From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Fort Lauderdale to Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
Tell us where in Fort Lauderdale to collect you and when. The driver plans the route to the resort, arrives ahead of the agreed time, loads the bags and drives the whole way with your party only. Stops on the way are welcome when you add them to the booking.
Loews Sapphire Falls Resort sits inside the Universal Orlando Resort complex, in Orlando — a resort built for travelers whose days center on the theme parks. When your group is heading to Orlando for park time, this is a place to land that keeps you close to the action rather than out on the edge of town. The resort shares the grounds of Universal Orlando, so the rides, the shows and the walkways of the wider complex sit near at hand.
Because it stands within the Universal Orlando Resort, the setting is squarely a theme-park one. This is the base you return to between park days, the address your driver aims for, and the point your Orlando trip revolves around. For a family arriving with theme-park bags and a schedule built around rope drop, having the resort set inside the complex means the parks are part of the same grounds rather than a separate trip across the city.
On arrival, your car pulls up at the resort entrance itself — not a distant lot or a curb blocks away. The chauffeur brings you to the door, and your group steps out where the resort begins, bags and all. After a long run north from South Florida, that final stop at the front of Loews Sapphire Falls Resort is the easy part: everyone unloads, and the Orlando portion of the trip starts right there inside the Universal Orlando grounds.
The ride begins at the Fort Lauderdale address you give us — a home, a hotel or an office. Your chauffeur is there at the agreed time, loads the luggage into the vehicle, and your group settles in for one continuous run north. There is no counter to find and no pickup zone to decode; the driver is waiting when you come out, and the bags ride in the same vehicle the whole way.
From South Florida the route climbs Florida’s Turnpike and joins I-4 into Orlando, covering about 209 miles in roughly 3.4 to 3.5 hours depending on traffic. Tolls and fuel are handled by your driver, so nothing needs sorting on the road. One driver stays with you the entire corridor, and the trip ends at the entrance of Loews Sapphire Falls Resort inside the Universal Orlando grounds.
The car waits for you, not the other way around. Your group travels together with the luggage in the same vehicle, the fare is known before the ride, and the driver takes the direct route to the destination.
Booking takes a 50% deposit; the other half goes to the driver when the ride is done, by cash or card. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
Rides between 9 PM and 7 AM add a night fee for the SUV: $20 within Miami-Dade and Broward, $50 farther out. The first child seat or booster is included; each additional one is $20. An extra stop is billed at $45 per 30 minutes of the detour.
The black SUV takes up to 5 passengers with their luggage; the vans carry 6 to 9 or 10 to 14 with room for the bags. Tell us how many people and how many suitcases travel and the right vehicle is assigned.
Up to 12 hours before pickup you can change passengers, luggage or extras. Dates are locked at booking and do not move.
Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your date, passenger count and luggage, and we confirm the vehicle and the pickup details.
Reserving a few days ahead is ideal, and in peak season (holidays, spring break, big cruise weekends) a week or more keeps your first-choice vehicle available. Requests inside 24 hours are welcome but depend on availability, and those bookings are non-refundable once confirmed.
We run on reservations rather than on-demand pickups. A same-day request may still work if a driver is free: message us on WhatsApp with the pickup time and we will confirm quickly. Keep in mind that a ride booked within 24 hours of pickup cannot be refunded.
No. A 50% deposit holds the vehicle when you book online, and the other half goes to your driver on the day of the ride, in cash or by card. If you prefer to settle everything at once, choose Pay in full at checkout.
Yes. After the deposit, the remaining half is paid directly to your driver when the ride is done, cash or card, whichever you prefer. There is nothing else to pay unless you added an extra service.
Cancellations are free up to 24 hours before the pickup. Inside that 24-hour window the ride is non-refundable, and no-shows are treated the same way. Booking details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can still be updated until 12 hours before pickup.
The pickup time and other details can be adjusted until 12 hours before the ride, subject to driver availability; write to us as soon as your plans change. The travel date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
Payments run through Stripe over an encrypted checkout; we never see your card number. Card payments carry a 3% processing fee that is shown before you pay. Zelle is also accepted for the deposit with no fee: ask us on WhatsApp.
Not at all. Travelers reserve from all over the world, international cards are accepted at checkout, and we answer on WhatsApp and email in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Yes. Give us the flight number when you book and your driver tracks it in real time, so the pickup follows the actual landing rather than the scheduled one, at no extra cost.
Message us the moment you know. We reschedule around the new arrival whenever a driver is available; because that counts as a change to the booking, the cancellation terms above still apply if the ride cannot be rebooked.
At MIA your driver meets you at the arrivals level at the curb, and that greeting is included in the fare. If you would rather be met inside the terminal with a name sign, add the Meet & Greet for $40 when you book. At the cruise port the curbside greeting is always included.
You receive the meeting instructions in advance, and the driver contacts you the day before the ride to confirm every detail. On landing, head to the agreed curb; connect to the airport Wi-Fi and message us on WhatsApp if anything is unclear.
The day before the ride we send the driver’s name and phone number, and the vehicle details you need to spot the car. Vehicle photos on the site show the category booked; the exact model can vary.
Call or WhatsApp us at +1 (786) 682-8748 and we connect you right away. The pickup is always coordinated at the confirmed spot, and the courtesy waiting time keeps running from your landing or your scheduled pickup.
At the airport we wait up to 60 minutes after landing on domestic flights and up to 2 hours on international arrivals; at hotels, homes and the cruise port the courtesy wait is 15 minutes. Beyond that, waiting is billed like an extra stop, $45 per 30 minutes.
The distance and the usual driving time for this exact route are listed on this page. Real timing depends on traffic and the hour, which is why the driver plans the pickup around your actual landing or ship arrival rather than a fixed clock time.
Yes. Your driver loads and unloads every bag at the curb. Drivers do not go inside the hotel or terminal to collect luggage, so have it with you at the meeting point.
Each passenger can bring one large suitcase plus one carry-on. The black SUV carries up to 5 passengers as long as passengers plus large suitcases total 10 or fewer; larger groups or extra bags move to a van. Surfboards, bikes or many extra cases need a custom setup, so tell us before booking.
Yes. Add them when you book: a child seat for babies and toddlers up to about 3 years, or a booster for ages 3 to 5. The first seat or booster is included with your booking, each additional one is $20, and they are fitted before the driver leaves for the pickup.
Planned stops are fine when you add them at booking, priced at $45 per 30 minutes with a 30-minute minimum, then $1.50 per extra minute. Unplanned detours on the day are not part of the fare.
Never. Every transfer is private: the vehicle carries only your group, door to door, with no other pickups and no waiting for strangers.
A black SUV for up to 5 passengers, a van for 6 to 9 and a larger van for 10 to 14. The fare table on this page shows the price for each. For groups above 14 we arrange several vehicles or a minibus on a custom quote.
No. We pick up and drop off at Miami International Airport, PortMiami and the other cruise terminals, hotels, private homes, offices and event venues across South Florida and beyond.
Yes. Wedding parties, corporate groups and private events get a tailored quote with the right mix of vehicles; message us with the date, head count and schedule.
Between 9 PM and 7 AM the black SUV adds a night fee of $20 inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 farther out. The fee is shown in the quote before you book, and daytime rides carry no surcharge.
The fare shown is for the exact route named on this page. For a different pickup or drop-off address, use the ride search on this site: it prices the real road distance instantly and lets you book on the spot.
The fare includes the driver, fuel and tolls, with no hidden fees. Only optional items add to it: the 3% card fee, the Meet & Greet at MIA, child seats, extra stops or the night fee, each shown in the quote before you pay. Tipping is at your discretion.
Mi esposo y yo no íbamos a manejar la Turnpike, así que reservamos un viaje privado de Fort Lauderdale directo a Loews Sapphire Falls Resort. El conductor era hablaba inglés y español sin problema, lo que hizo simple coordinar los detalles. El conductor metió el coche de bebé y todas las maletas para que no tuviéramos que batallar con nada.
We weren’t going to juggle kids, snacks and suitcases in a rental for a long drive, so we booked a private van from our place in Fort Lauderdale to Loews Sapphire Falls Resort. The driver handled all our bags so we didn’t have to struggle with any of it.
Tras unos días en Fort Lauderdale reservamos un auto privado para subir con las maletas hasta Loews Sapphire Falls Resort — sin alquiler, sin devolución, sin estrés. El conductor cargó cada maleta para que no tuviéramos que cargar nada. La recogida fue justo en la puerta de nuestro hotel en Fort Lauderdale, sin esperas.
Viagem suave, motorista simpático, uma tarifa fixa. Sem reclamação. Reservar foi fácil, recebemos tudo confirmado antes, e tudo encaixou perfeito.
Traveling with three kids, I was NOT going to drive the Turnpike loaded with luggage, so I booked a private van from our hotel in Fort Lauderdale to Loews Sapphire Falls Resort. We were on the road exactly when planned, no phone tag.