Direct Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa
Tampa · Florida
Nonstop service from FLL to TPA on JetBlue, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
JetBlue, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
197 mi
Flight time
~55mgate to gate
Elevation
26 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
How rare is this nonstop?
73 cities have a nonstop to Tampa, Fort Lauderdale among them.
How long to go to Tampa for, from Fort Lauderdale
55m in the air, 197 miles: short enough that a single night in Tampa is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Tampa
The city of Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough County and the largest city on Florida's West Coast.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Tampa
- The Salvador Dalí Museum is an American art museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, dedicated to the works of Salvador Dalí.
- De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately five miles west of Bradenton, Florida.
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre (136 ha) animal theme park located in Tampa, Florida, United States, with the entire park landscaped and designed around themes of Africa.
- The Florida Holocaust Museum is a Holocaust museum located at 55 Fifth Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1992, it moved to its current location in 1998.
- Hillsborough River State Park is located in the northeast corner of Hillsborough County, Florida near Zephyrhills. It is a popular park due to its proximity to the city of Tampa.
- The Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
- The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, publicly operated institution located in downtown Tampa, Florida, United States.
- The Museum of Science & Innovation (MOSI) is a non-profit science museum located in Tampa, Florida's Uptown Innovation District, connected via pedestrian bridge to the neighboring University of South Florida.
- Little Manatee River State Park is a 2,433-acre (985 ha) Florida State Park located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Sun City, off U.S. Route 301 on Lightfoot Road and along the Little Manatee River.
- Caladesi Island State Park is a Florida State Park located on Caladesi Island in the Gulf of Mexico, across St. Joseph Sound to the west of Dunedin, Florida, and north of Clearwater Beach.
- Alafia River State Park is a Florida State Park, located near Picnic in Hillsborough County in central Florida, 17 miles or 27 kilometers southeast of Tampa on County Road 39.
- The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, formerly known as the Polk Museum of Art, is a private, non-profit, and nationally accredited art museum in Lakeland, Florida.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Tampa weather, compared with Fort Lauderdale
Within 1° of Fort Lauderdale on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Tampa 71°F · Fort Lauderdale 76°F · 5° colder
- April
- Tampa 82°F · Fort Lauderdale 83°F · much the same
- July
- Tampa 90°F · Fort Lauderdale 90°F · much the same
- October
- Tampa 85°F · Fort Lauderdale 86°F · much the same
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Tampa
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Tampa is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 71–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Tampa rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Salvador Dalí Museum, De Soto National Memorial, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Tampa (TPA) on JetBlue, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa?
- JetBlue, Southwest fly nonstop between Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Tampa (TPA).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa.
- How far is Tampa from Fort Lauderdale?
- Tampa is about 197 miles from Fort Lauderdale by air.
- What is there to do in Tampa?
- Popular things to do include Salvador Dalí Museum, De Soto National Memorial, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida Holocaust Museum, and more.
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