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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:17 pm
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I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
FLL airport to South Beach? I have read multiple threads on this but
the problem is that I'm traveling alone so I wouldn't be able to split
a shuttle with anyone. Are there any public shuttles that go back and
fourth taking whoever is there? What other options do I have and
worst case, how much more would it cost to take a taxi from FLL
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:37 pm
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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:17:17 -0800 (PST),
hurricane_number_one DeleteThis @yahoo.com wrote:
>I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
>The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
>savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
>FLL airport to South Beach? I have read multiple threads on this but
>the problem is that I'm traveling alone so I wouldn't be able to split
>a shuttle with anyone. Are there any public shuttles that go back and
>fourth taking whoever is there? What other options do I have and
>worst case, how much more would it cost to take a taxi from FLL
>instead of Miami?
You can take a cab to the Fort Lauderdale train station and take
TriRail to the Miami Airport Station, which isn't really near the
airport, but there's a shuttle. I've done this in reverse and
it'll come out less than the $120, but I'm not sure it's worth
it.
http://www.tri-rail.com/
From Miami airport you have to get to South Beach. That I'm not
sure about. Check the MIA website:
http://www.miami-airport.com/
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:36 am
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:51 am
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"John L" <johnl.TakeThisOut@iecc.com> wrote:
>> Are there any public shuttles that go back and forth taking
>> whoever>is there? What other options do I have and worst
>> case, how much more would it cost to take a taxi from FLL
>> instead of Miami?
> This company offers shared ride limos for a reasonable $18
> to South Beach. www.floridalimo.com/Pages/sharedr.html
I like that option. Another would be to rent a car and drop it
at a local lot. Commonly, drops between FLL and Miami do
not incur a surcharge. I've done that with National before. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:53 am
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I checked that out, seems like a really good deal. I'm just wondering
how long their rides really are with all the other drop offs. It
estimates 2 hours on their site for what should be a 45 min drive.
They said that is just an estimate, but that would be my only concern
is if it actually took 2 hours to south beach.
On Jan 16, 1:07 am, jo... DeleteThis @iecc.com (John L) wrote:
> > Are there any public shuttles that go back and forth taking whoever
> >is there? What other options do I have and worst case, how much more
> >would it cost to take a taxi from FLL instead of Miami?
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> This company offers shared ride limos for a reasonable $18 to South
> Beach.
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> http://www.floridalimo.com/Pages/sharedr.html >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:00 pm
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<hurricane_number_one DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
> The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
> savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
> FLL airport to South Beach? I have read multiple threads on this but
Rent a car and drive. Its the fastest and easiet. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:57 am
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http://www.tri-rail.com/
<hurricane_number_one.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
> The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
> savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
> FLL airport to South Beach? I have read multiple threads on this but
> the problem is that I'm traveling alone so I wouldn't be able to split
> a shuttle with anyone. Are there any public shuttles that go back and
> fourth taking whoever is there? What other options do I have and
> worst case, how much more would it cost to take a taxi from FLL
> instead of Miami? >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:23 am
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hurricane_number_one DeleteThis @yahoo.com wrote:
> I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
> The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
> savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
> FLL airport to South Beach?
The cheapest would be the TriRail shuttle from the airport to the
Tri-Rail station, then Broward County Transit Route 4 from the Fort
Lauderdale Airport Tri-Rail station to North Miami Beach (or Golden
Beach) and switch to Miami-Dade bus K to South Beach. I'm sure that this
would take at least two and a half hours. On the plus side, most of the
route is down A1A, so at least it's interesting (if you've not seen it
all before).
http://www.broward.org/bct/pdfs/rt4.pdf
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/transit/images/pdfs/routes/111.pdf
Also see "http://www.floridalimo.com/Pages/sharedr.html" I've never used
them, but it seems similar to Super Shuttle, and it's $18 not including tip.
> Are there any public shuttles that go back and fourth taking whoever is there? What other options do I have and
> worst case, how much more would it cost to take a taxi from FLL
> instead of Miami?
If you arrive early in the morning on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, you
can take the water taxi from downtown Fort Lauderdale to South Beach for
$22. See
"http://watertaxi.com/Event/DisplayDetail.Asp?ID=250&EventID=250&TemplateID=1&ContentEntityID=128"
> how much more would it cost to take a taxi from FLL
> instead of Miami?
A lot. It's very far. $75 minimum. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:22 pm
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Where would I drop it off in south beach, the airport? It would be too
expensive to keep it for the weekend + they charge for parking.
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> <hurricane_number_... RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
> > The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
> > savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
> > FLL airport to South Beach? I have read multiple threads on this but
>
> Rent a car and drive. Its the fastest and easiet. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:20 am
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>Where would I drop it off in south beach, the airport? It would be too
>expensive to keep it for the weekend + they charge for parking.
There's no airport in Miami Beach (well, I suppose maybe the seaplane
base but it's tiny.)
A quick check on Orbitz says that you can rent a car from Dollar or
Thrifty at FLL and drop it off at their city offices in Miami Beach
for $69. That's not particularly cheap. I'd do the shared limo.
>> >I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
>> > The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
>> > savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
>> > FLL airport to South Beach? I have read multiple threads on this but
>>
>> Rent a car and drive. Its the fastest and easiet. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:20 am
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John L wrote:
>>Where would I drop it off in south beach, the airport? It would be too
>>expensive to keep it for the weekend + they charge for parking.
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> There's no airport in Miami Beach (well, I suppose maybe the seaplane
> base but it's tiny.)
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> A quick check on Orbitz says that you can rent a car from Dollar or
> Thrifty at FLL and drop it off at their city offices in Miami Beach
> for $69. That's not particularly cheap. I'd do the shared limo.
what about other companies?
Also, with some corporate or organizational plans, with some car rental
coompanies, you don't pay drop charges. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:21 pm
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>> A quick check on Orbitz says that you can rent a car from Dollar or
>> Thrifty at FLL and drop it off at their city offices in Miami Beach
>> for $69. That's not particularly cheap. I'd do the shared limo.
>
>what about other companies?
They weren't interestingly cheaper. Even with my corp number Avis is $54.
>Also, with some corporate or organizational plans, with some car
>rental coompanies, you don't pay drop charges.
There's no drop charge. Rentals in Florida have gotten a lot more
expensive than they used to be. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:00 pm
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John L wrote:
>>> A quick check on Orbitz says that you can rent a car from Dollar or
>>> Thrifty at FLL and drop it off at their city offices in Miami Beach
>>> for $69. That's not particularly cheap. I'd do the shared limo.
>> what about other companies?
>
> They weren't interestingly cheaper. Even with my corp number Avis is $54.
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>> Also, with some corporate or organizational plans, with some car
>> rental coompanies, you don't pay drop charges.
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> There's no drop charge. Rentals in Florida have gotten a lot more
> expensive than they used to be.
This depends on the season. During peak season (XMAS to Easter) it's
expensive to rent a car. During the rest of the year it's pretty cheap. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:11 am
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"SMS" <scharf.steven DeleteThis @geemail.com> wrote ...
> John L wrote:
>>>> A quick check on Orbitz says that you can rent a car from Dollar or
>>>> Thrifty at FLL and drop it off at their city offices in Miami Beach
>>>> for $69. That's not particularly cheap. I'd do the shared limo.
>>> what about other companies?
>>
>> They weren't interestingly cheaper. Even with my corp number Avis is
>> $54.
>>
>>> Also, with some corporate or organizational plans, with some car
>>> rental coompanies, you don't pay drop charges.
>>
>> There's no drop charge. Rentals in Florida have gotten a lot more
>> expensive than they used to be.
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> This depends on the season. During peak season (XMAS to Easter) it's
> expensive to rent a car. During the rest of the year it's pretty cheap.
Yes, for back in November, I had a "Special" from Thrifty, my regular
supplier, a "Full Size" (which turned out to be a "Linkum" Town Car due to
availability for a midnight arrival) from FLL to MCO, no drop charge, 7 days
for $210 which included all the fees and taxes...(a sale rate plus a
discount for payment with AMEX)
TMO >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:41 pm
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<hurricane_number_one RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Where would I drop it off in south beach, the airport? It would be too
expensive to keep it for the weekend + they charge for parking.
All the agencies have multiple drop off points in Miami Beach. check the
web sites
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> >I am debating between taking a flight into Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
> > The ticket to FLL is $120 cheaper. If I take a taxi I'd lose my
> > savings on the extra fare. What is the cheapest way to get from the
> > FLL airport to South Beach? I have read multiple threads on this but
>
> Rent a car and drive. Its the fastest and easiet. >> Stay informed about: Fort Lauderdale to Miami... |
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