From $535 per vehicle: a private, door-to-door ride from Port of Miami to Burnt Store Marina at one flat rate.
Each price below covers the whole vehicle for your group, fixed the moment you book and never moved by traffic or by how many ships dock that morning. Pick the size that matches your headcount and your luggage.
Pickup happens right at the Port of Miami cruise terminal. Once you clear customs and gather your bags, the driver is already curbside and walks you over to the vehicle, taking the suitcases as you go. Ship timing is watched in real time, so a slow disembarkation or a late dock simply shifts the pickup — the flat fare holds and nothing is added for the wait. Meet-and-greet comes with every booking; if you would like the driver to stand with a printed name sign as you step off the ship, add that when you reserve for an extra $20. Send the ship name and your terminal over WhatsApp the night before, and the driver’s name, vehicle, and plate arrive by text the day ahead, so you know exactly who to look for on the curb with your luggage in hand.
Burnt Store Marina is a large waterfront community on Florida’s southwest Gulf Coast, built around one of the biggest deep-water marinas in the region. The streets are quiet and residential — palm-lined lanes, a golf course, waterfront dining, and long rows of boat slips that draw sailors and anglers rather than a city crowd. Many cruise travelers head there for a slower few days on the water after a sailing, while others make it a base for exploring the Punta Gorda and Cape Coral coast nearby and the protected waters of Charlotte Harbor. You can read about the community on the Burnt Store Marina community site and find slip, harbor, and facility details on the marina information page.
This is one of the longer runs on the board — a private trip clear across Florida, from Miami’s Atlantic side to the Gulf Coast. Rather than promise a clock figure the day’s conditions can break, the plan is built around your must-arrive time at Burnt Store Marina: tell the driver when you need to be there and the departure is set backward from it. A daytime start keeps things moving, while heavy disembarkation-morning volume near the terminals or holiday traffic statewide can stretch the trip. On a haul this length one short rest stop can be arranged in advance; any added stop beyond that runs $45 per 30 minutes, agreed before travel day so nothing turns into a surprise on the road.
A community like Burnt Store Marina is entered through a staffed gate, and the attendant checks a name on a list rather than the street address you typed into the booking. When you reserve, share the surname the reservation sits under and, if a resident arranged your stay, the name they left with security. The driver gives that at the barrier and carries on to your exact door, whether that is a residence, a rental, or a slip at the water’s edge.
Every price is one-way and per vehicle, so a round trip is simply double the one-way fare, booked as a single reservation. To hold the vehicle, a 50% deposit confirms the booking; the remaining half goes straight to the driver on the day of travel. Payment runs through Venmo, Zelle, or a secure link sent over WhatsApp. Once the deposit lands the vehicle is reserved and the driver assigned, and the day-before text with the name and plate follows on its own, so you always know who is arriving at the marina end of the trip.
Daytime pickups fall between 7 AM and 9 PM with no premium. A pickup outside that window adds a night fee — $20 for the SUV within Miami-Dade or Broward, and $50 once the trip reaches beyond those counties, which is the case for the Gulf-Coast run to Burnt Store Marina. A child seat is $15 per seat on this Port of Miami route; give the ages and how many you need when you book. The printed name sign at the terminal is $20 if you want it, and any extra stop along the way is $45 per 30 minutes, all confirmed before travel day.
The number you see is per vehicle, not per head. Whether the SUV carries two people or a full five, the fare is the same, and there is no surge and no per-person charge stacked on top. A round trip just doubles the one-way price and rides on one reservation.
Nothing changes on your side. The driver follows your ship’s real arrival, so a late dock only re-times the pickup at no added cost. You are never left paying for a delay that was not yours, and the reserved vehicle stays yours for the full trip west to the Gulf Coast.
Plenty of travelers heading to Burnt Store Marina bring rods, tackle boxes, coolers, and folding chairs, and none of it stacks the way suitcases do. List those items separately from your bag count when you book — it decides which vehicle is sent, and it is far easier to sort now than at the terminal curb with the cases already out.
Yes — disembarkation-morning pickups are the core of this route. Book at least 24 hours ahead, share the ship name and terminal, and the driver is briefed on your schedule. Because ship tracking is built in, the pickup flexes with the real debark time and you head straight from the terminal to Burnt Store Marina.
Send your ship name, disembark date, headcount, and the Burnt Store Marina drop-off address, and the vehicle and flat fare come back to you in writing. Book 24 hours or more ahead for the smoothest driver assignment. Reach a real person on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or by phone at 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.
Took all the worry out of getting off the ship — highly recommend. The meet-and-greet at the curb was included, and we found the car with no trouble.
Easiest disembarkation we’ve had — driver at the curb, bags handled, straight to Burnt Store Marina. The fare was set up front, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.
Getting the whole party off the ship and out to Burnt Store Marina is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. We’ve already booked them for our next cruise out of PortMiami.
The two of us sailed out of PortMiami and getting a private car to meet us at the terminal for the ride to Burnt Store Marina took all the stress out of it. No scramble at the port — we just stepped out and the car was ready. The ride to Burnt Store Marina was smooth and steady, climate-controlled, and we could just unwind.
Traveling on my own after the cruise, I wanted the ride handled, so a private car straight to Burnt Store Marina made the morning easy. I’ve already saved them for my next cruise out of PortMiami.