how far is the bahamas from florida

The Bahamas are roughly 50–60 miles (about 80–100 km) from the closest point in Florida, with the nearest Bahamian islands like Bimini sitting about 50 miles east of Miami.

Quick Scoop

If you’re picturing it on a map, the distance is surprisingly short—close enough that people do regular day trips by boat or high-speed ferry from South Florida to islands like Bimini and Grand Bahama. By air, common routes such as Miami or Fort Lauderdale to Nassau or Freeport are short hops of about 1 hour of flight time.

For a simple mental picture: driving 50–60 miles on a highway might take you about an hour, and that’s about the same straight-line distance across open water from South Florida to the nearest parts of the Bahamas.

TL;DR: The Bahamas start only about 50 miles off the Florida coast, making them one of the quickest international getaways from the U.S. mainland.

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