Port Everglades transfer - using public transit

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jhhaul

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Hi,
we will be going on Infinity departing Port Everglades on 3/29.
Looking for a way to get to the port cheaply, I found a public transport connection from MIA airport using TriRail commuter train and the FLA2 bus to the terminal.

Has anybody used that service before? Does it work?
At $4, it is a steal compared to the private alternatives (and as Europeans, we are more used to public transport than a rental car.)

I have been in Miami on business before and found the area fairly easy to navigate.
 
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suer182

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My only concern about public transportation is all your luggage, especially with the bus.

Does the FLA2 bus take you right inside the cruise ship terminal? or will that require a taxi from the bus terminal to the cruise terminal?
 
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jhhaul

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suer182 said:
My only concern about public transportation is all your luggage, especially with the bus.
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We have been walking with about the same amount of luggage for a few miles (we tend to travel lightly - I travel a lot, having visited 19 countries on 3 continents in the last 12 months, so I know what to leave home:) .)
suer182 said:
Does the FLA2 bus take you right inside the cruise ship terminal? or will that require a taxi from the bus terminal to the cruise terminal?
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The bus goes into the port, to the midport garage where Celebrity recommends guests to park their car, so it should be just a short walk to the pier.

We will have to change from a shuttle bus to the train to the FLA2 bus, but unless it is very crowded I do not see a problem (unless it is unreliable).
If it should be too crowded, we can always take a taxi from the FLL airport train station - still saving a lot of money compared to the $100+ the cab companies quote for a ride from MIA airport to Port Everglades, or the $35 per person (plus 9% fuel surcharge and tip) for a shared ride. As the train takes only 32 minutes, a cab should not be much faster.

Anyway, we'll try it and I will report here how it turned out.
 
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Mbandy

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I have ridden the Tri Rail before but it was from the Miami airport to the Ft Lauderdale airport. I know there was free transport on a shuttle from the FLL train station to the airport. Same thing in Miami. I would think a taxi from the FLL train station to the cruise port would be inexpensive and much more convenient luggage-wise. When I rode, I had a laptop bag and one roll along and it was managable but with a lot of luggage it might be difficult. You are correct though, the price is right.
 
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