--- title: "Key West Travel Guide | Weather, Tips and Tours | Tourpublish" description: "Key West travel guide with live conditions, reef and ferry advice, local knowledge and bookable Dry Tortugas, snorkel and sunset experiences." canonical: https://tourpublish.com/destinations/united-states/florida/key-west last_updated: 2026-10-16 content_type: page publisher: Tourpublish SIA --- > Key West travel guide with live conditions, reef and ferry advice, local knowledge and bookable Dry Tortugas, snorkel and sunset experiences. Tourpublish is the publishing layer above your reservation system, not a reservation platform. Every tour operator should be able to publish everywhere from one place. [Image: Key West waterfront and harbour] # Key West The end of the road, 150 kilometres from Cuba and firmly its own place. Photo: [Unknown](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southernmost_point_buoy%2C_NE_view.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=original) (See source) Currency US dollar (USD) Cards accepted almost everywhere Emergency number 911 Police, Ambulance, Fire Advisory level Normal precautions Global Affairs Canada and 1 other government Language English Local transport Bike & walk The island is 6km long Amtrak Joins Gov. Lamont, Connecticut DOT for Windsor Locks Train Station Ribbon Cutting Windsor Locks, CT – Amtrak Vice President of Infrastructure and Project Delivery Warren LeBeau joined Gov. Ned Lamont, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, and state and local... 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[Amtrak](https://media.amtrak.com/2026/10/amtrak-advances-planning-for-replacement-of-bush-and-gunpowder-river-bridges-in-maryland/) Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Dauphin, PA; Lebanon, PA; Schuylkill, PA Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA [US National Weather Service](https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.914e488e04f378887a43c2cc9f530fdf371638a9.001.1) Freeze Watch - Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; Boone Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV [US National Weather Service](https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.925f6ac4d824ed3e89db8af7a48486ab82afeb58.001.1) Freeze Watch - Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV [US National Weather Service](https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.925f6ac4d824ed3e89db8af7a48486ab82afeb58.002.1) ## Good to know To enter or transit through the US, you must have either an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) or a visa. The US State Department has more information on visas… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa/entry-requirements) To enter the US, your passport must be valid for the length of your planned stay. If you’re travelling through another country on your way to or from the US, check the entry requirements for that country… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa/entry-requirements) The US Customs and Border Protection Trusted Traveller Program (TTP) Global Entry allows pre-approved, low-risk travellers expedited clearance at some US airports. If you’re a British citizen, you can register to get a UK background check… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa/entry-requirements) There are strict rules about goods you can take into or out of the US. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa/entry-requirements) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: The Health section was updated - travel health information (Public Health Agency of Canada). [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-states) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: Risk levels section – removed the advisory to avoid non-essential travel to the Northern Gulf coast… [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-states) Leave the car at the hotel. Key West is best on a bicycle or a scooter, and parking is scarce and charged. Mallory Square sunset gathers about 90 minutes before the sun goes down. Get there early for a rail spot. Dry Tortugas needs a ferry or seaplane booked weeks ahead, and the crossing takes 2 hours 15 each way. Prices are noticeably higher than the mainland because everything arrives by one road. ## Local knowledge Contributed by guides, operators and creators on the ground. Community advice, kept separate from official sources. Do the Keys on a weekday The Overseas Highway is one lane each way in places. Leaving Miami on a Friday afternoon can add two hours to the drive. Tour operator Overseas Highway Tours ## Frequently asked questions Two nights minimum, three if you want a Dry Tortugas day, which uses one entirely. You can, but it is 7 hours of driving in a day. An overnight stay is far better. April to June, when the water is warm and visibility is at its clearest before summer storms. Yes, though the Duval Street bar strip is livelier at night. Stay near the harbour or Old Town edges. To enter or transit through the US, you must have either an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) or a visa. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. To enter the US, your passport must be valid for the length of your planned stay. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. For details about medical entry requirements and recommended vaccinations, see TravelHealthPro’s US guide. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. There are strict rules about goods you can take into or out of the US. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. For tour operators ## Run tours in Key West? Publish them everywhere from one place. Tourpublish takes the tours already in your reservation system and publishes them to your website, social channels, messaging apps, AI assistants and marketplaces. - [Best tour operator software compared](https://tourpublish.com/best-tour-operator-software) - [How Tourpublish works](https://tourpublish.com/product) Sources and freshness Travel information last reviewed 16 October 2026. 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Photography: [Unknown](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southernmost_point_buoy%2C_NE_view.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=original) (See source) ; [Unknown](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fort-Jefferson_Dry-Tortugas.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=original) (See source) . ## Structured data ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"Tourpublish","url":"https://tourpublish.com","logo":"https://tourpublish.com/icon-512.png","sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/company/tourpublish","https://www.klnk.tv","https://klnk.to"]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebSite","name":"Tourpublish","url":"https://tourpublish.com"} ``` ```json 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