 Airports
South Florida is served by
Miami
International Airport (MIA), one of the world's largest. With more than 90
airlines and flights to 5 continents, local residents have passenger and cargo
access to cities throughout the world.
Ft. Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport also
serves South Florida. It has fewer flights than MIA and is less crowded and
easier to navigate.
Tamiami Airport is a small private facility in southwest
Miami-Dade county.
Public Transportation
Public transportation is available throughout Miami-Dade
County in the form of public buses and light railways. The components are
Metrobus, Metrorail, Metromover, and Tri-Rail.
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Metrobus is a public bus system that serves all of Miami-Dade County and
is the only public transportation system currently servicing the beach areas.
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Metrorail is an elevated rail system that links Hialeah, downtown Miami,
and eastern Kendall.
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Metromover is a small elevated train that shuttles around downtown Miami.
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Tri-Rail is a regional commuter rail system that connects southern Palm
Beach County with Miami-Dade County. The northern terminal is Magnolia Station
in Palm Beach County and the southern terminal is Miami International Airport.
Tri-Rail commuters can transfer to the Metro rail system and the Metrobus
system in Miami-Dade County.
For more information click
here.
Traffic and Rush Hour
Most roads are numbered and labeled as being northwest
(NW), northeast (NE), southwest (SW), and southeast (SE) of the intersection of
Miami Avenue and Flagler Street. "Streets" in Miami-Dade County travel
east/west. "Avenues" travel north/south.
Miami-Dade has extremely congested roadways. Rush hour in
the morning begins at 6:30 am. and lasts until 10 am. Afternoon rush hour begins
at 3 pm. and lasts until 7 pm. To alleviate some of the congestion, there is a
High Occupancy Vehicle Lane (HOV) on Interstate 95 which is restricted to car
poolers during rush hour.
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