Unfortunately, the Brightline train does not operate to or from Miami International Airport (MIA), Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL), or Palm Beach Airport (PBI). The trains operate between stations near these airports. Orlando Airport has a Brightline Station connected to Terminal C.
Transfers are needed between all South Florida airports and cruise ports and Brightline.
If you need less luxury and perhaps easier train access in South Florida, Tri-Rail is an option. We discuss Tri-Rail in other articles.
Brightline+ Mobility Service
There are currently several airport/cruise port transportation options offered by Brightline in Orlando and South Florida.
- UberX – when booking a ticket, the app includes an option to add an Uber ride to your departing station and/or your arrival station. You simply provide an address. It automatically sets the pickup time! Premium tickets get a FREE UberX (not XL) ride within 5 miles of each station.
- Miami Station <-> PortMiami – Free
- Miami Station <-> MIA – Not Free
- Fort Lauderdale Station <-> Port Everglades – Free
- Fort Lauderdale Station <-> FLL – Not Free
- West Palm Beach Station <-> PBI – Free
- Orlando Station <-> MCO – walk! No free 5-mile Uber service
- Walkup Connector Shuttles – Simply walk outside upon arrival. These shuttles cost $10 per person but please check with Brightline.
- Miami Station <-> MIA
- Fort Lauderdale Station <-> FLL
- Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Powered by Circuit – Mostly free rides in small electric vehicles to/from the Brightline Stations and nearby neighborhoods. Please visit Circuit to learn about the services provided at each Brightline destination in South Florida.
- West Palm Beach Station – Free ($4 per person to Palm Beach)
- Fort Lauderdale Station – Free
- Miami Station – Free
- Mears Connect – Shared or Private shuttles at MCO only. About $16 for a shared ride to/from select Disney World area hotels – see map below for hotels
To make sense of all these options, we created a Google Map with the complete Florida Brightline Train line and related airport transportation services. We discuss these services in detail below.
Brightline Trains and Transfers Map
Orlando Station at MCO
- From Terminals A and B
- Take the Terminal Link to Terminal C.
- Take the escalator or elevator to Level 5 for Brightline
- From Terminal C
- Walk across the parking garage and rental car area to the rail area
- Take the escalator or elevator to Level 5 for Brightline
Miami Airport (MIA) <-> Miami Station
- The yellow Brightline Connector vans
- 30 minutes with wait time
- $10 per person
- The routes are shown in light purple on the map
- MetroRail Orange Line – Board at the Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Station just a short outside walk from Brightline. At the airport station, board the FREE MIA Mover to the terminal
- 15 minutes plus 4 minutes MIA Mover
- $2.25 per person
- The MetroRail route is shown in orange on the map
- The MIA Mover route is shown in green on the map
- Taxi – 20 minutes – estimate $30
- UberX – 20 minutes – estimate $18
Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) <-> Fort Lauderdale Station
- The yellow Brightline Connector vans
- 20 minutes with wait time
- $10 per person
- The routes are shown in light purple on the map
- Broward County Transit Bus – Route 1 – Board at Broward Central Terminal. This is a short but rough walk in a sketchy neighborhood – Arrive at the Upper Level of the Rental Car Center at FLL
- 25 minutes
- $2 per person
- Taxi – 15 minutes – estimate $16
- UberX – 15 minutes – estimate $14
Palm Beach Airport (PBI) <-> West Palm Beach Station
- Palm Tran buses are nearby but inconvenient to the Airport.
- Walk 4 blocks to the Tri-Rail Station and take a FREE Metro Taxi (not an option because you must show your Tri-Rail ticket)
- Taxi – Pickup area outside the station – 10 minutes – estimate $18
- UberX – 10 minutes – FREE with Premium tickets otherwise estimate $12
Brightline from Fort Lauderdale to PortMiami
Please read our recent article about Using Brightline from Fort Lauderdale Airport or Hotels to PortMiami for detailed instructions and tips.