Contact information and flight status
- miami-airport.com; 305-876-7000 (24 hours).
- Twitter / Facebook
- Terminal maps
- Current departures
- Current arrivals
Checkpoint savvy
If you encounter congestion at Concourse D's four checkpoints, there is a post-security connector to Concourse D, just past the Concourse E checkpoint. The Concourse D Skytrain can also get you from one end of Concourse D to the other in five minutes.
Depending on your airline and your status with TSA, expedited TSA PreCheck lanes may be available.
Parking
Parking information: 305-876-7536 (24 hours).
Most convenient: Valet parking, $30/day (departure level across from American Airlines area, Concourse D in the Dolphin Garage and departure level across from South Terminal in Flamingo Garage). Garage parking, $17/day, $2/each 20 minutes; day rate applies after two hours, 40 minutes.
Least expensive: Airport Economy Park & Ride, $8/day. The automated MIA Mover to the Rental Car Center, 1.1 miles away, is on the third level between the Dolphin and Flamingo garages.
Cellphone lot: Located off LeJeune Road and N.W. 31st Street, accessible from LeJeune Road heading north or south. Sixty spots. Dawn to dusk (no lighting).
Transportation to/from city
Most convenient: Taxi to downtown, about $22. Travel time: about 20 minutes. To Port of Miami, $27 flat rate. To South Miami Beach, $35 flat rate.
Least expensive: Metrorail Orange Line service runs from MIA to downtown Miami in 15 minutes for $2.25 Take MIA people mover from MIA to the Airport Metrorail Station.
Airport Flyer express bus service offers quick and easy service from MIA to Miami Beach. Fare: $2.60. Daily, 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. Travel time: 30 minutes. All MIA bus service, except Tri-Rail service located at Miami Intermodal Center across LeJeune Road by the airport.
The Tri-Rail shuttle bus stop at MIA is located at Terminal E on the lower level.
Wi-Fi and charging stations
Boingo and other paid Wi-Fi services are available. Wi-Fi is also available at the post-security business center in the South Terminal. More info.
Power outlets/charging stations: Free power charging stations are distributed through the airport
Go local
Good choice for local gifts: Havana to Go (crafts), Britto's Art Store, Havana Nines (clothing). See more options.
Good choice for local food: Central Terminal: Air Margaritaville (coastal-themed food and décor). La Carreta (Cuban; Concourse D, second level, post-security and small branch pre-security between Concourses E and D, first level); Cafe Versailles (Cuban; various locations); IceBox Cafe (local restaurant, bakery; North Terminal); Top of the Port (seafood; top floor of Miami International Airport Hotel). See more options. Food trucks also park outside the Main Terminals during lunch time on Fridays.
Tips and tidbits
MIA has pet-relief areas, a full-service bank, a business center (post-security, South Terminal) and an art and culture program with galleries, site-specific art and two huge historic murals by Brazilian artist Carybe that were once in the American Airlines terminal at JFK. A 51-foot-long Wall of Honor on Concourse D lists the names of 118 military service men and women from South Florida who gave their lives since Sept. 11, 2001.
Nearby layover option
Bus Route No. 37 will take you to Coral Gables' Miracle Mile commercial district. A shuttle bus (Route No. 10) runs between the airport and Dolphin Mall, which has shops, restaurants and 19 movie theaters. More ideas on the MIA website and in MIA’s digital magazine.
Your tips and picks?
Please share your time and money-saving tips, favorite restaurants, bars and stores in comments below.
These guides are written by Harriet Baskas, who is the author of six books, including the airport guidebook Stuck at the Airport and a blog of the same name.
