There are 6 ways to get from Brooklyn to South Beach by subway, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 5 subway, bus
best- Take the subway from Church Av to Bowling Greensubway 5
- Take the bus from Broadway/Morris St to Hylan Blvd/Burgher Avbus Sim1 / ...
53 min$6–11Drive 9.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Brooklyn to South Beachcar 9.8 mi
17 min$2–3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Brooklyn to South Beachtaxi 9.8 mi
17 min$40–50Bus
- Take the bus from Ocean Av/Caton Av to 86 St/4 Avbus B16
- Take the bus from 4 Av/86 St to SAND LN/McCLEAN AVbus S53
1h 4m$6–15Bus via Hylan Blvd/Seaview Av
- Take the bus from Ocean Av/Caton Av to 86 St/4 Avbus B16
- Take the bus from 4 Av/86 St to Hylan Blvd/Seaview Avbus S79-Sbs
1h 9m$6–15Line 5 subway, bus via Grand Central-42 St
- Take the subway from Church Av to Grand Central-42 Stsubway 5
- Take the bus from Lexington Av/E 41 St to Father Capodanno Blvd/Seaview Avbus Sim6
1h 56m$6–11
Brooklyn to South Beach by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brooklyn to South Beach is to drive which costs $1 - $3 and takes 17 min.
The fastest way to get from Brooklyn to South Beach is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs $40 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Brooklyn to South Beach. However, there are services departing from Ocean Av/Caton Av and arriving at SAND LN/McCLEAN AV via 4 Av/86 St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 4m.
The distance between Brooklyn and South Beach is 20 miles. The road distance is 9.9 miles.
The best way to get from Brooklyn to South Beach without a car is to line 5 subway and bus which takes 53 min and costs $5 - $11.
It takes approximately 53 min to get from Brooklyn to South Beach, including transfers.
Brooklyn to South Beach bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, depart from Ocean Av/Caton Av station.
Brooklyn to South Beach bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, arrive at 86 St/4 Av station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brooklyn to South Beach is 10 miles. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from Brooklyn to South Beach.
There are 3248+ hotels available in South Beach.
What companies run services between Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA and South Beach, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Ocean Av/Caton Av to SAND LN/McCLEAN AV via 86 St/4 Av and 4 Av/86 St in around 1h 4m.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Church Av to Bowling Green
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
Subway from Church Av to Grand Central-42 St
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Bus from Broadway/Morris St to Hylan Blvd/Burgher Av
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from Ocean Av/Caton Av to 86 St/4 Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from 4 Av/86 St to SAND LN/McCLEAN AV
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from Ocean Av/Caton Av to 86 St/4 Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from 4 Av/86 St to Hylan Blvd/Seaview Av
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from Lexington Av/E 41 St to Father Capodanno Blvd/Seaview Av
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- $40–50
Bay Express
- Phone
- +1 718-232-3434
Chico Express
- Phone
- +1 718-256-6666
- Website
- chicoexpress.net
La Revancha
- Phone
- +1 718-236-2424
- Website
- larevancha.net
NYC.gov
- Website
- nyc.gov
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