Originally Posted by plagwate

1) Southwest Airlines (WN) is located in Terminal 1 at FLL so you won't need to deal with the shuttle bus. Getting there is really a matter of how quickly WN offloads your bags and how quickly you you can walk to the rental car garage.

2) All of this advice may be a moot point since the counter closes at 11:59 and opens right back up at midnight. In other words, according to national.com this is a 24-hour location.