Transportation - Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

East Las Olas Blvd

Strolling down Las Olas is hard to beat! With its variety of shops, galleries, restaurants and bars, there's something for everyone and you won't want to miss a thing.

However, don't forget the Water Taxi. Did you know that Fort Lauderdale, the Venice of America, has more active waterways than Venice, Italy. (Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of active waterways, Venice has only 120).

Or try the ultimately romantic horse and carriage ride - go to SE 8 Avenue and Las Olas Boulevard. Regular cabs are abundant along the boulevard, or you could try one of the two-to-six passenger pedicabs which will take you around the Fort Lauderdale beach, the boulevard and the surrounding areas.

Las Olas' newest addition to the scene is of course the evening Sun Trolley service, which offers a regular 15 minute connection to the beach from Las Olas Boulevard and downtown .

Sun Trolley

Sun Trolley Click here for more...
New to Fort Lauderdale from May 2006, the SunTrolley offers weekday shuttle services throughout central Fort Lauderdale and a variety or services to residents, commuters and vistors. There is also a weeknights and weekend service connecting the beach with Las Olas and Riverfront.

The Las Olas service runs every 15 mins from 6pm until the small hours stopping at all points between Beach Place and Las Olas Riverfront.
Website with full schedules

Tri-Rail Connections

From Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail station you can get to Las Olas using the Sun Trolley Shuttle. SCHEDULE

TRI-RAIL • Exit Fort Lauderdale Station (Broward Boulevard). Transportation from the station to Riverwalk by Route FL-1 Tri-Rail Shuttle (up to 7:50 pm).

Call 1-800-TRI-RAIL for train schedules or visit their website.

AMTRAK
Fort Lauderdale station is accessible directly from many major American cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Richmond, Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando.
Click here for Amtrak website
Click here for PDF of the Amtrak timetable for the Atlantic Coast service, which includes Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood International Airport
320 Terminal Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315, USA
954 359 1200
Fax: 954 359 0027
Website

The airport is located 5km (3 miles) south of Fort Lauderdale

Time Zone: GMT -5 (GMT -4 from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October)

Broward County Transit - Route 11

Las Olas Boulevard is served by Route 11, which runs from Highway 411 (at Commercial & Prospect) to Downtown Fort Lauderdale (via Andrews Ave) then along Las Olas Boulevard to the beach and A1A. The service then runs north along the beach all the way to Pompano Square Mall (via Lauderdale-by-the-sea).

REGULAR FARE - $1

This service runs daily around every 30 mins until 7pm after which it runs hourly until 11. For sunday services visit the BCT website.
Click here for route 11 Info

Greyhound Bus Services

Fort Lauderdale has it's own Greyhound bus terminal located a short walk from Las Olas Boulevard and a few blocks south of the main BCT Central Terminal, located at 515 NE 3rd St.

Greyhound operates regular scheduled bus services up and down the South Florida coast, with a direct service to and from Miami International Airport. Connections to the Florida Keys and all points south are available as well as connections to Orlando and all points north.

For more info please visit their website

Fort Lauderdale waterways tours
Jungle Queen
Carrie B
Riverfront Cruises
Musette
Water Taxi Water bus service.
Tropical Sailing The Spirit of Fort Lauderdale catamaran tours

More on Fort Lauderdale's waterways

Royal Horse Drawn Carriage Inc. Let Bart or Mac walk you around the Las Olas area in a beautiful white carriage.

Driving - Parking, Service and Gas Stations

...taking a trip along the New River on Fort Lauderdale's exemplary Riverbus service, which runs every day between Las Olas, the beach and beyond.

You can catch the Riverbus from Las Olas Riverfront - close to downtown and the museums - and from the Las Olas wharf on SE 9th St, just behind Mangos.
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River Bus / Water Taxi

How to get to Las Olas Boulevard:
From I-95:
Take the Broward Boulevard exit east to SE 3rd Avenue. Make a right (south) onto SE 3rd Ave. and proceed to 2nd light. (Las Olas Blvd). Make a left (east) onto Las Olas Blvd.
From US1:
Take Broward Boulevard west to SE 3rd Ave. Turn left on SE 3rd and continue south to Las Olas Blvd (2nd light). Turn left (east) onto Las Olas Blvd.