RSW · Layover Guide
Fort Myers
Stop in Fort Myers.
Best layover: 3–36h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Fort Myers for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 62 · Discover 46 · Ease 20
Why Fort Myers scores 62
Getting there
Uber/Lyft $25 · LeeTran Bus 50 $1.5
min to center
bus- 01Uber/Lyft to downtown (25 min, $20-30)
- 02LeeTran bus Route 50 (45 min, $1.50)
- 03Rental car (most flexible for beaches)
- 01Edison & Ford Winter Estates with botanical gardens and inventor museums
- 02Fort Myers Beach pier and white sand Gulf shores
- 03Historic downtown Fort Myers River District with galleries and cafes
- 04Manatee Park for wild manatee sightings (Nov-March)
- 05Sanibel Island shelling on pristine barrier island beaches
Experiences in Fort Myers
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Need a room for your layover? Browse hotels near the airport.
Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Homewood Suites Fort Myers Airport
Adjacent to airport
$79/day
5 min walk
Bounce Luggage Storage
Downtown Fort Myers
$6/bag
0 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Uber/Lyft
to downtown Fort Myers
Most convenient option
25 min
$25.00
LeeTran Bus 50
to downtown
Limited frequency, connects to Rosa Parks terminal
45 min
$1.50
Uber/Lyft to Fort Myers Beach
to beach
35 min
$35.00
Uber/Lyft to Sanibel Island
to Sanibel
$6 causeway toll included
45 min
$45.00
No city pass available for this city.
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Open-air design with Florida landscaping
- 02Oasis restaurant with craft beer selection
- 03Rocking chairs throughout terminal
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