There are 11 ways to get from Miami to South Beach by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus), car, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MIA - JFK
5h 36m$425–1,020Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, line 7 subway, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Metrorail Transfer Station to Fort Lauderdale Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane FLL - LGA
- Take the subway from 74 St-Broadway to Grand Central-42 Stsubway
- Take the bus from Lexington Av/E 41 St to Father Capodanno Blvd/Seaview Avbus
6h 50m$119–666Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Silver Meteor
28h 42m$465–922Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Miami to Washington Union Stationbus FlixBus N2473
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to New York Midtownbus FlixBus 2601 / ...
29h 7m$219–372Drive 1,261.4 mi
- Drive from Miami to South Beachcar 1,261.4 mi
21h 24m$231–333Fly Miami International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MIA - EWR
5h 44m$178–1,017Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, subway, bus
- Take the train from Metrorail Transfer Station to Fort Lauderdale Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane FLL - JFK
- Take the subway from Howard Beach-JFK Airport to Fulton Stsubway
- Take the bus from Broadway/Cortlandt St to Hylan Blvd/Burgher Avbus
6h 9m$298–1,225Fly Miami International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MIA - LGA
6h 10m$126–711Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Metrorail Transfer Station to Fort Lauderdale Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane FLL - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to World Trade Centertrain
- Take the bus from Broadway/Cortlandt St to Hylan Blvd/Burgher Avbus
6h 28m$351–1,122Fly Miami International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MIA - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain
7h 10m$168–1,015Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane FLL - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain
7h 51m$131–1,080
Miami to South Beach by train, foot, subway, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to South Beach is to train and fly and line 7 subway and bus which costs $110 - $700 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to South Beach is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $420 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Miami to South Beach. However, there are services departing from Miami and arriving at Father Capodanno Blvd/Seaview Av via Washington Union Station, W 34 St/7 Av and Lexington Av/E 34 St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Miami station to South Beach. However, there are services departing from Miami Amtrak Station and arriving at Rector St via 28 St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 42m.
The distance between Miami and South Beach is 1130 miles. The road distance is 1268.8 miles.
The best way to get from Miami to South Beach without a car is to train which takes 28h 42m and costs $460 - $950.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Miami to South Beach, including transfers.
Miami to South Beach bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Miami station.
Miami to South Beach train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Miami Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Miami to South Beach is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $420 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $460 - $950 and takes 28h 42m, you could also bus, which costs $210 - $380 and takes 29h 7m.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and South Beach, NY, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) every 2 hours. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Miami Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station once daily. Tickets cost $450–950 and the journey takes 27h 45m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Miami International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Miami International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Savannah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Miami International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from Metrorail Transfer Station to Fort Lauderdale Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $3–6
Train from Metrorail Transfer Station to Fort Lauderdale Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $3–6
Train from Metrorail Transfer Station to Fort Lauderdale Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $3–6
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Howard Beach-JFK Airport to Fulton St
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 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 74 St-Broadway to Grand Central-42 St
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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
- (973) 961-6000
- Website
- panynj.gov
Train from Newark Penn Station to World Trade Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/index.html
- Adult
- $4
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Miami to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Bus from Broadway/Cortlandt St to Hylan Blvd/Burgher Av
- Ave. Duration
- 29 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 Broadway/Cortlandt St to Hylan Blvd/Burgher Av
- Ave. Duration
- 29 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
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Miami to South Beach bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Miami to South Beach train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
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