Overnight and Multi-Day Trips from Miami

If you have more than one day, Miami offers overnight options in three directions: south down the Keys, across the bay by boat, and north by train. Each one trades a long day of driving for a better night’s stay. Prices are in US dollars and are the published figures, so confirm before booking.

Key Largo for a night

Key Largo is about 60 miles from Miami, and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is the draw, with entry at about $8 per vehicle. Reef boat trips leave from the park, and operators set their own prices, so ask when you book. Sleeping here lets you take a morning boat trip without the drive back the same afternoon.

Key West for one or two nights

The drive is about 160 miles on US-1, and expect roughly 3.5 to 4 hours each way before traffic. A crash on the single highway can close it, so leave slack on the way home. The Key West Express does not sail from Miami. Its boats leave from Fort Myers Beach, so you need to drive, fly or join a coach tour. Coach day trips run 12 to 16 hours, which is why one or two nights makes the visit worthwhile.

Camping by boat: Biscayne National Park

Elliott Key and Boca Chita Key can only be reached by boat. A night of camping or overnight docking costs $60, paid through recreation.gov on a first-come basis. Docking for the day is $25 from Friday to Monday and on federal holidays. The park has no entrance fee. You can hire a boat trip with the Biscayne National Park Institute , and the National Park Service fee page lists the charges. Bring everything you need, including water.

North by rail: Fort Lauderdale and Orlando

Brightline connects MiamiCentral with Fort Lauderdale in about 30 to 35 minutes and with Orlando in roughly 3 to 3.5 hours. Ticket prices change daily, so see the Brightline site when you are ready to go. If you stay in Fort Lauderdale, the Water Taxi all-day pass is $38 for adults, and children 5 to 11 pay $18.

Staying in Miami for three or four days

If you would rather keep one hotel, the following order covers the main sights.

  1. First day: the Art Deco district on South Beach and South Pointe Park.
  2. Second day: Frost Science and the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Biscayne Boulevard, a ride on the free Metromover, the Freedom Tower, Wynwood Walls and dinner in Little Havana.
  3. Third day: Vizcaya in Coconut Grove, then Key Biscayne for the Cape Florida lighthouse and Crandon Park beach.
  4. Fourth day: Everglades National Park, by tram at Shark Valley or on foot near Homestead.

Everglades entry is $35 per private vehicle and covers 7 days. From 1 January 2026, non-US residents aged 16 and over pay an extra $100 each, unless they hold an annual or America the Beautiful pass. Vizcaya is closed on Tuesdays, and the Pérez Art Museum is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so schedule around them.

Weather and timing

Hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November. Keep refundable bookings in late summer and early autumn. King tides also arrive in late October and November, and they can flood low streets on a sunny day around high tide. The City of Miami king tide page lists the dates.

Check availability early for Key West hotels and Fort Lauderdale hotels through Booking.com, particularly at weekends.

Read more: day trips from Miami and the Miami 2-day itinerary .