Round Trip Key West Day Trip from Miami with Activities
Description
The 15-hour day trip from Miami to Key West by bus is a mesmerizing trip not to be missed. No visit to South Florida is complete without a journey to Key West! There are plenty of ways to enjoy your time on this culturally and history-rich island. Bus transportation begins in Miami, from there you can take it slow with a leisurely day soaking up Key West's laid-back atmosphere, quaint shops and outdoor cafés or if you are looking for more activity, there are upgrades available. Get out on the water on a Dolphin Watch & Snorkeling tour, glass-bottom boat ride, snorkeling cruise or parasailing adventure, or see the attractions on dry land on the Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour or with a ride on the Conch Train.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Seven Mile Bridge
Key West Drop off / Pick up point at 908 Caroline St, Naval Air Station Key West, FL 33040
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Gray Line Miami provides bus pickup service from selected hotels in Miami Beach and Downtown Miami. If your hotel is not listed, please choose the nearest available option. Hotel pickups occur between 6:00 AM and 7:30 AM, with each location assigned a specific pickup time. Important: Passengers must wait outside the hotel at the main entrance for pickup.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Travel from Miami to Key West is by bus
- Snokeling, Parasailing and Glass Bottom Boat is subject to favorable weather conditions and may be canceled in the event of inclement weather
- Infants between the ages of 0 - 2 are Free but must sit on parents lap
- A government issued photo ID must be present at the time of checking in for Parasailing. We do not accept photos of ID's. If there is a minor the actual parent must sign the waiver for the minor. No other adult can sign for the minor. Children must be at least 6 years old
- Foldable Wheelchairs only allowed, no electic scooters.
- Approximate free time in Key West is from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Reviews(1,322)
The key West Express bus company driver drove the bus like an empty bus. So dangerous.....never go again
Fantastic day! The coach was on time and the driver and our tour guide was absolutely lovely and accommodating! Very good value also! A very ok g day but would thoroughly recommend! 🙌🏻
It was a nice way to get to Key West without being the driver. The host on the bus was very kind and informative.
First off they never came to pick me up at our pick up spot couldn't get in touch with them , waited for 2 hours and then we saw a couple and they call there travel agent si they can get in touch with them , after all that we had to walk to another pick up spot to get on the bus , I just feel like we deserve a partial refund for this mess up , but the trip was ok , but once u get there your time goes by so fast and u only have time to do maybe I thing
Good afternoon, Lashanda. Thank you so much for your feedback. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We usually try to contact our clients in advance to confirm their reservations, as we do not provide pickup from every location—only from selected pickup points. Please give our office a call so I can review your reservation and assist you further. Thank you again for your valuable feedback. We appreciate the opportunity to improve our service.
Pick up instructions weren’t clear and I couldn’t reach the operator until an hour later. We waited for 1.5 hrs then left. Never had issues with Viator but this was not a great experience.
Good afternoon, Thank you so much for your feedback. I am going to check this with Viator, as we were informed that your reservation was canceled on June 27, 2026. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you once again for bringing this to our attention.
They were on time very professional ,clean bus. The seats are comfortable, the A/C works , they have charger ports as well. We enjoyed our bus trip from Miami to Key West, tour guide was very informative….
I don’t even know where to start talking about our horrible experience with these guys! We booked an activity a month in advance, then they called us a few days before our date to tell us the activity was fully booked and that we would have to choose another activity. The replacement activity was more than a $100 price difference. They said they would issue a refund, but it has been more than a month. We have made several calls, and every time they tell us the refund is on the way but the manager has to approve it first. Still no refund. Our trip on the bus was great. It was very cold for people traveling in swimsuits, but that’s okay. The pickup instructions were not very accurate since there are two places with the same name. When we arrived, I had to keep reminding the guide that our activity had been rearranged about three times and kept asking if everything was confirmed. Then he called everyone for their activities except me and my friend. When we got to our activity area, we had to ask him again because he gave passes to everyone except us. He then said maybe we were booked with another company. We walked around to the rest of the activities for about 20 minutes, and then he told us, “Wait here, I’m going to take these people to the last activity and then I’ll take you to yours.” We waited for 30 minutes. During that time, I received a confirmation message directly from the activity provider, so we called them to get directions. We barely made it there 5 minutes before it started. HE FORGOT ABOUT US. Anyways, not everything was ruined, but it definitely left a bittersweet feeling. Between the refund issue, the poor communication, and being forgotten at the activity site, the experience was way more stressful than it should have been.
Good afternoon Frida, thank you so much for your feedback, i will look into this and see what had happen with your reservation. Thank you so much for brings this to our attention.
The tour takes a long time since the distances are quite large. As expected, there is a lot of sun and heat, so it’s important to take precautions. You can walk comfortably, but the distances between places are longer than I expected I thought everything would be closer together. Looking back, the one thing I didn’t do but think would be a good idea is paying for the hop-on hop-off tour.
Inn the beginning it started off hectic the bus we were supposed to get on told us there was no room and left us then when we called operator she told us that it’s was to many people who booked the tour so we had to wait for them to call another bus because they left
Hello Esperanza_C, thank you so much for your feedback. I will check into this. I know we did have two buses for our Key West Day Trip which happens when we do have full buses. Thank you so much again for your feedback.
You published Trip advisor response to me but refuse to publish my response back to Trip Advisor. Why???
Hello Aretha, May you please call our office here at Gray Line Miami and speak with a manager so we can get a better understanding in what happen. Thank you
