From $595 per vehicle — a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Alafaya, near Orlando.
Every fare below is for the whole vehicle, locked the moment you book and unaffected by traffic, demand, or a busy cruise weekend. Pick the tier that matches your headcount and cruise luggage.
Pickup happens right at the PortMiami cruise terminal. Once your ship clears and you walk out with your bags, the driver is already waiting at the curb; ask for a name sign over WhatsApp beforehand and it will be held as you step outside, a $20 add-on. The day before sailing home, you receive the driver’s name, vehicle, and plate by text. Disembarkation mornings are the core of this run — the driver watches your ship’s debark schedule, and if customs and the walk-off drag on, the pickup simply re-times at no charge. That tracking is why a late dock never turns into a missed ride or a fresh booking.
Alafaya is a suburban stretch of east Orlando in Orange County, built around wide residential streets, a university-area buzz, and everyday convenience rather than beachfront. Family neighborhoods and manufactured-home communities sit beside busy commercial corridors of shopping plazas, casual and chain restaurants, and local services. Travelers use Alafaya as a base for the wider Orlando region — its theme parks and outlet centers lie farther out — and can expect landscaped subdivisions and big-box retail instead of a resort strip. You can get a sense of the residential side of Alafaya through the Alafaya Palms community. Whatever the address — a home, a short-term rental, or a business — the driver delivers you and your luggage right to the door.
Port of Miami to Alafaya is a long-distance highway run, not a quick city hop, so treat it as a multi-hour journey up the interstate. No fixed clock time is promised, because the real conditions decide it — how many ships are in port that morning, weekday versus weekend volume, and weather on the road all move the arrival window. When several ships empty at once, the streets around the terminal district crawl, so the pickup is padded with a comfortable buffer. On a run this long, one short comfort stop for a restroom or a snack can be arranged, and the driver watches traffic live and adjusts while the flat fare stays put.
The easiest route from the cruise port to Alafaya is a single private car booked ahead, yours alone from the terminal curb to the front door — no shared seats, no second leg, no scramble for a rideshare. You choose the vehicle by group size: the black SUV for up to five, a van for six to nine, or the larger van for ten to fourteen. Everything runs one-way and door to door, with the driver loading the cruise bags and pointing the car straight toward your Alafaya address. A round trip is booked as one reservation at double the one-way price, the same flat per-vehicle rate holding in each direction.
Each vehicle is reserved for your party alone, so nobody outside your group shares the ride. Start small and size up as the headcount and bag count grow:
When the trip starts on the Miami side — at PortMiami or nearby — a 50% deposit locks the booking, and the remaining half goes to the driver on the day of travel. Reverse trips that begin from farther north are settled in full ahead of time. Payment clears through Zelle, Venmo, or a secure link sent by WhatsApp, and the charge is per vehicle for the whole group rather than per head. The number you agree to before your cruise is the number you owe at the end, plus any tip you choose to add.
The price already absorbs every toll, SunPass charge, and fuel cost, so nothing extra is owed for the road itself. The fare also covers a bilingual driver, a curbside greeting at the terminal, and live ship tracking that re-times your pickup for free if the ship arrives late. A child seat can be added for $15 when you request it at booking — share your children’s ages over WhatsApp and it is fitted before pickup. Need an unplanned detour? Extra stops run $45 for each 30 minutes. Small pets are welcome with advance notice, riding in a carrier, and the luggage still fits alongside.
Daytime hours run from 7 AM to 9 PM with no surcharge. A pickup that falls outside that window carries a small night fee: $20 for a black SUV when the trip stays inside Miami-Dade or Broward, and $50 once the route reaches beyond those counties. Because Alafaya sits well north of that zone, an off-hours pickup on this route falls under the higher figure. The flat vehicle fare is otherwise unchanged, and the fee is confirmed with you before travel.
It is fully private. The SUV or van carries only your party from the PortMiami curb to your Alafaya address, with no strangers and no extra pickups on the way. That keeps a family or group together in one vehicle for the whole run north.
Nothing changes for you. The driver follows the ship’s real arrival and disembarkation timing and re-times the pickup at no cost, and the flat rate holds. You clear the terminal and the car is already at the curb, so a late dock never means losing the ride or booking again.
Yes — that is the main use of this service. The driver tracks your ship’s debark schedule and is in position at the curb as your group walks off, holding a name sign if you arranged one. Booking at least a day ahead keeps your vehicle and driver locked in.
Yes. A child seat is added for $15 per seat when you request it at booking, and it is installed before the driver reaches the terminal. Send the ages of your children over WhatsApp so the right seat is ready. There is room for the seat alongside the cruise luggage.
Small pets ride along when you flag it on WhatsApp ahead of time, secured inside a carrier. Tell the driver the carrier’s dimensions as you reserve so the space is set aside in your SUV or van. Your luggage still fits alongside.
Lock your flat rate and reserve the private one-way ride to Alafaya today. Message WhatsApp with your ship, date, group size, and Alafaya address, or call 786-682-8748, and your vehicle and driver are confirmed. Booking at least 24 hours ahead secures the car for your sail date.
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 six of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Alafaya was the smart move. It was just our party in the car — no one else’s stops — which was a relief after a week aboard. The meet-and-greet at the curb came with the booking, and we knew right where to go.
My partner and I weren’t up for the port chaos at PortMiami, so we reserved a private ride to Alafaya. The driver loaded all our cruise luggage so we didn’t have to struggle with anything.
Mi esposo y yo no queríamos el caos de taxis en PortMiami, así que reservamos un viaje privado a Alafaya. Sin fila que hacer — caminamos de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí. El viaje a Alafaya fue fácil todo el camino, fresco y cómodo, y pudimos relajarnos tras el crucero.
We cruised with a big crew and wanted the whole group in one private ride to Alafaya after disembarking. It was only our group in the car — nobody else to wait on — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers.
With the whole crew, arranging a private car from the port to Alafaya meant no scramble the morning we disembarked. For a reliable way to get from the port to Alafaya, it was well worth it.