Florida

Distance from Fort Lauderdale to Miami

Straight-line distance

25.6mi

Fort Lauderdale, FL and Miami, FL are 25.6 miles (41.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fort Lauderdale, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).

kilometers
41.2
nautical miles
22.2
heading from Fort Lauderdale
189° S
heading from Miami
9° N
Fort LauderdaleMiami

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fort Lauderdale is from Miami

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fort Lauderdale and Miami is 25.6 miles, 41.2 km or 22.2 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 25.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.6
Kilometers
41.2
Nautical miles
22.2
Bearing from Fort Lauderdale
188.7° S
Bearing arriving at Miami
188.6°
Bearing from Miami
8.6° N

Halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Miami

The great-circle midpoint is at 25.958203, -80.177698 (25°57'29.53"N 80°10'39.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Park, FL, with 15,641 residents, 1.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fort Lauderdale gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and Miami 13 h 45 min; on December 21, 10 h 30 min and 10 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Miami has 2.6 times the population of Fort Lauderdale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fort Lauderdale changed by +4.3% and Miami by +10.0%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Fort Lauderdale, FL190,641 (+4.3%)
  2. 02Miami, FL487,014 (+10.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Miami?

25.6 miles, 41.2 km or 22.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Miami from Fort Lauderdale?

S. The great-circle path leaves Fort Lauderdale on a bearing of 188.7° and arrives at Miami on 188.6°. The return trip starts on 8.6°.

What is halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Miami?

The midpoint is at 25.958203, -80.177698. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Park, FL, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Miami?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Fort Lauderdale or Miami?

Miami, with 487,014 residents in July 2024 against 190,641 for Fort Lauderdale, 2.6 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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