4 Day Trips from Miami Worth the Early Start

1.From Miami: Key West Day Trip with Pickup at Selected Hotels

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,918 reviews · 14 hours · from $39Our pick

Travel from selected Miami Beach and Downtown Miami hotels to Key West by air-conditioned coach. You get about six hours to explore, with optional snorkeling, trolley rides, dolphin trips, and more. Guides such as Tamara, Marbela, and Pepe help with plans, while the long return ride calls for patience and a sweater.

“I highly recommend it. The guide provides engaging insights into the island's history. You can enjoy many attractions there or explore the city on your own.”

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2.Key West Day Trip from Miami with Activities

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,296 reviews · 15 hours (approx.) · from $39

Ride from Miami to Key West by bus, crossing more than 40 bridges and the Seven Mile Bridge. You get about five to six hours in Key West for Hemingway House, Mallory Square, lunch, or an optional snorkel cruise, glass-bottom boat, trolley, Conch Train, or parasail ride.

“I traveled with my friend from Italy. The concept and the organization were very good, a plenty of choices for live the key west and a lot of free time. The travel in general was very uncomfortable: a/c very high, a nightmare.”

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3.From Miami: Key West Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 344 reviews · 15 hours · from $75

Travel by coach from Miami to Key West with a guide, four hours each way and about six hours on the island. Stroll Duval Street, shop, eat Key lime pie, or add snorkeling, parasailing, a conch train, trolley, or glass-bottom boat trip. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included at selected Miami locations.

“Enjoyed the trip the guide was on time for pickup both at the hotel and in Key West the driver was very safe. Only part about booking this trip that I didn't like is no one allows you to know which hotels pick up is from they only state they pick up from beachside hotels my hotel was beach area however not a designated pick-up hotel the hotel that was my designated stop was about 10 minutes away and they charge $20 to park. Had I known the pacific hotels I would have booked directly at one of them. Other than that the trip was perfect the weather was perfect…”

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4.From Miami: Bimini or Grand Bahama Day Trip by Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 299 reviews · 15 hours · from $284

Take a same-day ferry from Port Everglades to Bimini or Grand Bahama. You get free island time for beaches, swimming, snorkeling, sting rays, golf carts, or Crystal Beach and its swimming pigs. Check-in is early, and your passport and re-entry documents must be correct.

“I wouldn't know about the activity because the ferry was cancelled. I arrived at the Ft. L port and no one was there. I called the number and it went straight to voicemail where I was told to send an email, which I did and also left a voicemail to call me back ASAP. A security guard told us that the ferry was leaving from the Port of Miami so we went there. After we confirmed the ferry was not leaving from the Port of Miami with the local personnel, I received a text showing an email from 3 Feb stating the ferry was cancelled. I never received the email…”

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