Transportation Guide
2025 Annual Fall Planning Conference
October 17th-18th, 2025. Miami, FL
Getting to Miami
Looking to attend our conference for career advancement and leadership opportunities? Whether you're flying in from anywhere in the Southeastern US, grabbing a rideshare, hopping on a high-speed train, or you're local and you're driving in, here is a helpful guide for you.
Traffic in downtown Miami can be heavy during rush hours. Plan accordingly.
By Plane
Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Distance to hotel: ~7 miles (~15 to 25 minutes by car)
Transportation Options:
- Taxi/Rideshare: ~$25 to $35
- Metrorail + Metro mover: take Orange Line from MIA to Government Center Station. Transfer to Metro mover Inner Loop to College/Bayside Station (2 blocks from hotel)
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
- Distance: ~25 miles (~35 to 50 minutes by car)
Transportation Options:
- Taxi/Rideshare: ~$50 to $70
- Tri-Rail + Metrorail: Take Tri-Rail from FLL to Metrorail Transfer Station. - Transfer to Metrorail Green Line to Government Center Station. Use Metro mover to reach hotel.
High-Speed Train
(Brightline)
- Stations: Orlando, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura, and Miami.
- Destination Station: Miami Central Station (600 NW 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33136)
- Just a 10-minute walk or 5-minute ride to the Gale Hotel. Or hope on the Metro Mover to reach hotel quicker.
- Booking: gobrightline.com
Miami Metro Mover
- Metro mover is a free, automated people mover system in downtown Miami.
- Operates on three loops:
1. Inner Loop
2. Brickell Loop
3. Omni Loop
- Hours: 5 AM to Midnight, 7 days a week
- Gale Hotel Nearby Station: College/Bayside Station (served by Inner Loop and Omni Loop)
- Connects easily from Government Center Station (Metrorail hub)
By Car
Address for GPS: 159 NE 6th St, Miami, FL 33132
- Parking at Gale Hotel:
- Valet Only: $25/day (+$15 for oversized vehicles) with in/out privileges, must tell them NAWIC SE Conference
- Nearby Highways:
- From I-95: Exit at NW 8th St or NW 2nd St
- From I-395: Exit at NE 2nd Ave/Biscayne Blvd