TPA · Layover Guide
Tampa
Stop in Tampa.
Best layover: 3–36h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Tampa 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 65 · Discover 50 · Ease 18
Why Tampa scores 65
Getting there
Uber/Lyft $20 · HART Bus Route 30 $2
min to center
bus- 01Rideshare to downtown (20-25 min, $18-25)
- 02HART bus Route 30 to downtown (45 min, $2)
- 03Taxi to Ybor City (25 min, $30-35)
- 01Stroll the Tampa Riverwalk from downtown to Armature Works food hall
- 02Explore the Cuban heritage and hand-rolled cigars in Ybor City
- 03Visit the Florida Aquarium on the waterfront
- 04Catch manatees at the TECO Manatee Viewing Center (seasonal Nov-Apr)
- 05Sample craft beer at Cigar City Brewing taproom
Experiences in Tampa
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Tampa Marriott Water Street
Downtown Tampa
$89/day
0 min walk
Bounce Luggage Storage
Various downtown locations
$6/bag
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Uber/Lyft
to downtown
Most convenient option; pickup at Level 1 Blue side
22 min
$20.00
HART Bus Route 30
to downtown
Runs every 30 min; connects to Marion Transit Center
45 min
$2.00
Taxi
to downtown
Flat rate to downtown available
20 min
$30.00
No city pass available for this city.
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Columbia Restaurant for Cuban cuisine (Airside C)
- 02Cigar City Brewing outpost in the terminal
- 03Free WiFi throughout
- 04Outdoor observation deck near main terminal
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