the baggage claim area of each terminal. ◊Baggage carts for rent at $3
each.
Currency Services: ATMs/Cash machines are generally on the upper
level of each terminal. Terminal 1 has 2 ATMs on the lower level.
Airport Hotels: Days Inn Ft Lauderdale Airport
has a complimentary shuttle. Tel (954) 463 2500. Hampton Inn & Suites (954) 922
0011. Comfort Inn (954) 333 1492. Holiday Inn Ft Lauderdale Airport. Best
Western Hotel. Sheraton Ft Lauderdale Airport. Springhill Suites by Marriott
(954) 920 9696.
Airport Website:
www.fll.net.
Airport Tel No: +1
(954) 359 1200.
Hilton Ft Lauderdale Airport.
Updated
Jan08.
Last Visit Dec07
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