How far is islamorada from key west

Driving non-stop from Islamorada to Key West

How far is Key West from Islamorada? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 81 miles or 130 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 43 minutes

Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.



Flying non-stop from Islamorada to Key West

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Islamorada, Florida and Key West, Florida. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 77 miles or 124 km

Flight time: 39 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 4 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/3th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.




Islamorada to Key West road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Key West, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 2.5 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in Islamorada.

Drive for about 29 minutes, then stop in Duck Key and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 19 minutes then stop in Marathon and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 26 minutes then stop at Bahia Honda State Park and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 17 minutes then stop in Little Torch Key and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 22 minutes then stop at Baby's Coffee and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 22 minutes and arrive in Key West.


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:


Islamorada to Key West airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)

Arrival airport: Key West International Airport (EYW)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 253 minutes

Getting to your destination: 4 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from FLL to EYW on Silver Airways Corp and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 39 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Islamorada to Key West including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 7 hours


To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:



How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Key West to Islamorada, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Islamorada, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Islamorada!

Is it better to stay in Key West or Islamorada?

When we compare the travel costs of actual travelers between Islamorada and Key West, we can see that Key West is more expensive. And not only is Islamorada much less expensive, but it is actually a significantly cheaper destination. So, traveling to Islamorada would let you spend less money overall.

How long is the ride from Islamorada to Key West?

How long is the drive from Islamorada, FL to Key West, FL? The total driving time is 1 hour, 43 minutes.

Are there shuttles from Islamorada to Key West?

Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Islamorada and arriving at Key West. Services depart twice daily, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Is Islamorada worth visiting?

The area is famous for its tropical climate, laid-back atmosphere, and abundance of historical attractions. For those who'd rather avoid the crowds often associated with the state's more commercialized cities, it's a great place to visit.