Florida Keys road trip: Miami to Key West

Down the Overseas Highway, US 1, island to island from Miami to Key West, including the Seven Mile Bridge past Marathon.

Stops
5
Nights
5
Driving
161 mi
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A long, low bridge running across turquoise water toward the horizon.

The route by road

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The stops, in order

  1. Miami, Florida

    1 night

    Start here.

  2. 1 h 13 min · 63 mi from Miami

    Key Largo, Florida

    1 night

    John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.

  3. 22 min · 17 mi from Key Largo

    Islamorada, Florida

    A stop on the way

    Fishing villages in the upper Keys.

  4. 40 min · 33 mi from Islamorada

    Marathon, Florida

    1 night

    Just before the Seven Mile Bridge.

  5. 1 h 03 min · 48 mi from Marathon

    Key West, Florida

    2 nights

    The end of US 1, with Mallory Square at sunset.

Day by day

5 days with the nights above. Drive times are for a car without traffic; a day over six hours is flagged.

  1. Day 1: In Miami

    No driving

  2. Day 2: Miami to Key Largo

    Night in Key Largo

    1 h 13 min · 63 mi

  3. Day 3: Key Largo to Marathon

    Via Islamorada

    Night in Marathon

    1 h 03 min · 50 mi

  4. Day 4: Marathon to Key West

    Night in Key West

    1 h 03 min · 48 mi

  5. Day 5: In Key West

    No driving
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Photo: The Seven Mile Bridge on the Florida Keys Scenic Highway, west of Marathon. “Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys aerial (2003)” by United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. “Natchez-Trace-Parkway-Highsmith” by Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain. “Newfound Gap - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch 03” by Missvain, CC BY 4.0. “Portland-Head-Lighthouse” by Rapidfire, CC BY-SA 3.0.