Trains from and to Miami Airport

The Miami Airport train links into the wider city and beyond through two networks: Metrorail and Tri-Rail. MIA has no platform inside the terminals, yet it ties straight into the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC), where the airport's Metrorail and Tri-Rail connections are located. That connection makes rail one of the most popular ways to get around for anyone after fast, dependable, low-cost transport.

Miami Airport Metrorail

The Orange Metrorail Line starts at the Miami International Airport station in the MIC and calls at Allapattah, Santa Clara, Historic Overtown, Government Center, Brickell, University, and South Miami. Riders bound for Brownsville, Hialeah, or the Palmetto area switch to the Green Line at Earlington Heights Station, the first stop past Miami International Airport.

For the run from the airport into downtown Miami and most of the city's sights, the Orange Line is the handy choice, while the Green Line mostly covers the northern neighbourhoods.

Our Tip: Free Wi-Fi comes as standard onboard Metrorail trains.

The Schedule of the Metrorail

Both lines run from 05:00 am to midnight, seven days a week. What changes at the weekend is the route, not the hours:

  • Orange Line trains: every 15 minutes
  • At weekends the Orange Line runs only as an airport shuttle between Earlington Heights and MIA, at the same 15-minute frequency

Bear in mind what that means in practice. At weekends the Orange Line works only as an airport shuttle between the airport and Earlington Heights Station, so everyone heading to MIA has to transfer to that shuttle at Earlington Heights, and everyone leaving the airport for the city changes there to a Green Line train. The shuttle keeps the 15-minute frequency, so the transfer costs a wait of minutes rather than half an hour.

Miami Airport Tri-Rail

Tri-Rail is the commuter service tying together Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County. It is also the line that joins Miami International Airport with Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. The airport sends Tri-Rail passengers to the Miami Intermodal Center too, on the MIA Mover.

The Schedule of the Tri-Rail

  • Weekdays: 04:15 am to 09:40 pm
  • Frequency: every 20 to 30 minutes at peak, every 40 to 60 minutes off-peak
  • Weekends: 05:17 am to 09:42 pm
  • Frequency: every 60 minutes

Where Is the Railway Station at Miami Airport?

There is no train station inside the terminals. Instead, the Miami Intermodal Center stands about 1 mile (1.6 km) from them.

Bridging that gap is the airport's automated people mover, the MIA Mover, which shuttles directly between the terminals and the railway station. It operates 24/7, costs nothing, and reaches the Miami Intermodal Center in about 2 minutes.

Miami Airport Train Ticket Fares and Prices

Metrorail Fares

Fares set by Miami-Dade Transit:

  • One-way ticket: $2.25
  • Discounted fare (seniors, passengers with disabilities, etc.): $1.10

You can settle a Metrorail fare in any of these ways:

  • Contactless payment at the fare gates
  • EASY Card or EASY Ticket
  • Go Miami-Dade Transit App

Important: Cash is not accepted at Metrorail fare gates.

Tri-Rail Fares

What you pay on Tri-Rail hinges on how many zones you cross. The network splits into 6 zones (fares set by Tri-Rail):

1 Zone: $2.50 (One-way), $5 (Round-trip)
2 Zones: $3.75, $7.50
3 Zones: $5, $10
4 Zones: $6.25, $12.50
5 Zones: $7.50, $15
6 Zones: $8.75, $17.50

Tri-Rail tickets come from an EASY Card or from the kiosks and vending machines at the Miami Intermodal Center. Note that ticket offices shut on weekends and public holidays, and you cannot buy onboard the train.

Our Tip 1: Validate your EASY Card before you board.

Our Tip 2: On weekends and public holidays, Tri-Rail runs discounted fares, among them a daily pass at $5.

Our Tip 3: Children aged 5 to 12, seniors, and passengers with disabilities qualify for reduced fares.

EASY Cards and EASY Tickets

EASY Cards are rechargeable and good across Metrorail, Metrobus, and Tri-Rail. They stay valid for 20 years and cost $2. Pick one up online or from station ticket offices and vending machines. Cash works only at the vending machines.

EASY Tickets come free, last 60 days, and can hold a 1-day pass, a 7-day pass, or up to $40.

Paying with contactless, an EASY Card, or an EASY Ticket buys you free transfers between Metrorail, Metrobus, and Metromover. There are a couple of exceptions, though:

  • Metrorail to Express Bus: +$0.95
  • Metrorail to Tri-Rail: +$1.20

Pay in cash and the full fare applies, with no free transfers on offer.

Fares change periodically — check current rates on the official sources for Metrorail and Tri-Rail. New to MIA? Our Miami Airport guide covers terminals, parking and the basics.

Related: Miami Airport to Fort Lauderdale