The Drive From Miami to Key West Is 4 Hours. The Day Trip Is Doable. Here's How.
The Miami-to-Key West drive is one of the most iconic road trips in the US — 165 miles of Overseas Highway, 42 bridges, and a lot of ocean. A day trip is doable, but ambitious. You'll have 5–7 hours in Key West depending on your departure time.
The honest assessment: If you're debating between a day trip and overnight, we'd recommend overnight — but if you've only got one day, here's how to make it work.
The stops worth making: Alabama Jack's (MM 60, just before Key Largo) for fried conch and cold beer on the water. Robert Is Here (MM 101, Florida City, on the way back) for fruit smoothies and key lime pie.
In Key West: Fort Zachary Taylor in the morning, lunch at The Foreign Press or Hotdogger's, a walk down Duval, the Southernmost Point photo. If you can only do one activity, make it a sunset sail.
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