Riding With Brightline

Brightline is offering free round trip tickets (1 per email address) on their trains so we took advantage of it this past weekend. Instead of driving all the way to Port Miami for a cruise, we got off I-95 in downtown West Palm Beach, parked at the station, and took the train! Brightline is the only privately owned (non-government) intercity passenger railroad in the country.

The connection to Orlando International Airport (and perhaps later to Disney and Tampa) is currently under construction so the only available route now is West Palm Beach - Fort Lauderdale - Miami. Taking the train didn't save any time but WPB parking was cheaper than at the Port and it was way more relaxing. A less than $8 Lyft ride completed the connection from Miami Central Station to the ship.

There are trains every hour and the travel time between West Palm Beach and Miami is just over one hour. Brightline's Miami Central Station is adjacent the Metrorail and Metromover stations at Government Center.

Select Class (coach) seating is a very comfortable 2 & 2 with lots of legroom, free wi-fi and you can arrive at the station 10 minutes before departure and not have to worry about TSA lines. (There is security though.) 

Brightline is in the process of transitioning to the Virgin Trains brand.
Can't wait for them to open in Orlando!
Use this link to get your free round trip ticket here.