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Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S.

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state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the seat of government of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida. After Miami and Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale is the third-most populous city in the Miami metro area, which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019.

How locals move

Getting around Fort Lauderdale the local way

  • Get inThere are also some limited charter flights to and from Europe.
  • Get inCharter companies such as Fort Lauderdale Air Charter, Monarch Air Group and Skymax offer access to a variety of planes for flights to and from this airport.
  • Get inAdditionally, Baleària Caribbean runs a regular ferry from Freeport, in the Bahamas.
  • Get aroundFort Lauderdale is America's yachting capital, and as such has numerous boat charter and rental companies.
  • Get aroundWater Taxi also offers a free "Water Trolley" shuttle service (funded by the city) with stops between the Stranahan House and Esplanade Park (the span of Fort Lauderdale's "Riverwalk" along the New River).

From Wikivoyage: Fort Lauderdale, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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