JetBlue is welcoming 2024 with a winter sale that has one-way flights to Europe starting at just $299 and flights across the United States starting at under $40.
16.12.2023 - 14:38 / matadornetwork.com
Travelers who live in South Florida rarely take for granted the warm weather and world-class restaurants available in the region, but enjoying that means sometimes it’s easy to forget how close Miami is to some of the most exciting destinations in the world. While people in the rest of America needs extended vacation time to visit countries like Dominica and Ecuador, Miamians can wake up, jump on a direct flight from Miami, and be in a new country in time for dinner (or maybe even lunch). And if someone in Miami gets a hankering to head to Europe, most of the continent is only an overnight flight away.
With airports in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, almost everyone in Mimmi is within half an hour of a hub, so escaping to a far-off land is laughably easy. And while you probably know about the heavy hitters like London, Paris, and Dubai, there are some fantastic direct flights from Miami you may not realize can get you to a new country surprisingly quickly.
The direct flights from Miami-area airports below are listed in order of cost by airport, starting with MIA — and yes, we’re also shocked that getting to Ecuador is under $400.
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The most colorful island in the Caribbean feels like a European city dropped in the tropics, where floating bridges, streetside cafes, and art-filled neighborhoods give the place a decidedly continental feel. The winding streets of old town Willemstad are comparable to a warm-weather Amsterdam, and with cafe names like “Van Gogh” and “La Reina,” you may completely forget you’re in the Caribbean. The city’s Otrabanda area is plastered in murals, and you’ll find artists’ studios and cocktail bars – try Ochenta and the green-rum-slinging-Netto – tucked between gorgeous historic homes.
It’s not all drinks and cafes in Curacao, though, as the hike to the top of Mt. Christoffel is a manageable 45 minutes with a seriously panoramic payoff. You can also rent jet skis and cruise through the beaches and hidden coves along the island’s west side, with a stop to jump off the famous cliff outside Restaurant Playa Forti. Shete Boka National Park is also very worth a visit, both to see the wild flamingos and hear the boisterous blowholes where the surf explodes into the limestone shore.
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For those who love rugged adventures, one of the best direct flights from Miami will undoubtedly be to the island of Dominica in the Caribbean. It’s the kind of place where you’ll hike three hours on a muddy cliff to find a 200-foot-tall waterfall around the corner with absolutely no other tourists around to muck it up — and then you can do an even better hike the next day. While the signature treks are those to Boiling Lake (which passes steaming
JetBlue is welcoming 2024 with a winter sale that has one-way flights to Europe starting at just $299 and flights across the United States starting at under $40.
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