How do you get to and from South Beach without going crazy? We have some traffic advice

Getting to and from South Beach is tough on most days.

But during spring break? Or Art Basel? Or the

Food and Wine Festival? Or just about anytime?

Eastbound traffic to Miami Beach gets knotted on the MacArthur Causeway all the way back to Bayshore Drive and Biscayne Boulevard

Westbound traffic to Miami gets clotted back at

Hibiscus Island.

And with the construction lane-shift changes on I-395, the trip gets even more torturous.

But there is more than one way in and one way out of South Beach. We have some tips.

First one: Don’t take the MacArthur Causeway.

Yes, the MacArthur offers killer views and a convenient landing point at Fifth Street in South Beach. But everyone has the same idea to get to Ocean Drive.

So, if not the MacArthur, then which way to go?

Go north, take one of several causeways spanning the bay, each with their own amenities, then head south on one of Miami Beach’s major roads: Collins, LaGorce/Pine Tree, Alton.

Waze won’t tell you that, but we will.

Here is a rundown on the alternative causeway routes:

VENETIAN CAUSEWAY Toll:

$2.25 SunPass, $3 toll by plate

Route: 15th Street in Miami to 17th Street/Dade Boulevard in Miami Beach

JULIA TUTTLE CAUSEWAY

Toll: None

Route: Six-lane highway also known as Interstate 195. Runs from the southern terminus of the Airport Expressway and empties onto 41st Street in Miami Beach and connects with Alton Road.

79TH STREET CAUSEWAY

None, unless you are tempted to stop at one of the restaurants along the stretch and spend some money.

Route: Also known as the John F. Kennedy Causeway, it runs from Northeast 79th Street in Miami through North Bay Village to 71st Street in Miami Beach.

BROAD CAUSEWAY Toll:

$1.50 for SunPass and $2 for toll-by-plate. There is no toll booth.

Runs from Northeast 123rd Street in North Miami and becomes Kane Concourse in Bay Harbor Islands and empties onto 96th Street on the Surfside-Bal Harbour border.

SUNNY ISLES CAUSEWAY Toll: Route:

None

Runs from Northeast 163rd Street in North Miami Beach east through Eastern Shores and past Oleta River State Park, crosses the Intracoastal and ends on A1A in Sunny Isles Beach.

WILLIAM LEHMAN CAUSEWAY Toll: Route:

None

Begins on the mainland at Northeast 192nd Street just south of the Aventura Mall, runs for two miles and spans the Intracoastal before ending at A1A in Sunny Isles Beach.