How Much Does Key West Cost?
A week for two runs about $3,214 door to door from New York (estimate). Day to day, a hotel night runs about $160 (estimate), and daily spend is $45–$150 a person.
Fare, hotel night and daily spend for Key West, USA, line by line, from where you fly — from backpacker to luxury.
What a trip to Key West costs
The fare from where you fly, the usual hotel night and daily spend. Change the travellers, nights or travel style.
- Fare · New York to Key West × 2Economy round trip, usually about $522 eachPricier than every one of the 10 days we checked fares on this route, by our own fare checks since Jul 2026. How we know$1,044
- Hotel night (estimate) · $160 × 7 nightsOur city guide's estimate: we don't check Key West hotel prices ourselves yet. 2 travellers share a room.$1,120
- Daily spend · $75 × 2 travellers × 7 daysRestaurants, transport and paid sights, per person per day. The hotel isn't in it.$1,050
7 nights, 2 travellers, mid-range, flying from New York. The hotel night is our guide's estimate; the rest are usual prices we track. Not a price you can book.
How we know
- Fare: the middle price of the economy round trips we found from New York on our latest check (half were cheaper, half dearer), for departures in the coming weeks.
- Hotel night: our city guide's estimate, because we don't check Key West hotel prices ourselves yet.
- Daily spend: food, local transport and sights per person, from our city guide, by travel style. The hotel isn't in it.
- Total: fare × travellers + hotel night × nights × rooms + daily spend × travellers × days. Prices move, so treat it as a guide, not a quote.
Daily spend by travel style
Per person per day: food, getting around and something worth doing. The hotel isn't in it; a hotel night runs about $160 (estimate).
- Budget, per day
- $45A week for two with the hotel: $1,750, before flights
- Mid-range, per day
- $75A week for two with the hotel: $2,170, before flights
- Luxury, per day
- $150A week for two with the hotel: $3,220, before flights
Where a day's spend goes
Pick a travel style to see how a day's spend splits in Key West. The hotel is separate.
- FoodCasual restaurants$31
- TransportMetro + occasional taxi$19
- Sights & activitiesPaid attractions, tours$25
- Daily spend, per person$75
Money-saving tips for Key West
- Rent a bicycle or scooter — Key West is tiny and walkable, driving a car is more hassle than it's worth
- Sunset at Mallory Square draws performers, artists, and crowds — arrive 45 minutes early for a good spot
- Eat a real Key lime pie (yellow filling, not green) at Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe
- Snorkel or dive at Dry Tortugas National Park via ferry — a bucket-list day trip from the island
- Visit during shoulder season (November to April) for the best balance of weather and prices
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