Which streets will close for Miami Marathon? Here’s a list of when to avoid the areas
The 2025 Life Time Miami Marathon and Half will shut down streets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The full marathon covers 26.2 miles from the start in front of the Miami Heat’s Kaseya Center in downtown Miami at 601 Biscayne Blvd. and concludes four blocks south of the start at 301 Biscayne Blvd. Participants, cross over to Miami Beach and include the Rickenbacker Causeway and leafy neighborhoods in Brickell and Coconut Grove.
The marathon will close traffic lanes to accommodate competitors, starting on Friday for staging prep and continuing through Sunday afternoon.
Here’s what to know about closed streets and traffic shifts for the 2025 Life Time Miami Marathon:
What’s the marathon route?
The basics: The Miami Marathon starts at 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb, 2, in front of the Kaseya Center in downtown Miami, the home of the Miami Heat. Runners will cross the MacArthur Causeway to Miami Beach, then dart over to Ocean Drive before crossing back over the Venetian Causeway to continue through Brickell, Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne neighborhoods before circling back toward Bayfront Park to reach the finish line.
Which roads will close?
Road prep: Road closings begin at noon Friday at Biscayne Boulevard’s north and southbound lanes from Southeast Third Street to Northeast Second Street. The stretch reopens at 8 a.m. Saturday until portions close again at 10 p.m. Saturday.
All traffic entering Biscayne Boulevard at Chopin Plaza will be re-routed to the southbound lanes at Southeast First Street to Northeast Second Street, where the counter-flow will return to a normal traffic pattern, Miami police said.
Road closures beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday:
▪ All northbound traffic entering Biscayne Boulevard at Chopin Plaza will be re-routed westbound on Southeast Second Street starting at 8 a.m. Saturday. Southbound traffic on Biscayne will be detoured at Northeast First Street and may continue south at Southeast Second Avenue. Biscayne Boulevard from Southeast First to Northeast First streets will be shut to traffic.
▪ Biscayne Boulevard northbound from Southeast Third Street to Northeast First Street closes at 10 p.m. Saturday.
▪ Biscayne Boulevard northbound from Southeast Sixth Street to Northeast 11th Terrace at 10 p.m. Saturday.
Select road closures and rolling reopenings beginning 2:30 a.m. Sunday:
▪ Southeast First Street eastbound from North Miami Avenue to Biscayne Boulevard at 2:30 a.m.
▪ MacArthur Causeway eastbound from Biscayne Boulevard to Alton Road and Fifth Street at 5 a.m.-8:10 a.m.
▪ Northeast 15th Street westbound from Venetian Causeway to North Miami Avenue at 6:25 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
▪ North Miami Avenue southbound from Northeast 15th Street to Northwest First Avenue at 6:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
▪ Northwest First Avenue and Northwest First Street/West Flagler westbound and southbound at North Miami Avenue / South Miami Avenue at 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
▪ South Miami Miami Avenue southbound from Southeast First Street to Southwest First Avenue at 6:30 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
▪ Southeast Fifth Street eastbound from Southwest First Avenue to Brickell Avenue at 6:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
▪ Brickell Avenue southbound from Southwest Fifth Fifth Street to Southwest 15th Road at 6:35 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
▪ Brickell Avenue northbound from Southwest 15th to 26th roads at 6:40 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
▪ McFarlane Road eastbound from South Bayshore Drive to Main Highway at 6:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
▪ Main Highway northbound from McFarlane Road to Commodore Plaza at 6:50-12:30 p.m.
▪ Grand Avenue eastbound from Commodore Plaza to Mary Street at 7 a.m.-12:35 p.m.
▪ South Miami Avenue northbound from Southwest 26th Road to Southeast First Street at 7:05 a.m.-2 p.m.
Roads will be closed and managed by Miami and Miami Beach police and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, which will guide traffic through intersections between gaps of participants, according to Miami Marathon organizers.
Which roads will close on marathon day?
Here are the span of hours neighborhoods and specific areas along the marathon route that will be closed to traffic on race day Sunday. The ending hour signifies when the areas should be cleared of all participants as runners make their way to the finish line in downtown Miami. Some lane and road openings will be on a rolling basis as the last of the participants pass through. To be safe, if heading to the area and you want to avoid a jam, consider the full hours below.
▪ Downtown/Brickell: 5 a.m.–2 p.m.
▪ MacArthur Causeway eastbound: 5 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
▪ Miami Beach area, which includes Alton Road and South Pointe Drive, Ocean Drive, Washington Avenue, Prairie Avenue, Meridian Avenue, Dade Boulevard and the Miami Beach entrance of the Venetian Causeway: 5 a.m.–10 a.m.
▪ Venetian Causeway: 6 a.m.–10 a.m.
▪ Rickenbacker Causeway: 6:30 a.m.–noon.
▪ Coconut Grove area: 6:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Heading to Miami Beach?
Are you planning a trip to Miami Beach? Maybe breakfast on Ocean Drive or heading home late? Your usual MacArthur Causeway route will be a part of the marathon route.
Access to and from Miami Beach from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday: Use the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
