Choose your dates to check availability · 14 operators serving Longboat Key · No booking fees — the price listed is what you pay · Last updated September 2026
14 operators serve Longboat Key, with 11 street-legal LSV listings. Florida law limits even street-legal LSVs to roads posted 35 mph or less, and Gulf of Mexico Drive — the key's one through road — is posted 40–45 mph. That means carts and LSVs can cross it at intersections but can't drive along it: rentals here are for the 25 mph village streets at the north end, resort grounds, and short neighborhood hops. Operators deliver from both the Sarasota and AMI ends of the key.
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Gulf of Mexico Drive is posted above Florida's 35 mph LSV limit, so carts and LSVs may cross it at intersections but not drive along it (Fla. Stat. § 316.2122).
Town side streets are posted 20 mph (Longboat Key Code § 71.02) and suit street-legal LSVs; the town has no golf-cart road designation of its own.
No driving on the beach; park only in marked spaces.
Most operators require drivers 21+ with a valid licence — an operator policy, not a statute; an LSV always needs a licensed driver (Fla. Stat. § 316.2122).
Rules last reviewed August 23, 2026 against Fla. Stat. § 316.212, § 316.2122 and municipal codes. Posted limits and signage control; operators may set stricter terms.
Longboat Key golf cart FAQs
Can I drive a golf cart on Gulf of Mexico Drive?
No — and that includes street-legal LSVs. Florida law limits LSVs to roads posted 35 mph or less, and Gulf of Mexico Drive is posted 40–45 mph. You can cross it at intersections; plan your riding around the 25 mph village streets at the key's north end.
Can I drive from Longboat Key to St. Armands?
Not by golf cart or LSV — the only route is Gulf of Mexico Drive, which is posted above Florida's 35 mph LSV limit. Take a car to St. Armands, or rent from a Lido Key / St. Armands operator when you're there.
14 carts across 14 operators listed in Longboat Key · Sarasota & Manatee County, FL
