Car hire and driving in Fort Lauderdale
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at FLL means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Fort Lauderdale
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale to Hialeah | United States | 32 km (20 mi) | about 26 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Miami | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 32 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach | United States | 67 km (41 mi) | about 54 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Port Saint Lucie | United States | 132 km (82 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Cape Coral | United States | 187 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 32 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Palm Bay | United States | 217 km (135 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Lakeland | United States | 278 km (173 mi) | about 3 h 46 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Brandon | United States | 293 km (182 mi) | about 3 h 58 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Orlando | United States | 295 km (183 mi) | about 4 h |
| Fort Lauderdale to Tampa | United States | 306 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 9 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to St. Petersburg | United States | 311 km (193 mi) | about 4 h 13 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Clearwater | United States | 334 km (207 mi) | about 4 h 31 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Houston | United States | 1,548 km (962 mi) | about 20 h 59 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia | United States | 1,606 km (998 mi) | about 21 h 46 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Dallas | United States | 1,772 km (1,101 mi) | about 24 h 2 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Mérida | Mexico | 1,123 km (698 mi) | about 15 h 13 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Jacksonville | United States | 491 km (305 mi) | about 6 h 39 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Austin | United States | 1,783 km (1,108 mi) | about 24 h 10 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Columbus | United States | 1,561 km (970 mi) | about 21 h 10 min |
| Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte | United States | 1,015 km (630 mi) | about 13 h 45 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Fort Lauderdale?
The right, as everywhere in United States.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.