Island time varies more than you might expect. Some crossings leave you roughly 6 hours to wander Bimini, while the longest itineraries stretch to about 15 hours from your hotel door and back. With 8 tours split across two categories, the real decision comes down to which sailing fits your clock and your wallet. Every listing here connects directly to the live booking page.

Is A Bahamas Day Trip From Miami Worth It

Price and reputation pair nicely on this roster. The Fort Lauderdale day trip to Bimini opens at $270 per person and carries a 4.1 rating across 402 reviews. Prefer to sail from Miami Beach with hotel transfers handled? That roundtrip starts at $299 with the same 4.1 score. Travelers who like options can pick the ferry day trip covering Bimini or Grand Bahama, from $284, holding the roster's best mark at 4.5 across 453 reviews.

Review counts matter when you are comparing. The Miami Beach roundtrip ferry with hotel transfers sits at 4.1 over 681 reviews, the largest sample on the page. Close behind is the Bimini or Grand Bahama option, which scores 4.5 across 453 reviews. Free cancellation applies to both, so you can lock a date early and adjust later if plans shift.

All from-prices are quoted per person, so a party of two can simply double the figure. Published starting prices span $270 to $299, and one listing also shows a Premium fare tier at $309.

Departure points differ by operator. Most trips leave from the Fort Lauderdale ferry terminal at Port Everglades, while the Miami Beach option folds roundtrip hotel transfers into the fare. Check the exact departure address and check-in window on the live listing before you plan the rest of your day around it.

A white high-speed ferry cutting across turquoise open water toward Bimini, wake spray behind it, clear sky, no people, no logos, no readable text. Miami Beach Hotel Pickup Included A high-speed ferry mid-crossing on open turquoise water with a low sandy island silhouette on the horizon, clear sky, no people, no logos, no readable text. Two Islands, Hotel Pickup A high-speed ferry departing a Fort Lauderdale terminal dock at sunrise, calm turquoise water ahead, no people, no logos, no readable text. Economy Or Business Class Ferry A high-speed ferry cruising past a shallow turquoise sandbar near Bimini, clear afternoon sky, no people, no logos, no readable text. Fort Lauderdale Cruise, Miami Transfer A high-speed ferry seen from a low dock angle at a Fort Lauderdale marine terminal, bow pointed toward open water, no people, no logos, no readable text. Express Ferry, 15 Hours Door-To-Door A high-speed ferry approaching a Bahamas island shoreline, palm silhouettes visible ahead, calm water, no people, no logos, no readable text. 12-Hour Ferry From Miami Area A high-speed ferry crossing open water with a distant low island coastline, bright midday light, no people, no logos, no readable text. Optional Pig Beach Add-On A high-speed ferry docked at a Fort Lauderdale terminal gangway, morning light, calm harbor water, no people, no logos, no readable text. Ferry Tickets Only, Non-Refundable

Bahamas Day Tours From Miami: The Short Version

  • Eight tours make up the catalog, sorted into two groups: dedicated Bimini ferry crossings and flexible Bimini or Grand Bahama sailings. Every one publishes a from-price, and those start between $270 and $299 per person.
  • Lowest entry point on the page: the Fort Lauderdale Bimini day trip at $270 per person, carrying a 4.1 rating over 402 reviews.
  • Top score belongs to the Bimini or Grand Bahama ferry day trip: 4.5 across 453 reviews, with seats from $284.
  • All fares quoted are per person. One ferry listing lists a Premium tier at $309 next to its $270 Economy base.
  • Sailings leave from Fort Lauderdale and the Miami area, and one Miami Beach option includes roundtrip hotel transfers, so the door-to-door math differs from trip to trip.

Bahamas Day Tours From Miami: How They Actually Work

The roster splits into two groups of trips. Bimini ferry trips commit to a single island and hand you about 6 hours of free time there once the roughly 2-hour crossing is done. The Bimini or Grand Bahama listings work differently: your sailing date decides which island you get, and the island clock changes with it, about 5.5 hours on Bimini against roughly 4 on Grand Bahama. All of them ride the same high-speed ferry out of Port Everglades and return you to Florida the same day.

A high-speed ferry leaving a Fort Lauderdale marine terminal bound for Bimini, calm turquoise water, no people, no logos, no readable text. Bimini Ferry Bahamas Day Tours From Miami Ferry day trips to Bimini, the Bahamian island closest to Florida, with a two-hour sailing each way and roughly six hours of free time on shore. Operators include Admiral Tours Miami, Gray Line Miami and US2U aboard the Balearia ferry; every trip here comes with free cancellation except the ticket-only Gray Line fare. Best for a first Bahamas day trip, since Bimini is the closest island and the crossing is the shortest on offer. A ferry traveling across calm open sea toward flat island outlines barely visible on the horizon, bright sunlight on the water, no people, no logos, no readable text. Freeport Bahamas Day Tours From Miami By Ferry One booking, two island options: sail to Bimini or Grand Bahama from Florida, with the island set by your chosen date. Best for travelers happy to let the sailing schedule pick the island, in exchange for one flexible booking.

Bimini Ferry Bahamas Day Tours From Miami

Bimini is where most of these trips go, and the category holds five of the eight listings. The Fort Lauderdale day trip is the cheapest way in at $270 per person, rated 4.1 across 402 reviews. At the other end, the Miami Beach listing starts at $299 but includes roundtrip hotel transfers and carries 681 reviews at the same 4.1. There is also a ferry-tickets-only option from Gray Line with an Economy fare at $270 and a Premium tier at $309.

The most reviewed ferry trips here

Miami Beach Hotel Pickup Included

2-hour ferry each way, about 6 hours on Bimini (about 15 hours door to door) · Pickup included · Run by Admiral Tours Miami (Balearia ferry)

4.1 681 verified reviews

Roundtrip Balearia ferry tickets to Bimini with hotel transfers from Miami Beach included.

from $299 Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation
A high-speed ferry departing a Fort Lauderdale terminal dock at sunrise, calm turquoise water ahead, no people, no logos, no readable text.

Economy Or Business Class Ferry

4.1 402 verified reviews

2-hour ferry each way, about 6 hours free time on Bimini (about 11 hours door to door) · Gray Line Miami

A two-hour Balearia ferry crossing each way with Gray Line Miami, giving you roughly six hours of free time to swim, eat and wander on Bimini.

from $270 Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation
A high-speed ferry docked at a Fort Lauderdale terminal gangway, morning light, calm harbor water, no people, no logos, no readable text.

Ferry Tickets Only, Non-Refundable

3.3 15 verified reviews

Check-in 6:15-8:15am, departure about 7:00-9:00am (about 15 hours door to door) · Gray Line Miami

Gray Line issues ferry tickets only here: Economy from $270, with a Premium tier also shown at $309.

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Freeport Bahamas Day Tours From Miami By Ferry

Only three listings can put you on Grand Bahama, and the sailing date, not you, picks the island. The best-reviewed is the Bimini or Grand Bahama day trip by ferry: 4.5 across 453 reviews, from $284 per person, with about 3 hours each way to Grand Bahama and roughly 4 hours ashore. The Bimini Express ferry day trip starts at $282 and runs about 15 hours door to door, and the island day cruise lists from $279. US2U operates all three.

The most reviewed ferry trips here

Two Islands, Hotel Pickup

Bimini: about 2-hour ferry each way plus 5.5 hours island time. Grand Bahama: about 3-hour ferry each way plus 4 hours island time (island depends on sailing date) · Pickup included · Run by US2U Tours (Balearia ferry)

4.5 453 verified reviews

A US2U day trip from Miami aboard the Balearia ferry, bound for Bimini or Grand Bahama depending on the sailing date.

The same US2U operation also sells a Bahamas Day Cruise from the Miami area as a separate listing at an identical $284 from-price. Differentiation is thin: that listing carries a much smaller review base, 3.5 stars across 63 reviews versus 4.5 across 453 here, and frames the product as ferry-only with transfer details left to the booking page. Worth checking both listings before you commit.

from $284 Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation
A high-speed ferry crossing open water with a distant low island coastline, bright midday light, no people, no logos, no readable text.

Optional Pig Beach Add-On

3.5 26 verified reviews

10+ bookings last month

About 12 hours · free cancellation, about 12 hours · US2U

A US2U day cruise to Bimini or Grand Bahama, with a Pig Beach stop you can book on the day.

from $279 Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Bahamas Day Tours From Miami: Day Logistics

Set expectations for a long day out. The ferry itself is fast, about 2 hours each way to Bimini, but with transfers the door-to-door total stretches to about 15 hours on several listings. One trip shows check-in from 6:15 to 8:15am with departures between roughly 7:00 and 9:00am. Grand Bahama is farther: about 3 hours each way on the water, which cuts island time to around 4 hours.

Passport Rules For Bahamas Day Tours From Miami

Seven of the eight trips here come with free cancellation, a useful safeguard when a front stalls over the Florida Strait. Three operators run the sailings: Admiral Tours Miami, Gray Line Miami and US2U, all aboard Balearia ferries. Before locking in a date, check the live booking page for the check-in window, the departure terminal and the passport rule.

What Bahamas Day Tours From Miami Cost

Every listing here states its coverage up front. The fare on most trips buys the round-trip ferry crossing, and a few add hotel transfers from Miami Beach or the Fort Lauderdale area. None bundle a guided shore excursion, so the hours ashore are yours to spend as you like. Free cancellation applies to seven of the eight tours, though each operator sets its own window. Fare classes matter too: one Bimini ferry listing sells an Economy ticket at $270 and a Premium tier at $309. Check the includes section on the live booking page before you pay, since check-in windows and transfer coverage sit behind every headline price.

TourHotel pickupDurationGroup sizeMeal includedFree cancellationDeparts fromFrom
Miami Beach Hotel Pickup Included hotel pickup 2-hour ferry each way, about 6 hours on Bimini (about 15 hours door to door) see the listing see the listing see the listing Miami Beach $299
Economy Or Business Class Ferry meet at the departure point 2-hour ferry each way, about 6 hours free time on Bimini (about 11 hours door to door) see the listing see the listing see the listing Fort Lauderdale $270
Two Islands, Hotel Pickup hotel pickup Bimini: about 2-hour ferry each way plus 5.5 hours island time. Grand Bahama: about 3-hour ferry each way plus 4 hours island time (island depends on sailing date) see the listing see the listing see the listing Miami $284
Express Ferry, 15 Hours Door-To-Door meet at the departure point About 15 hours door to door see the listing see the listing see the listing Fort Lauderdale $282
Fort Lauderdale Cruise, Miami Transfer hotel pickup About 11 hours see the listing see the listing see the listing Fort Lauderdale $289
12-Hour Ferry From Miami Area hotel pickup About 12 hours see the listing see the listing see the listing Fort Lauderdale $284
Optional Pig Beach Add-On meet at the departure point About 12 hours see the listing see the listing see the listing Fort Lauderdale $279
Ferry Tickets Only, Non-Refundable meet at the departure point Check-in 6:15-8:15am, departure about 7:00-9:00am (about 15 hours door to door) see the listing see the listing check the listing Fort Lauderdale $270

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Miami Beach Hotel Pickup IncludedAdmiral Tours Miami (Balearia ferry) Bimini Ferry Trips Miami Beach 2-hour ferry each way, about 6 hours on Bimini (about 15 hours door to door) $299 ★ 4.1681 reviews Check availability
Two Islands, Hotel PickupUS2U Tours (Balearia ferry) Bimini Or Grand Bahama Miami Bimini: about 2-hour ferry each way plus 5.5 hours island time. Grand Bahama: about 3-hour ferry each way plus 4 hours island time (island depends on sailing date) $284 ★ 4.5453 reviews Check availability
Economy Or Business Class FerryGray Line Miami Bimini Ferry Trips Fort Lauderdale 2-hour ferry each way, about 6 hours free time on Bimini (about 11 hours door to door) $270 ★ 4.1402 reviews Check availability
Fort Lauderdale Cruise, Miami TransferAdmiral Tours Miami Bimini Ferry Trips Fort Lauderdale About 11 hours $289 ★ 3.570 reviews Check availability
Express Ferry, 15 Hours Door-To-DoorUS2U Tours (Balearia ferry) Bimini Or Grand Bahama Fort Lauderdale About 15 hours door to door $282 ★ 4.063 reviews Check availability
12-Hour Ferry From Miami AreaUS2U Bimini Ferry Trips Fort Lauderdale About 12 hours $284 ★ 3.563 reviews Check availability
Optional Pig Beach Add-OnUS2U Bimini Or Grand Bahama Fort Lauderdale About 12 hours $279 ★ 3.526 reviews Check availability
Ferry Tickets Only, Non-RefundableGray Line Miami Bimini Ferry Trips Fort Lauderdale Check-in 6:15-8:15am, departure about 7:00-9:00am (about 15 hours door to door) $270 ★ 3.315 reviews Check availability

Bahamas Day Tours From Miami: Which Island To Pick

Every option here is a ferry day trip across to the Bahamas, so the real question is which one fits your plans. Answer the three quick questions below and the shortlist rebuilds around your choices.

1. Which kind of Bahamas day trip are you after?
2. What are you looking to spend per person?
3. Where would you rather leave from?

Below is a starting shortlist of the best-reviewed trips. Answer any question and it rebuilds to match you.

Two Islands, Hotel Pickup

Bimini: about 2-hour ferry each way plus 5.5 hours island time. Grand Bahama: about 3-hour ferry each way plus 4 hours island time (island depends on sailing date) US2U Tours (Balearia ferry) Free cancellation

from $284 ★ 4.5 453 reviews

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Bahamas Day Tours From Miami Vs A Multi-Day Cruise

Bimini is the short hop: about two hours on the water each way, the quickest crossing on this roster. Grand Bahama takes roughly three hours each way and gives you a far larger island in exchange, with about four hours ashore on the day sailings. Either way, you step off the ferry onto Bahamian ground for a stretch of free hours and sail home the same evening. No flights, no hotel night, just one long day on open water.

Best Time For Bahamas Day Tours From Miami

Hurricane season runs June through November across the Bahamas, the same window Florida sits in, and a named storm can idle sailings for days at a stretch. Winter and late spring deliver the steadiest weather and calmest seas for a day crossing. Summer trips still operate, but squalls and chop can force schedule changes, so a morning sailing paired with a flexible date is the safer play. Each operator publishes its own weather policy on the listing, and free cancellation covers seven of the eight tours. Book early for holiday weeks and spring break, when ferry seats sell out first, and treat the check-in window seriously: the earliest departure here opens check-in at 6:15 am.

Sailing Season At A Glance

About November to April

Dry, settled weather outside the June-to-November storm window makes for the smoothest crossings, and winter seats fill first with travelers fleeing the cold up north.

Late Spring

May

Warm, calm days before summer heat peaks. Seas behave and ferries run close to schedule.

Summer

June to August

Summer sits inside the June-to-November Atlantic hurricane season, so sailings can shift with storms. Extra departures appear in peak weeks, but keep your dates loose.

Hurricane Season

Hurricane season: June to November

One named storm can idle every ferry on this roster for days. Free cancellation on most trips softens the risk, so a flexible travel window beats pinning one date.

What To Pack For A Bahamas Day Tour

Pack light but pack smart. A passport book is strongly recommended even for the ferry day trips, since a travel emergency could force an air return. Beyond that, the basics carry the day: swimwear, reef-safe sunscreen, a dry bag for the ferry ride, comfortable sandals, and cash for Bimini beach clubs and food stalls that do not take cards. The ferry ride each way runs about two hours, so bring something to read.

Read the full packing guide for a Bahamas day tour.

Bahamas Day Tours From Miami

The crossing is half the experience: about two hours on open water to Bimini, about three to Grand Bahama, with the Florida coast shrinking behind the stern. Bimini trips here give you roughly six hours ashore on the longer sailings and five and a half on one itinerary, enough for a beach afternoon and a slow lunch. Grand Bahama day trips allow about four hours on land. Island time varies more than the ferry ride does, so read the itinerary on the listing before you choose.

Reference

  • PortMiami

    Miami cruise/ferry port; reference point only, no currently kept tour departs from here (the PortMiami/FRS ferry product was dropped from the lineup)

Destination

  • Alice Town, Bimini

    main town on Bimini where ferry day-trippers spend their island time

  • North Bimini (Bailey Town / ferry dock area)

    North Bimini settlement near the ferry dock

  • Resorts World Bimini

    resort/marina on Bimini named on several of the kept ferry-day-trip listings as the arrival point

  • Freeport Harbour, Grand Bahama

    ferry arrival harbour for the Grand Bahama / Freeport day trips

  • Port Lucaya Marketplace, Freeport

    shopping and beach area on Grand Bahama where day trippers spend their island time

Where Bahamas Day Tours From Miami Actually Depart

Sailings leave from the Miami area and from Fort Lauderdale, where Port Everglades hosts several departures. A few listings add round-trip hotel transfers from Miami Beach, which stretches the longest door-to-door days to about 15 hours. The map below marks each departure point so you can judge the drive before booking.

Where the day starts, and the six mapped points around it A true-scale plot of 7 real coordinates read from OpenStreetMap, north upwards. Port Everglades Baleria ferry terminal (Fort Lauderdale) is the ringed point. Every other point is one mapped place, coloured by which set it belongs to and numbered to match the cards below. The grid squares are 50 km across. Three points sit within a few metres of a neighbour, so they have been nudged apart just far enough to stay readable. Distances on the cards are straight-line figures between the mapped coordinates, not road distances and not walking times. PortMiami, mapped point 11 Alice Town, Bimini, mapped point 22 North Bimini (Bailey Town / ferry dock area), mapped point 33 Resorts World Bimini, mapped point 44 Freeport Harbour, Grand Bahama, mapped point 55 Port Lucaya Marketplace, Freeport, mapped point 66 Port Everglades Baleria ferry terminal (Fort Lauderdale)
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Departures split between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, with hotel transfers on some listings. Island time runs about four to six hours depending on the trip. From-prices span $270 to $299 per person across 8 tours in 2 categories.

What Riders Say About Bahamas Day Tours From Miami

“Everything was well organised, from the bus pick up, to the ferry across and Bimini is another level of beautiful!”

Jack, operator-listing review of Miami Beach Hotel Pickup Included

“We could not believe that we could take a day trip to the Bahamas.”

Amber, operator-listing review of Economy Or Business Class Ferry

“Simply amazing! The water is so bright, we spent all day inside the blue sea.”

Fernanda, operator-listing review of Two Islands, Hotel Pickup

“It was awesome, the water was so crystal clear and white sand beach, and amenities were great.”

Rosa D., operator-listing review of 12-Hour Ferry From Miami Area

This site does not collect, select or edit these reviews; they are published on the operators' own booking listings and shown here as written, trimmed only for length.

Where To Stay For Bahamas Day Tours From Miami

Most of these trips board around the Fort Lauderdale port, so a hotel near the terminal or along the Miami Beach corridor keeps the early check-in manageable. Listings with hotel transfers collect from set zones, which matters more than your exact address. Each live booking page names the departure point and transfer coverage before you commit.

Midscale

Crowne Plaza Hotel Fort Lauderdale Airport/Cruiseport by IHG

Poinciana Park, about 1.4 miles from Port Everglades

★ 8.6 · 3,800 reviews

Close to the cruise port with a shuttle to the terminal, plus parking and an outdoor pool, which makes an early morning sailing to the islands far less stressful.

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Upscale

Pier Sixty-Six Resort

17th Street / Barrier Island, about 1.2 miles from Port Everglades

★ 9.8 · 700 reviews

Marina-side resort with pools, restaurants and a spa near the terminal, so you can sleep in and still catch the first ferry of the day.

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Upscale

Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel

17th Street Causeway, about 1 mile from Port Everglades

★ 9.4 · 350 reviews

On the 17th Street corridor that runs straight to the ferry terminal, with parking and a spa, a dependable night-before base for Bimini or Grand Bahama sailings.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bahamas Day Tours From Miami

Does comparing these trips cost anything?

Nothing on this site costs extra. The price you see is the price the operator charges, whether you find the trip here or elsewhere. The live booking page shows the current fare, your departure terminal and the cancellation rules.

Do you add booking fees?

Every trip card opens the operator's own booking page. Choose your sailing date there, complete payment, and a confirmation email follows shortly after. This site compares trips; it never takes your card details.

How are the ratings calculated?

Star ratings and review counts here match what each tour's live booking page shows when you look. The Bimini or Grand Bahama ferry day trip currently tops the group at 4.5 stars across 453 reviews. Those figures come from travelers who booked and sailed, and nothing is rounded or reordered to favor one trip over another.

How do you pick between two similar sailings?

From-prices cluster tightly, from $270 to $299, so review count often decides it. The Fort Lauderdale day trip to Bimini carries 402 reviews, while the Bimini or Grand Bahama island day cruise lists just 26. A small count usually signals a newer listing rather than a weak one. Cancellation terms on the live page settle the rest.

What should you sort out before sailing day?

Begin with where you board. All sailings leave from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, and several tours add hotel transfers from the Miami area. Then weigh island time against total door-to-door hours: one trip gives about 6 hours on Bimini, another about 4 on Grand Bahama. Keep your confirmation handy on your phone.

More Bahamas Day Tours From Miami Questions, Answered

Choosing A Ferry Trip

Ferries, Islands And Ports

Weather And Cancellation

Ready To Book Bahamas Day Tours From Miami?

Eight tours fill this catalog, split between Bimini ferry trips and combined Bimini or Grand Bahama sailings. The cheapest seat starts at $270 per person on the Fort Lauderdale day trip to Bimini; the highest from-price is $299 for the roundtrip Bimini ferry with hotel transfers. All eight publish a from-price. Compare the routes, check what each live booking page covers, then lock in the sailing that fits your plans.

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