From $100 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from MIA to the Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive in South Beach, at a flat rate.
Each figure below buys the whole vehicle, not a seat, and it is locked the moment you book — traffic and demand never move it.
Your assigned driver tracks the inbound flight and is at the arrivals curb when you walk out, whichever MIA terminal your airline uses. That curbside meet is part of the fare: clear baggage, step outside, and the black SUV or van is waiting for your bags. Favor to be met inside the hall with a name sign in hand? That in-terminal greeting is a $20 add-on you arrange over WhatsApp when booking. No taxi queue, no app to refresh — a single message sets the pickup point.
At 1440 Ocean Drive, the Betsy Hotel stands out on the barrier island of South Beach, reached across Biscayne Bay. It sits inside the Art Deco Historic District, where pastel facades, sidewalk cafes, and open sand share a handful of blocks. This is a boutique property as known for its poetry, visiting-writer, and live-music programming as for its rooms — a cultural streak that earned it a Michelin Key. Step out of the car and the public beach and Lummus Park lie directly across Ocean Drive, with Lincoln Road’s boutiques and the Collins Avenue bars an easy walk away. Rooms and current happenings are on the hotel’s official site, and a wider neighborhood guide sits on the Miami and Beaches profile.
Plan on roughly 15 to 25 minutes between MIA and the Betsy Hotel in ordinary traffic. Most of that spread is about timing: weekday rush leans toward the longer end, while midday and late-evening runs finish nearer fifteen. The usual line is the Dolphin Expressway, SR-836, running east toward the causeways and over to Ocean Drive. Because the price is fixed per vehicle, a slow stretch never changes the total — there is no meter ticking in the back seat. If a dinner reservation or a meeting follows check-in, tell the driver your target arrival time and the schedule is built back from it.
Booking is locked with a 50% deposit, and the balance is handed to the driver on the day you travel. Pay the deposit by Venmo, Zelle, or a secure link — whichever is simplest. Pricing is one-way by default, so a single leg equals the figure in the list above; a round trip is that one-way rate doubled, booked as two legs on one reservation. Tolls and fuel already sit inside the fare, so nothing is added at the curb, and each car carries a mobile WiFi hotspot for messaging the front desk on the way in.
Daytime runs from 7 AM to 9 PM, and any pickup inside that window carries no add-on. Before 7 or after 9, a small after-hours amount applies, and it depends on the class. For a destination inside Miami-Dade or Broward — the Betsy Hotel among them — an SUV adds $20, while a six-to-fourteen-passenger van adds ten percent of the trip value. Those are the only two figures on the route; nothing else shifts with the hour.
Every one of these transfers is private: the black SUV or van carries only your party, with no shared seats and no detours to collect other riders. Your driver is bilingual — English plus Spanish or Portuguese — which helps at a busy international airport when a plan needs a quick word on the way in. You also get a direct WhatsApp thread with the person actually behind the wheel, so a slow bag or a changed plan is one message rather than a call-center ticket. A named driver assigned before you land, a flat per-vehicle price, and a car that treats the pickup like an appointment: that is the gap between this and flagging something down outside arrivals.
For a child under five, the first seat is free — share the age at booking and it is fitted before pickup. Each additional seat is $20, confirmed when you reserve rather than sprung on the day. Give the driver the number of children and their ages so the correct seats are installed ahead of pickup.
Small pets are welcome with a heads-up on WhatsApp when you book, riding in a pet carrier for the trip. Letting the driver know ahead keeps the vehicle ready and means no surprise at the curb. Larger animals are handled case by case — just ask in the same thread.
The pickup follows your real arrival, not a fixed clock. Your driver watches the inbound flight, so a delay simply moves the meeting time — there is no re-timing charge and nothing to rebook from the plane. Whenever you finally clear arrivals, the vehicle is there.
Yes — the service runs in both directions. Share your departure flight and the driver schedules a hotel pickup timed to land you at the terminal with room to spare before check-in. You can reserve that leg alone or bundle it with the arrival as a single round-trip booking.
Yes. A quick detour — a pharmacy, a grocery run, a second drop-off — is $45 for each 30 minutes of added time, agreed over WhatsApp beforehand so nothing is a surprise. Flag it at booking and the driver plans the route around it. The base fare still covers the direct ride to the Betsy Hotel.
Reserve your private black car to or from the Betsy Hotel with a single message. Send the date of travel, your flight number, how numerous are riding, and whether the trip is one-way or return, and the vehicle plus driver come back confirmed. Message WhatsApp https://wa.me/17866828748 for the quickest reply, or call 786-682-8748.
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.
Your driver meets you at the MIA arrivals level at the curb, and that meet-and-greet is included in the fare. If you would rather be greeted inside the terminal with a name sign, add the name-sign welcome for $20 when you book.
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. Each seat is $20 and is 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, a name-sign welcome, child seats, extra stops or the night fee, each shown in the quote before you pay. Tipping is at your discretion.
There were five of us landing at MIA, and one private transfer to the Betsy Hotel was way simpler than splitting into cars.
Traveling with the kids, I was NOT about to wrangle a taxi at MIA, so I booked a private van to the Betsy Hotel.
Viajando sozinho, não queria complicação ao sair do Aeroporto de Miami, e isto não podia ser mais fácil. Era um carro privativo só para mim, o que deixou o trajeto até the Betsy Hotel fácil e calmo.
Landing with the whole crew, it made all the difference that the driver was waiting at arrivals with room for everyone. The driver was bilingual, which made the whole thing that much easier.
La mejor decisión — la llegada quedó totalmente resuelta, puerta a puerta. El conductor cargó todas nuestras maletas para que no tuviéramos que batallar con nada tras el vuelo.