MIA to Lincoln Road

Lincoln Road is the living room of South Beach: a pedestrian mall running from the beach side at Collins all the way west to Alton Road, redesigned by Morris Lapidus in 1960 with fountains and follies that still shade the cafe tables today. Add the Frank Gehry-designed New World Center one block north and the famous 1111 Lincoln Road parking structure at the west end, and you have the most walkable half mile in Miami Beach.

Walkable is the operative word - cars have not driven on Lincoln Road itself in decades. Arriving from MIA, the details matter: your driver comes over the MacArthur Causeway, up Alton Road or Washington Avenue depending on where you are staying, and drops you at the cross street closest to your actual door. Sixteenth Street for hotels on the north side, Lincoln Lane for apartment stays, Seventeenth by the New World Center for the middle of the mall.

The ride runs about twelve miles and twenty-five to forty minutes. Weekday mornings are quick; Saturday nights, when the mall is at full hum and every valet lane on Alton is busy, plan on the higher end. We quote a fixed fare before you ride, so the only thing traffic changes is the playlist length.

Sedans start at $89 from the airport, including flight tracking, a meet and greet inside arrivals, tolls, parking and waiting time. Shopping haul on the return leg? The Business SUV swallows six bags and a set of new beach chairs without complaint, and local hops around the beach start at $75 whenever you want to trade the mall for the sand.

What to expect on this ride

• About 12 miles door to door from MIA arrivals
• 25-40 minutes; allow more on weekend evenings
• Drop-off at the best cross street for your hotel - the mall is pedestrian-only
• Fixed fare from $89 with tolls and waiting included
• Return pickups staged on Alton Road or Washington Avenue

Names to drop on arrival