Miami, United States

Getting around Miami

How to travel around Miami — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Metromover

A free automated downtown loop, genuinely useful and free.

Cost: Free

2. Uber and Lyft

The practical default, given distances and parking.

Watch outAirport and port drivers refusing app rates for inflated flat fares.

3. Rented car

Needed for the Everglades and the Keys.

Watch outBreak-ins at beach car parks, often in daylight.

4. Citi Bike

Docked bikes along the beach and through South Beach.

5. Brightline

Fast rail north to Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando.

Booking apps in United States

Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.

Uber

Nationwide ride-hailing with the fare shown before booking.

Coverage: Nationwide, including airport pickup zones.
Why it helps: Avoids the unofficial drivers who tout inside airport terminals at several times the licensed rate.

Lyft

The main US alternative to Uber, often cheaper on the same route.

Coverage: Nationwide.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

Transit

Real-time transit planning across most US city networks.

Coverage: Most metropolitan areas.

Amtrak

Official booking for the national intercity rail network.

Coverage: Nationwide corridors.