Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
320 Terminal Drive,
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33315, USA

Airport Code: FLL

Telephone: +1 954 359 1200
Fax: +1 954 359 0027

 

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is located in Dania Beach 5km southwest of the centre of Fort Lauderdale and 8km from the beaches. It is near to Hollywood and 40km north of Miami.

The airport connects to the Florida Turnpike, I-95, I-595 and US Route 1. Take the State Road 84 or the I-595 and turn onto SW 29 Avenue for the Park N Save car park, or follow US Route 1 south to the airport Perimeter Road for the economy car park.

Fort Lauderdale is currently the fastest-growing major airport in the United States and its close proximity to the cruise line terminals at Port Everglades has made it popular for travellers bound for the Caribbean.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has four terminals. Terminal 1 is usually referred to as the new terminal and it opened in stages between 2001 and 2003. The other three terminals were constructed in the mid-1980's as part of a $263 million construction project. Terminal 4 is the International Terminal which was officially opened by a visit from Concorde in 1983.

Fort Lauderdale has a Rental Car Centre  with more than 5,400 rental cars-all under one roof. All of the major rental car companies including Alamo at Fort Lauderdale Airport - Avis at Fort Lauderdale Airport - Budget at Fort Lauderdale Airport - Continental at Fort Lauderdale - Dollar at Fort Lauderdale Airport and Hertz at Fort Lauderdale Airport can be found there.

Passengers arriving at Terminal 1 who are planning to hire a car should follow the signage to the Concourse B Pedestrian Bridge. All other terminals have a shuttle bus service located on the baggage claim level that ferries passengers to the Car Rental Centre.

We have also written an article on car hire at Fort Lauderdale Airport

On arrival at the airport you will be located on Level I, at one of the four terminal buildings.  Terminals 1 to 3 handle domestic flights and terminal 4 International.

All of the terminals are relatively small, so there are no long walking distances to the baggage reclaims and arrivals halls.  All arrivals areas have an Information/Customer Service Desk. We provide up to the minute information on live flight arrivals at Fort Lauderdale Airport

There are four terminals at the airport: terminals 1, 2 and 3 are for domestic flights and terminal 4 is International. Departures in all of the terminals are on level II and there are adequate escalators and lifts (which are wheelchair friendly) to all floors.

We provide up to the minute information on live flight departures at fort lauderdale Airport

Taxis are available outside Arrivals and Yellow Cab taxis are available on demand around the clock at the Airport from the Transportation Podium located outside the baggage area on the lower level at the curb of each terminal. Rate comparison charts are posted at each podium and cabs may accept up to five people for the fare stated on the taxi meter.

Shared shuttle vans can be booked at the transportation desks located in each terminal. They offer a door-to-door service from the airport to most local destinations. For more information visit our guide to taxis at Fort Lauderdale Airport.

Bus services at Fort Lauderdale Airport and Tri-Rail (commuter train) feeder buses operate daily schedules from bus stops outside the terminal buildings Bus stops are located at the west end of airport: between Terminals 1 and 2 and between Terminals 3 and 4

There is no train station at the terminal itself, but a TriRail shuttle bus runs to the nearby station where trains leave Ft Lauderdale Airport Station heading South towards Miami at approximately 30 minute intervals Monday to Friday and every two hours at the weekend. We provide more information here on trains at Fort Lauderdale Airport

There is ample parking at Fort Lauderdale Airport available adjacent to the terminal with parking for nearly 12,000 cars located just minutes from most terminals and reachable via covered walkway. There are also thousands of additional spaces in remote parking lots accessible by free shuttle service.

There is a wide range of restaurants at the airport, most of them are located after security and the ones prior to security are open to the public. To find full details of where they are and what sort of food they serve, visit our guide to bars and restaurants at Fort Lauderdale Airport

Shops at the airport are fairly limited, but you can buy newspapers, magazines, books and gifts as well as duty free items such as cameras, perfume and jewellery. To find out more visit our information on shops at Fort Lauderdale Airport. 

 

There are ATMs, shops, bars and restaurants throughout the airport. Each terminal has a business centre with fax and photocopy facilities. Disabled facilities are good; those with special needs should contact their airline in advance. Click here to find out more general information on Fort Lauderdale Airport.

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