There are 10 ways to get from Key West to Cape May by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, car ferry, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane EYW - PHL
- Take the bus from Market St At 16Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
7h 39m$146–658Fly to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport, drive, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)plane EYW - SBY
- Drive from Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) to Lewes, DEcar
- Take the carferry from Lewes, DE to Cape May, NJcarferry
8h 59m$123–516Bus, train
- Take the bus from N Roosevelt & 3rd Street to Big Pine Key - Auto Store / NAPA MM30bus Lks
- Take the bus from Big Pine Key to Miami Airport Stationbus
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316
36h 52m$755–1,202Bus
- Take the bus from N Roosevelt & 3rd Street to Big Pine Key - Auto Store / NAPA MM30bus Lks
- Take the bus from Big Pine Key to Miami Airport Stationbus
- Take the bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Market St 125'W Of 10Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316 / ...
42h 14m$277–469Drive 1,389.9 mi
- Drive from Key West to Cape Maycar 1,389.9 mi
24h 33m$254–367Fly to Laguardia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane EYW - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
9h 36m$187–1,360Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane EYW - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
9h 14m$238–931Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane EYW - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
9h 29m$149–534Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane EYW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
10h 46m$158–1,256Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train, bus
- Fly from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane EYW - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
9h 48m$208–730
Key West to Cape May by bus, foot, taxi, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Key West to Cape May is to fly and drive and car ferry which costs $120 - $550 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Key West to Cape May is to fly and bus which takes 7h 39m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Key West to Cape May. However, there are services departing from N Roosevelt & 3rd Street and arriving at Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street via Big Pine Key, Miami Airport Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Market St 125'W Of 10Th St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 14m.
The distance between Key West and Cape May is 1239 miles. The road distance is 1398 miles.
The best way to get from Key West to Cape May without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 52m and costs $750 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Key West to Cape May, including transfers.
Key West to Cape May bus services, operated by Key West Transit, depart from N Roosevelt & 3rd Street station.
Key West to Cape May bus services, operated by Key West Transit, arrive at Big Pine Key - Auto Store / NAPA MM30 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Key West to Cape May is 1398 miles. It takes approximately 24h 33m to drive from Key West to Cape May.
There are 671+ hotels available in Cape May.
What companies run services between Key West, FL, USA and Cape May, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from N Roosevelt & 3rd Street to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street via Big Pine Key - Auto Store / NAPA MM30, Big Pine Key, Miami Airport Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Philadelphia Bus Station, and Market St 125'W Of 10Th St in around 42h 14m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Key West International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Key West International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Key West International Airport to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Key West International Airport to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Key West International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Key West International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Key West International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Key West International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Key West International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Key West International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Key West International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Key West International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Key West International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Key West International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Key West International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Key West International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Key West International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Key West International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Key West International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Key West International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Key West International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Key West International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Key West International Airport to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Market St At 16Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St 125'W Of 10Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
- Phone
- +1 305-809-3700
- Website
- cityofkeywest-fl.gov
Bus from N Roosevelt & 3rd Street to Big Pine Key - Auto Store / NAPA MM30
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- Key West Transit
Bus from N Roosevelt & 3rd Street to Big Pine Key - Auto Store / NAPA MM30
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- Key West Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Big Pine Key to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Big Pine Key to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-643-3779
- Website
- Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Car ferry from Lewes, DE to Cape May, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- Cape May-Lewes Ferry
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