Can anyone help me with cheap transportation from the port of miami to ft. lauderdale airport?

Question

my wife and i will need a ride after our cruise on carnival cruiselines out of the port of miami going back to the fort lauderdale airport. can anybody tell me of a cheap transportation company?

Answer 1

Assuming you are arriving in the daytime, you can use public transportation.  Hitch a ride or take a cab to the closest Metro-Mover station (probably across the street from Bayside Marketplace.). Take the "Inner Loop" of the the free Metro-mover to "Government Center." (about 5 minutes) get off & pay $1.50 each to get on Metro-Rail.  Take Metro-Rail North to the "Tri-Rail Transfer Station." (about 20 minutes) Get off & buy tickets (presently $3.00 each) on Tr-Rail to Ft. Lauderdale Airport/Dania Beach station. (about 30 minutes) There, you take the free Airport shuttle bus to your terminal. (10 mins.)   Total cost $4.50.

Metro-mover runs about every 5-10 minutes.  Metro-Rail runs every 10 minutes at rush hour & 20 minutes or so at other times. "Tri-rail" is a commuter line that runs on the half hour morning & afternoon; hour during mid-day; every two hours on weekends & not at all from about 10PM to 5AM.  It's easy.  The only long wait may be for Tri-Rail.