Florida Intercity Ferries

Florida Intercity Ferries

Key West Express:

Scheduled daily ferry service between Key West and Fort Myers Beach, Marco Island.  Travel time is 3.5 hours.  Plans to to service Cuba, a 5 hour trip from Fort Myers Beach, are in the works.

St. Johns River Ferry:

Also known as the Mayport Ferry, an automobile and passenger ferry that connects the north and south ends of Florida State Road A1A in Duval County, between Mayport and Fort George Island, two areas within Jacksonville, Florida. The 0.9 miles (1.4 km) voyage crosses the Saint Johns River about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) inland of the river's mouth and travels in an east-west direction for approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) on State Road A1A. It departs every half hour.  The alternate driving route uses the toll-free Dames Point Bridge but is 28 miles (45 km) long. The ferry has been operating since 1874.^[1][2]

Water Taxi:

Scheduled water taxi service in and between Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood, Fla.

Water Taxi Miami:

Scheduled water taxi service in and between Miami, South Miami Beach, and Key Biscayne.

Florida Tourism Ferries

Caladesi Island State Park Ferry

Scheduled ferry service between Caladesi Island State Park and Honeymoon Island State Park, near Dunedin, Fla.  Travel time is short.

Drayton Island Ferry:

An auto ferry that crosses the St. Johns River in Putnam County, Florida, connecting Georgetown on the eastern bank with Drayton Island, located in the middle of the river at the north end of Lake George. It provides the only public access to the island.

Dry Tortugas National Park Ferry

Scheduled daily ferry service between Key West and Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park.  Travel time is 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Fort De Soto Ferrry to Egmont Key:

Scheduled ferry service between Hubbard's Marina in the Fort Desoto Park and Egmont Key, a natural barrier island outside the Tampa Bay.

Fort De Soto Ferrry to Shell Key Preserve:

Scheduled ferry service between Hubbard's Marina in the Fort Desoto Park and Shell Key Preserve, a natural and uninhabited barrier island.

Fort Gates Ferry:

An auto ferry that crosses the St. Johns River in Florida, downstream of Lake George and just upstream of Little Lake George, at Fruitland Cove. The oldest operating ferry in Florida, it acts as part of the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway.

South Venice Ferry:

Ferry to Manasota Key.  

Ferries to the Bahamas

Balearia - Bahamas Express:

Scheduled daily ferry service between Fort Lauderdale and Freeport, Bahamas.  Travel time is 3 hours.

Florida Intercity Trains

Amtrak:

• Florida Cities: Scheduled train service.  Miami-to-NYC route:   Miami, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Okeechobee, Sebring, Winter Haven, Kissimmee, Orlando, Winter Park, Deland, Palate, Jacksonville, northward to Raleigh, NC, Washington, DC, NYC, and points beyond.
• An offshoot scheduled train service connects Kissimmee, Lakeland, and Tampa, with connecting Amtrak bus service to St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Sarasota, Port Charlotte, and Fort Myers.
• Additional Amtrak bus service connects to Dade City, Wildwood, The Villages, Ocala, Gainesville, and Waldo, and to Daytona Beach.  
• [Orlando-to-New Orleans route (Discontinued):  Orlando, Winter Park, Deland, Palatka, Jacksonville, Lake City, Madison, Tallahassee, Chipley, Crestview, Pensacola, westward to New Orleans]
• Beyond Florida:  Via Jacksonville to points north, including Savannah, the Carolinas, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond.  [Discontinued:  Via Jacksonville to New Orleans and points north and west.]  Connections to the rest of the U.S.

Florida Intercity Flights

*Only direct flights are shown



Silver Airways* (Also has many flights from many serviced Florida airports to various Bahamas airports)

1. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Key West, Orlando, St. Peterburg-Clearwater, Tallahassee, Tampa
2. Fort Myers (RSW) to Key West, Orlando
3. Gainesville (GNV) to Orlando
4. Jacksonville (JAX) to Fort Lauderdale, Pensacola, Tampa
5. Key West (EYW) to Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, St. Peterburg-Clearwater, Tampa
6. Orlando (MCO) to Gainesville, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Key West, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Tallahassee
7. Panama City, Florida (ECP) to Orlando, Tampa
8. Pensacola (PNS) to Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa
9. St. Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) to Fort Lauderdale, Key West
10. Tallahassee (TLH) to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa
11. Tampa (TPA) to Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Jacksonville, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Tallahassee, West Palm Beach
12. West Palm Beach (PBI) to Tampa

American Airlines*/US Airways* -- connecting flights to serviced Florida cities via Charlotte (NC), Miami

1. Daytona Beach (DAB) to <no Florida cities>
2. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to <no Florida cities>
3. Fort Myers (RSW) to <no Florida cities>
4. Fort Walton Beach/Valparaiso (VPS) to <no Florida cities>
5. Gainesville (GNV) to Miami
6. Jacksonville (JAX) to Miami
7. Key West (EYW) to Miami
8. Melbourne to <no Florida cities>
9. Miami (MIA) to Gainesville, Jacksonville, Key West, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Tampa
10. Orlando (MCO) to Miami
11. Pensacola (PNS) to Miami
12. Sarasota-Bradenton (SRQ) to <no Florida cities>
13. Tallahassee (TLH) to Miami
14. Tampa (TPA) to Miami

Delta Airlines* -- connecting flights to serviced Florida cities via Atlanta

1. Daytona Beach (DAB) to <no Florida cities>
2. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to <no Florida cities>
3. Fort Myers (RSW) to <no Florida cities>
4. Fort Walton Beach/Valparaiso (VPS) to <no Florida cities>
5. Gainesville (GNV) to <no Florida cities>
6. Jacksonville (JAX) to <no Florida cities>
7. Key West (EYW) to <no Florida cities>
8. Melbourne to <no Florida cities>
9. Miami (MIA) to <no Florida cities>
10. Orlando (MCO) to <no Florida cities>
11. Panama City, Florida (ECP) to <no Florida cities>
12. Pensacola (PNS) to <no Florida cities>
13. Sarasota-Bradenton (SRQ) to <no Florida cities>
14. Tallahassee (TLH) to <no Florida cities>
15. Tampa (TPA) to <no Florida cities>
16. West Palm Beach (PBI) to <no Florida cities>

jetBlue Airways* 

1. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Jacksonville
2. Fort Myers (RSW) to <no Florida cities
3. Jacksonville (JAX) to Fort Lauderdale
4. Orlando (MCO) to <no Florida cities>
5. Sarasota-Bradenton (SRQ) to <no Florida cities>
6. Tampa (TPA) to <no Florida cities>
7. West Palm Beach (PBI) to <no Florida cities>

Southwest Airlines*

1. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Tampa
2. Fort Myers (RSW) to <no Florida cities>
3. Jacksonville (JAX) to <no Florida cities>
4. Orlando (MCO) to <no Florida cities>
5. Panama City, Florida (ECP) to <no Florida cities>
6. Pensacola (PNS) to <no Florida cities>
7. Tampa (TPA) to Fort Lauderdale
8. West Palm Beach (PBI) to <no Florida cities>

United Airlines* -- connecting flights to serviced Florida cities might be possible via Chicago O'Hare, Houston, Newark, or Washington-Dulles

1. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to <no Florida cities>
2. Fort Myers (RSW) to <no Florida cities>
3. Fort Walton Beach/Valparaiso (VPS) to <no Florida cities>
4. Jacksonville (JAX) to <no Florida cities>
5. Miami (MIA) to <no Florida cities>
6. Orlando (MCO) to <no Florida cities>
7. Panama City, Florida (ECP) to <no Florida cities>
8. Pensacola (PNS) to <no Florida cities>
9. Sarasota-Bradenton (SRQ) to <no Florida cities>
10. Tampa (TPA) to <no Florida cities>
11. West Palm Beach (PBI) to <no Florida cities>

**Cape Air formerly had service between Fort Myers and Key West, cancelled in late 2013