Key West is an island in the Florida Keys.

Get in

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Greyhound buses serve Key West with three departures per day to Miami and beyond, stopping at various points along the Keys en route. Non concession fares are $35 one way. Journey time is around four and a half hours.

Key West International Airport is served by several airlines, though a short runway prevents big jets from landing. Direct flights are available from Atlanta, most major cities in Florida, and also some flights to the Bahamas. Fares tend to be quite high. A popular route to fly in is via Miami International Airport.

The Overseas Highway terminates in Key West, and links all the towns in the Keys with mainland Florida, which provides links into the US Interstate network, so driving to Key West is straightforward, though driving around town can be difficult and long-term parking may be expensive.

Get around

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Driving around Key West is difficult and parking is expensive. Many visitors choose to rent motor scooters, bicycles, or explore on foot. There is a fairly comprehensive bus system with color-coded lines . Unlimited travel tickets are available for periods between a day and a month and are good value.

Fares:
Single Trip: $1.00

1-Day $3.00/Unlimited Use (purchased from bus driver)

3-Day $6.00/Unlimited Use (purchased from bus driver)

7-Day $12.00/Unlimited Use

31-Day $25.00
Concessions are available for senior cititzens, students etc.

If you plan to rent a car be aware that both Enterprise and Alamo desks are not located at the airport. You have to call the shuttle bus and wait for 12 minutes to catch a ride to the Truman Ave location.

See

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Key West AIDS Memorial, White Street and Atlantic Boulevard on the beach. The City of Key West has lost more than a thousand of its citizens to the AIDS epidemic. Some of their names are inscribed on a memorial near the White Street Pier. The memorial is embedded in the sidewalk near the ocean, and made of flat smooth granite. The memorial was dedicated on World AIDS Day in 1997, and funded entirely throug private sources. At the time of dedicatio, there were 730 names engraved on the memorial. There are spaces for 1,500 names, and each year more are added and dedicated in a ceremony, also on World AIDS Day in December. A group called Friends of the Key West AIDS Memorial takes care of the memorial.

Key West City Cemetery In Key West burial customs reflect combinations of African, Hispanic, Anglo and other mixed heritages. Due to the water table of the Keys, most burials are in :Image:Key_West_Fla_above_ground_tombs1.jpg|above ground tombs. Grave makers with unusal inscriptions like :Image:Key_West_Fla_Nathan_Roberts.jpg‎|"I told you I was sick.", are not unusal.

Wildlife Rescue of the Florida Keys, Atlantic Boulevard and White Streets.

McCoy Indigenous Park is the setting for this rescue operation in Key West that has released more than 2,000 healed animals into the wild since 1993. They take care of any animal that needs attention, from sea birds to racoons, and at any given time you might see...