Fort Lauderdale: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Fort Lauderdale is a city of 183,146 people in United States (Florida), 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Fort Lauderdale station.
Key facts
Open Fort Lauderdale in Google Maps
Daylight in Fort Lauderdale runs from about 10 h 33 min a day in late December to 13 h 49 min in late June (computed for 26.12° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Fort Lauderdale is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,000 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Miami International Airport (MIA, 39 km), President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT, 63 km), Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF, 27 km), South Bimini Airport (BIM, 100 km).
Flights to Fort Lauderdale: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Fort Lauderdale station, Fort Lauderdale, Cypress Creek. Trains to Fort Lauderdale
Buses to Fort Lauderdale · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Broward County Library | 7,616,931 | 2017 |
The busiest is Broward County Library at 7,616,931 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Fort Lauderdale
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Miami, 39 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tampa, 306 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Orlando, 295 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- St. Petersburg, 311 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Hialeah, 32 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Nassau, 305 km (Bahamas)
- Cape Coral, 187 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pembroke Pines, 16 km — tours
- Port Saint Lucie, 132 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Hollywood, 12 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Muğla, Rimini, Sefton, Margarita Island, Duisburg, Panama City, Haifa, Medellín, Mar del Plata, Agogo, Belo Horizonte, Cap-Haïtien, La Romana, Gold Coast.
Common questions
Which airport serves Fort Lauderdale?
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Fort Lauderdale?
About 183,146 people live in Fort Lauderdale, across 94 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Fort Lauderdale in?
America/New_York, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Fort Lauderdale?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Fort Lauderdale?
Miami (39 km), Tampa (306 km), Orlando (295 km), St. Petersburg (311 km), Hialeah (32 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.