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Tips and ideas on how to best spend a layover at Miami airport. Got a favorite quiet place to connect to wifi? A great bar or restaurant? Maybe an exhibit or a walk? Share your MIA Airport layover experiences with others, or post a question and get notified when there is a response.

MIA Layover Ideas DISCUSSION

AlessandroG 06/28/2019
I'm EU citizen and I'm traveling from Sao Paulo GRU to Boston (layover in MIA): I'll land in MIA at 6:25 a.m. and I''ll take off at 11:40 a.m. Do I have to go through Immigration, security etc.? If so, how long does it usually take? Do I manage to leave the airport for a 1 and 1/2 hour?
Jason 01/09/2019
I am traveling from New Orleans to Port Au Prince, Haiti. I have a layover of 1 hour and 15 minutes in Miami. Is that enough time to claim baggage and get to my gait? I am traveling American Airlines.
Mary 04/08/2018
Hi The flight changed this coming Sep 2018. arriving from DFW to MIA 2;17pm and Leaving to Quito 3;37pm. It's 1h 20min. We have check in bag. Is it enough time??
ZAP 04/09/2018
Yes, that's enough time. All you have to do is go from your arrival gate to your departure gate.
Mary 04/15/2018
Thank you !!!
KJS 03/27/2018
Hello, I am flying to St. Lucia from DFW through MIA. I have only an hour and a half layover in MIA from DFW. Is this enough time? I am a bit concerned. I have never flown through MIA so I do not know how smooth their international process is.
KJS 03/27/2018
both flights are American Airlines by the way
ZAP 03/29/2018
Yes. that is plenty of time. There is no US Immigration when leaving the US, so all you have to do in Miami on your way to St. Lucia is go from your arrival gate to your departure gate.
FJ 03/23/2018
Hi there, i was wondering if 2.5 hours is enough time to connect flight from PTY to Denver. Both reservations with AA. Thanks
ZAP 03/29/2018
Yes, that should be enough time.
Selvyn 03/13/2018
I am flying on AA from LAX - SJO via MIA. is the transit time 1.5hrs sufficient? Do we need to change terminal flying out to SJO? How far are the gates for AA?
ZAP 03/13/2018
All you have to do is walk from your arrival gate to your departure gate on the way to Costa Rica. You should have plenty of time.
Jo K. 10/02/2017
Hi, I am EU-Citizen travelling from KIN to BAQ with 19-hour-layover in MIA. Will I need to go through Immigration in MIA? If yes, will I need to apply for ESTA beforehand, even though I do not intend to stay in the US? Am I to leave the airport at all? Thanks for your help.
ZAP 10/04/2017
Yes, you will have to go through US Immigration and Customs in Miami. Yes, you will need to apply for ESTA beforehand if your citizenship is a Visa Waiver country. You can leave the airport if you want. Once you clear US Customs you will be in the US and free to go where you want.
Miriam Hardy 07/21/2017
I am flying in from St. Lucia arriving in Miami at 736pm. My connecting flight to Pensacola departs at 935. Do we have enough time in between to make it through customs and immigration? I am a little concerned.
ZAP 08/01/2017
Yes, that should be just enough time if everything goes smoothly.
*** 02/18/2017
We are flying AA and will arrive MIA at 5.10 am and leave at 7:00 am. We only have carry on baggage. Is it enough time for us to catch the next flight at 7:00am?
ZAP 02/18/2017
Yes, that is enough time if everything goes smoothly.
*** 02/18/2017
Considering we are not us citizens, will it be possible for us to go through US Immigration, customs, and security? ThX :))))
ZAP 02/18/2017
Yes, that is a very early arrival, it shouldn't be crowded then.
Jazzy 01/26/2017
Hi I'm flying from Atlanta to Trinidad but I have to layover in Miami for about an 1 hr and 11 mins is that enough time to catch my flight I am flying with American Airlines
ZAP 01/26/2017
Yes, that is enough time. All you have to do in Miami on your way to Trinidad is walk from your arrival gate to your departure gate.
Jazzy 02/09/2017
Will my check in luggage go straight to Trinidad or will I have to claim it in Miami and recheck it in
ZAP 02/18/2017
You don't have to do anything with your bags in Miami on the way to Trinidad.