How to get from FLL to MIA/South Beach?

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17 years ago 03/26/2007 7:48am EDT

Sorry for the non-running post. I'm going to South Beach for a long weekend but am flying in to Fort Lauderdale Airport. I can't really afford to rent a car for 5 days, and a $40 taxi ride doesn't seem all to appealing, so I was hoping for some form of public transit there. If anyone has any advice or experience with this, or other options I should consider, I would love to hear it.

Also, is there any chance of getting a decent run from Fort Lauderdale Airport. I'll be there for a few hours before my girlfriend gets in, so I would like to get in ~14-16.

Finally, if anyone has any advice for running around South Beach, I would really appreciate that. I'm pretty sure it will be far from ideal, but I'll be getting in pretty substantial volume while I'm there, so I can cover some territory.

Thanks in advance!

17 years ago 03/26/2007 8:59am EDT

re: FloridaBound

There\'s a train. Be prepared for another taxi ride in Miami though, the station isn\'t anywhere near the hotels/beach.

17 years ago 03/26/2007 9:58am EDT

re: FloridaBound

17 years ago 03/26/2007 10:30am EDT

re: ratbastard

Tri-Rail to MetroRail. MetroRail to Government Center. Taxi or Bus to South Beach. Nowhere to run around FTL airport. Run on the hard packed sand on the beach or Venetian Causway in SoBe.

17 years ago 03/26/2007 10:51am EDT

re: FloridaBound

I agree - TriRail southbound to the MetroRail Transfer to Government Center. Cab it to South Beach from there. Plenty of cabs available from Government Center.

Running - good luck. Running officially blows down here. I mean the training (there are some decent races and lots of interest in running, which is good, but there are no trails or really good places to train). If you value your life you'll avoid running near traffic. The drivers here will aim for you as if killing you is their hobby. Stay on the hard-packed sand by the beach and try to not get distracted by topless sunbathers.

17 years ago 03/26/2007 10:52am EDT

re: FloridaBound

I am not sure what you would do with your baggage, but you can run from the airport down Federal Highway (US1) to 17th St. Head east (rt. turn) and follow that down to A1A and run along the ocean as long as you want and then turn around or turn left on Sunrise Blvd. and run back to Federal Highway (US1)and then south back to the airport.

17 years ago 03/26/2007 1:38pm EDT

re: FloridaBound

This is all great, thanks so much.

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