As usual, Miami Art Week and Art Basel are shaping up to be a busy time of year for the city. If you’ve been stressing about how you’re going to navigate the streets during this crazy, art-fueled week, the City of Miami Beach is coming to the rescue! The city’s free water taxi service is returning to whisk passengers between downtown Miami and South Beach.
🚤 About the complimentary water taxis
Beginning December 1, up to seven taxi vessels will be sailing across Biscayne Bay every 15 minutes between Maurice Gibb Memorial Park (1790 Purdy Avenue) and the Venetian Marina & Yacht Club (1635 North Bayshore Drive).
The service will run through December 6 from 10 a.m. to midnight. On Sunday, December 7, the boats will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
To really alleviate traffic nightmare, the city is also bringing back a series of free shuttles that perfectly link up with the water taxis and several major art fairs. You can hop aboard a shuttle (running every 15 minutes) and even track it in real time on www.ArtWeekMB.com.
🚌 Know your shuttles for Miami Art Week
- Water Taxi Shuttles: Running between the Miami Beach water taxi stop at Maurice Gibb Memorial Park (1790 Purdy Avenue) and the Convention Center (Convention Center Drive and 18 Street) in coordination with the taxi schedule.
- South Beach Art Shuttles: Traveling between the Miami Beach Convention Center and Collins Avenue between 10 and 11 streets.
- Mid Beach Art Shuttles: Hitting the Convention Center and Mid Beach with the following stops: Convention Center Drive and 18 Street, Collins Avenue and 22 Street, Collins Avenue and 32 Street, Collins Avenue and 46 Street as well as Royal Palm Avenue between 41 and 42 streets.
- Miami Beach – Design District Shuttles: Between the Miami Beach Convention Center and NE 38 Street and NE 1 Court in the City of Miami. These shuttles will operate on the inside shoulders of the Julia Tuttle Causeway to reduce travel time.
Designated pickup and drop-off locations will be set up near various parking garages in Miami Beach and Miami for easy access to the complimentary shuttles and water taxi. For all the details on routes and park and ride locations, be sure to check out the city’s website.
Go get cultured this Art Week — and do it stress-free!