How long is Brightline from West Palm to Fort Lauderdale?
The high-speed Brightline train takes you from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale in just 35 minutes, and from Miami to Fort Lauderdale in 33 minutes!
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The ride between Orlando and West Palm Beach is approximately two hours, and three hours thirty minutes between Orlando and Miami. Our current schedule* between Central and South Florida includes 16 daily round trips, with hourly northbound and southbound departures. *Schedule is subject to change.
Brightline+ fixed-route shuttles connect guests to Miami International Airport, destinations in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. Brightline+ continues to provide event shuttles to top attractions in close proximity to its stations.
PREMIUM service includes priority boarding, access to Brightline's PREMIUM lounge with complimentary food and beverages, complimentary onboard food and beverage and complimentary first/last mile services with Uber within 5 miles of any South Florida Brightline station.
Brightline will make the trip in three and a half hours, about 30 minutes faster than the average car ride, reaching speeds of 125 miles per hour. Tickets from Miami to Orlando start at $158 round trip for business class and $298 for first class, with discounts for families and larger groups.
PREMIUM one-way fares start at $149. This is a first-class service, depending on the train line, with additional amenities including an exclusive lounge, priority boarding, checked luggage, and complimentary snacks and drinks throughout the journey.
Brightline terminates at this station after the 170-mile (270 km) Orlando Extension track was built. Trains run up to 125 mph (201 km/h) with a travel time of approximately three hours from Orlando's airport to Miami. The first test run of the Brightline train into Orlando station happened on May 17, 2022.
Which brings us to Brightline West, the $10 billion plan to link the Los Angeles Basin with Las Vegas by putting a railroad down the median of Interstate 15. The 218-mile electric railroad, with top speeds of 186 mph, would if built bring true high speed rail to the U.S.
The Uber app gives you the power to request a ride from FLL anytime, 24/7. How much does it cost to get from FLL to Brightline Fort Lauderdale? The average price for this trip is $21.
The Brightline ExperienceInside the station, breeze through the gate by scanning your prepaid ticket on the Brightline app and going through a quick security check. Check your bags (the first one is free with a Premium ticket), then buy snacks and beverages.
Schedule. The ride between Orlando and West Palm Beach is approximately two hours, and three hours thirty minutes between Orlando and Miami. Our current schedule* between Central and South Florida includes 16 daily round trips, with hourly northbound and southbound departures. *Schedule is subject to change.
Last June, Brightline announced it received a nearly $15.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to put toward building a stop, most likely one in the Tampa International Airport.
Few Safety Laws for Train CrossingsThere are gates at railroad crossings, but those gates don't often detour people on bicycles or people walking on foot. Some may lower so slowly that cars are encouraged to beat them—a tactic that can be fatal, when fast Brightline trains are coming down those tracks.
With the expansion to Orlando, Brightline projects the line eventually will carry 8 million people annually. Trains in the 67-mile section of South Florida carried more than 1.2 million people in 2022, growing to nearly 1.3 million rides this year through the end of August.