There are 9 ways to get from West Palm Beach to Longboat Key by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from West Palm Beach Amtrak Station to Tampatrain Floridian
- Take the taxi from Tampa to Longboat Keytaxi
5h 11m$255–341Drive 185.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from West Palm Beach to Longboat Keycar 185.5 mi
3h 54m$34–49Bus
- Take the bus from West Palm Beach, FL to Fort Lauderdale Airportbus Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Fort Lauderdale Airport to Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Stationbus Miami
5h 52m$107–151Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly to Tampa, drive
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdaletrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Tampa (TPA)plane FLL - TPA
- Drive from Tampa-Airport-TPA to Longboat Keycar
4h 39m$132–352Train, Amtrak Thruway (Amtrak)
- Take the train from West Palm Beach Amtrak Station to Tampatrain Floridian
- Take the bus from Tampa Union Station to Bradenton-Ellenton, FLbus
6h 52mTrain, bus
- Take the train from West Palm Beach Station to Sheridan Street Stationtrain Trirail
- Take the bus from Hollywood Sheridan Trirail Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Centerbus FlixBus 2421
8h 23m$77–118Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Take the train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane MIA - SRQ
4h 33m$80–326Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Tampa, drive
- Take the train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Tampa (TPA)plane MIA - TPA
- Drive from Tampa-Airport-TPA to Longboat Keycar
5h 14m$615–1,427Train to Orlando, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Orlandotrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane MCO - SRQ
5h 15m$131–484
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Tampa (TPA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from West Palm Beach to Longboat Key is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from West Palm Beach to Longboat Key is to drive which takes 3h 54m and costs $30 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from West Palm Beach to Longboat Key station. However, there are services departing from West Palm Beach, FL and arriving at Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station via Fort Lauderdale Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
The distance between West Palm Beach and Longboat Key is 247 miles. The road distance is 186.6 miles.
The best way to get from West Palm Beach to Longboat Key without a car is to train and taxi which takes 5h 11m and costs $250 - $350.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from West Palm Beach to Longboat Key, including transfers.
West Palm Beach to Longboat Key bus services, operated by RedCoach, depart from West Palm Beach, FL station.
West Palm Beach to Longboat Key bus services, operated by RedCoach, arrive at Fort Lauderdale Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between West Palm Beach to Longboat Key is 187 miles. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from West Palm Beach to Longboat Key.
There are 4791+ hotels available in Longboat Key.
What companies run services between West Palm Beach, FL, USA and Longboat Key, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from West Palm Beach, FL to Longboat Key via Fort Lauderdale Airport and Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station in around 5h 52m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Miami International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–390
Flights from Orlando to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from West Palm Beach Amtrak Station to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from West Palm Beach Amtrak Station to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Book at
- Brightline
- Smart
- $20–35
- Premium
- $40–55
Train from West Palm Beach to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Book at
- Brightline
- Smart
- $35–70
- Premium
- $85–130
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tri Rail
Train from West Palm Beach Station to Sheridan Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $6–9
Train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $8–11
Train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from West Palm Beach, FL to Fort Lauderdale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Fort Lauderdale Airport to Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- RedCoach
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Tampa Union Station to Bradenton-Ellenton, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Hollywood Sheridan Trirail Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- $150–180
All Tampa Taxi and Airport Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 813-833-1808
- Website
- taxicabstampafl.com
Taxi Tampa
- Phone
- +1 407-813-4675
- Website
- taxitampafl.com
Yello Cab of Tampa
- Phone
- +1 813-666-6666
- Website
- tampataxi.com
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