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change buses - range from free to 25ยข. Hours of operation differ from city to city, but gener-
ally buses run from approximately 6am to 10pm.
Metro
Walt Disney World has a monorail and Tampa has an old-fashioned, one-line streetcar, but
the only real metro systems are in and near Miami. In Miami, a driverless Metromover
circles downtown and connects with Metrorail, which connects downtown north to Hialeah
and south to Kendall.
Meanwhile, north of Miami, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach (and the
towns between them) are well connected by Tri-Rail's double-decker commuter trains. Tri-
Rail runs all the way to Miami, but the full trip takes longer than driving.
Train
Amtrak
trains run between a number of Florida cities. For the purpose of getting around
Florida, its service is extremely limited, and yet for certain trips its trains can be very easy
and inexpensive. In essence, daily trains run between Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami,
with one line branching off to Tampa. In addition, the Thruway Motorcoach (or bus) service
gets Amtrak passengers to Daytona Beach, St Petersburg and Fort Myers.