Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale serves Fort Lauderdale, FL, and is a stop on 4 regularly scheduled passenger rail services.
Station Facts
- City
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Amtrak code
- FTL
- Opened
- 1962
- Routes served
- 4
- Address
- 200 SW 21st Ter, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
About this station
Fort Lauderdale is the principal passenger rail facility serving Fort Lauderdale in Florida. The station first opened to passenger service in 1962 and remains in active use today. It is one of more than five hundred stations in the national passenger rail network and one of 15 regularly served stations in Florida. Travelers researching this station's architecture and history may find heritage rail station archives a useful supplemental reference.
The station serves as a calling point for the trains listed below. Equipment, dwell times, and onboard amenities vary by route — long-distance trains generally include sleeping cars, dining service, and a Sightseer or Cafe lounge, while corridor and commuter trains operate as coach-only sets with a snack vendor or cafe car. Refer to each route's detail page for the equipment typically assigned and the schedule frequency.
Routes calling at Fort Lauderdale
| Route | Type | Operator | Endpoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star | Long-Distance | Amtrak | New York ↔ Hialeah |
| Silver Meteor | Long-Distance | Amtrak | New York ↔ Hialeah |
| Floridian | Long-Distance | Amtrak | Chicago ↔ Hialeah |
| Tri-Rail | Commuter Rail | SFRTA | Hialeah ↔ Mangonia Park |
Popular trips from Fort Lauderdale
Sample one-way travel times and fare ranges for the most-searched origin-destination pairs touching Fort Lauderdale. Click through any pair for trip-level guidance, including connecting services and schedule frequency.
| From | To | Route | Time | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Palm Beach | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Star | 1h 8m | $44 – $220 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Hollywood | Silver Star | 1h 8m | $44 – $220 |
| New York | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Star | 28h 42m | $101 – $505 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Hialeah | Silver Star | 2h 4m | $46 – $230 |
| Sebring | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Star | 3h 2m | $48 – $240 |
| Lakeland | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Star | 4h 56m | $52 – $259 |
| West Palm Beach | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Meteor | 1h 14m | $41 – $207 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Hollywood | Silver Meteor | 1h 14m | $41 – $207 |
| New York | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Meteor | 25h 48m | $93 – $467 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Hialeah | Silver Meteor | 2h 18m | $44 – $219 |
| Sebring | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Meteor | 3h 22m | $46 – $230 |
| Orlando | Fort Lauderdale | Silver Meteor | 5h 30m | $51 – $253 |
| West Palm Beach | Fort Lauderdale | Floridian | 1h 33m | $48 – $263 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Hialeah | Floridian | 1h 33m | $48 – $263 |
| Chicago | Fort Lauderdale | Floridian | 37h 22m | $113 – $612 |
| Sebring | Fort Lauderdale | Floridian | 4h 18m | $53 – $290 |
| Orlando | Fort Lauderdale | Floridian | 7h 3m | $58 – $317 |
| Hollywood | Fort Lauderdale | Tri-Rail | 32m | $8 – $13 |
Getting to and from the station
Most major stations include taxi stands, rideshare pickup zones, and connecting public transit. Long-term and short-term parking is generally available at corridor and long-distance stations; small flag-stop stations may be unstaffed and have limited facilities. We recommend confirming station amenities with the operator before traveling, especially for early-morning or late-night arrivals. For ground-transport options at major U.S. terminals, the station-to-downtown ground transport directory is a handy companion.
Tickets & fares
RailRover does not sell tickets. To book travel from Fort Lauderdale, visit the operating carrier directly. Typical advance-purchase fares from this station start at the lower bound shown for each pair above; same-day walk-up fares typically sit at the upper end of the range. Discount programs (Amtrak Guest Rewards, AAA, military, student, and senior discounts on many corridor services) can reduce these figures further.
Related Station Guides
- A practical visitor's guide to Fort Lauderdale's downtown transit hub
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