From $475 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the terminal greeting included in the fare and a $20 name-sign option if you want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club sits right on the coast of Sanibel and Captiva, the pair of barrier islands that bend into the Gulf about 164 road miles up from PortMiami. This is a place built around the water. You step off the ship in the morning and, a few hours later, drop your bags and walk straight out to the sand. The setting is the draw here: a quiet stretch of shoreline well away from the pace of the city, with the resort facing open water.
What most people notice first is the shelling. Sanibel and Captiva are known across the Gulf for it, and the beaches out front make for an easy afternoon of walking the tide line to see what the water has left behind. After a long disembarkation and the drive north, a slow beach afternoon is the natural next move. Leave the luggage at the resort, change, and the water is a short walk away. The pace of these islands rewards travelers who are in no hurry.
Beyond the resort, the islands hold plenty for a first day ashore. The J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge is a common stop, along with the Sanibel Lighthouse at the eastern tip of the island. Blind Pass and Captiva Village sit nearby as well, both within easy reach once you have settled in. Bike paths thread the area, and the shell-shaped run of Sanibel and Captiva makes it worth staying put for a day rather than rushing on to the next thing.
The trip runs door to door. Your driver is waiting when you clear disembarkation at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, coordinated by message as you walk off the ship, so there is no searching a crowded pier. From there it is one run north to Sanibel, around 164 miles and roughly 172 to 180 minutes depending on the hour and the traffic, with no stops along the way. Your bags ride in the vehicle with you, loaded at the port and carried to the resort entrance.
The vehicle is yours alone for the trip, one group per car, so the plan bends to your actual arrival rather than a fixed clock. Slow gangways on busy port mornings are already accounted for. On the return leg to the ship, the driver meets you at the main entrance of Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club and runs the same route back in reverse.
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.
Reserve with a 50% deposit; hand the balance to the driver on the day by cash or card. Fares are quoted per vehicle, one way, with tolls and fuel included.
Rides between 9 PM and 7 AM add a night fee for the SUV: $20 within Miami-Dade and Broward, $50 farther out. Child seats are available for $15 each. An extra stop is billed at $45 per 30 minutes of the detour.
Up to five people ride in the SUV; larger parties move to a 6-to-9 or 10-to-14 passenger van so everyone and every bag travels together in one vehicle.
Edits to the booking, like adding a passenger or a seat, are accepted until 12 hours before the ride. Moving the date is not possible after booking.
To book, WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. Share the date, the number of travelers and bags, and we lock in the driver.
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.
We cruised with a big crew and wanted everyone and the luggage in one private ride to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club after disembarking. No app to fight with — we just went straight from the curb into the car. The van was clean, cool, and comfortable, and there was space for everything.
Fuimos de crucero en grupo y queríamos a todos y el equipaje en un solo viaje privado a Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club tras desembarcar. Llegar a Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club sin vueltas significó que pudimos hacer el check-in y por fin darnos una ducha tras la semana en el mar. La noche anterior recibimos un mensaje con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no hubo que adivinar en la acera al salir. Muy recomendable.
Viagem fácil, tarifa fixa, zero complicação do terminal até Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club. Reservaria de novo.
Nuestro grupo entero fue todo junto directo de la terminal a Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club, y salió buenísimo. El conductor nos dejó justo en la puerta de Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club, y no a media cuadra. Ya guardamos el contacto para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami. Muy recomendable.
Our crew rode together straight from the port to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club, and it worked out great.