Florida Rail and Transit

Florida's passenger rail is SunRail in Central Florida, Tri-Rail in South Florida, Brightline between Miami and Orlando, and Miami-Dade's Metrorail and free Metromover, alongside more than 30 urban transit agencies that FDOT lists statewide (SunRail; Tri-Rail; FDOT Public Transit Office).

The rail lines sit in two regions: Central Florida has SunRail and Brightline's Orlando stop, and South Florida has Tri-Rail, Brightline's other stops, Metrorail and Metromover. Outside those systems, FDOT's list of urban transit agencies runs from Escambia County Area Transit in Pensacola and Star Metro in Tallahassee to LeeTran in Fort Myers (FDOT urban transit agencies).

SunRail runs 61 miles with 17 stations through Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties, from DeLand to Poinciana, and a one-way ticket costs $2.00 within one county plus $1.00 for each added county (SunRail; SunRail fares).

FDOT built SunRail in three phases. The first 32 miles and twelve stations opened May 1, 2014; the 17.2-mile Southern Expansion from Sand Lake Road to Poinciana opened July 30, 2018 with four more stations; and the Northern Expansion added 12.2 miles from DeBary to the new DeLand station on August 12, 2024 (SunRail). Four SunRail stations double as Amtrak stops: DeLand, Winter Park, Orlando Health and Kissimmee (SunRail).

SunRail's 50 percent discount applies to youth riders aged 7 to 18, seniors 65 and over and riders with disabilities, and children 6 and under ride free with a paying adult, up to three per adult. One-way and round-trip tickets are nonrefundable and good only on the day of purchase (SunRail fares). The SunRail corporate site posts the meetings of the Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission, the Technical Advisory Committee and the Customer Advisory Committee (SunRail corporate).

Tri-Rail runs from Mangonia Park to MiamiCentral, with stops that include Fort Lauderdale Airport and Miami Airport, and it began passenger service on January 9, 1989 (Tri-Rail).

Tri-Rail's station list, north to south, is Mangonia Park, West Palm Beach, Lake Worth Beach, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Cypress Creek, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale Airport, Sheridan Street, Hollywood, Golden Glades, Opa-locka, Metrorail Transfer, Hialeah Market, Miami Airport and MiamiCentral (Tri-Rail). The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, based in Pompano Beach, operates it (FDOT urban transit agencies). Tri-Rail's customer line is 1-800-TRI-RAIL (874-7245), and fares come from the online calculator by station pair, day and fare type. Tri-Rail notes that passengers traveling to or from MiamiCentral must transfer to a connecting Tri-Rail train at the Metrorail Transfer station unless riding the X301 or X302 Express Trains (Tri-Rail).

Brightline describes its service as trains between Miami and Orlando with stops in Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach (Brightline).

Brightline sells tickets through its own site, where its fares are posted. For riders coming off county transit in Miami-Dade, Metrorail's Historic Overtown Lyric Theatre station is the transfer point to Brightline (Miami-Dade Metrorail). In Central Florida, SunRail lists a Train to Plane connecting service to Orlando International Airport among its links to other services (SunRail).

Metrorail is Miami-Dade County's 25-mile dual-track rail line from Kendall through Coral Gables and downtown Miami to Hialeah, Medley and Miami International Airport, running 5 a.m. to midnight daily for a $2.25 fare; Metromover downtown is free (Miami-Dade Metrorail; Miami-Dade Metromover).

Metrorail has two lines. The Green Line runs from Palmetto, the northernmost station, to Dadeland South; on weekdays the Orange Line carries riders to the Miami International Airport station, while on weekends Orange Line trains run only as an airport shuttle between Earlington Heights and MIA. The discount fare is $1.10, bus to rail and rail to bus transfers are free, daily station parking costs $4.50, and fare gates take contactless cards, EASY Card or EASY Ticket but not cash (Miami-Dade Metrorail).

Miami-Dade says Metrorail connects to Broward and Palm Beach counties at three places, transferring to Brightline at the Historic Overtown Lyric Theatre station and to Tri-Rail at the MIA and Tri-Rail stations (Miami-Dade Metrorail). Metromover, the free downtown people mover, serves 21 stations from Financial District in Brickell to School Board in the Omni area on three loops, from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week (Miami-Dade Metromover).

FDOT's Public Transit Office lists more than 30 urban transit agencies in Florida, each with its home city, and says FDOT provides them with technical support (FDOT urban transit agencies).

Jacksonville has its own people mover: the Jacksonville Transportation Authority runs the Skyway, a free, automated monorail connecting downtown Jacksonville, plus ferry service across the St. Johns River, and it describes its planned NAVI service as the first fully autonomous public transportation network in the United States (JTA). In Central Florida, SunRail lists LYNX, Votran, VoRide to the DeLand station and the SCOUT micro transit service in Seminole County as connecting services (SunRail).

FDOT's Freight and Rail Office assists in developing Florida's rail system, both passenger and freight, and develops the Florida Rail System Plan, whose 2023 edition is FRA approved and meets Section 341.302(3), Florida Statutes (FDOT Freight and Rail Office; FDOT Rail System Plan).

Several Florida changes are under way. SunRail advertises a new Late Night Service schedule and posts FY2027 ridership by station and by train, though only as PDFs (SunRail; SunRail). Miami-Dade's Department of Transportation and Public Works is upgrading Metromover to improve equipment reliability and availability, and its page carried a notice that on Saturday, Sept. 26, the Omni and Brickell loops would open at 2 p.m. with free shuttle buses serving affected stations, so a weekend trip downtown is worth checking first (Miami-Dade Metromover). One caution on FDOT's own transit list: the page footer still reads 1996 to 2022 and it lists Indian River County's GoLine twice, so each agency's own site is the better source for routes and fares (FDOT urban transit agencies). Last verified: October 15, 2026, on the SunRail, Tri-Rail, Miami-Dade County, JTA and FDOT websites.