From $505 per vehicle — a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Captiva, met right at the cruise terminal.
One flat figure covers the whole vehicle, set the moment you reserve and never moved by traffic, season, or how full the sailing was. Choose the tier that matches your party and the group rides for a single price.
Once the ship clears customs and you roll your bags out of the terminal, the driver is already curbside for your group — the meet-and-greet is part of every booking at no charge. Cruise mornings can stack several vessels onto the same pier at once, so the driver follows your ship’s real arrival and holds position rather than rushing anyone off the gangway. Want a printed name sign held where you exit the building? Add it when you book and it runs an extra $40. From the curb it is a few steps into a reserved SUV or van, luggage loaded for you, and onto the road for the long haul across the state.
Captiva is a slender barrier island off Florida’s Gulf coast, the calm opposite of the busy cruise pier you just left. Days there move slowly: shell-strewn sand, low-key beach houses and resorts, sunset watching, and quiet water in place of crowds and high-rises. The island leans toward waterfront dining, kayaking, and paddling out of its small marinas, with a scatter of local shops rather than a shopping-and-nightlife strip. Established island stays such as the South Seas island resort and Tween Waters on Captiva anchor most visits — hand over the exact resort or rental address at booking so the driver routes straight to the door.
Reaching the island means crossing the whole peninsula, from Florida’s Atlantic cruise coast over to the Gulf side where it sits — a genuine long-haul run rather than a quick local hop. Because of that, the ride is built around comfort: a climate-controlled cabin, plus the chance to add a short comfort or restroom pause partway when you flag it ahead of time. No fixed minute count is published for this route on purpose, since honest timing swings with your sailing, the day’s traffic, and the weather; an invented number would only set you up wrong. What stays fixed is the fare and the vehicle, both locked the moment you book. This is a one-way private run to Captiva, priced for your group alone, with no pooling and no side trips to collect strangers.
A 50% deposit holds the vehicle for your sail date, and the remaining half is settled directly with the driver on travel day. Everything is charged per vehicle for the whole group, never per head, so the number in the fares list is what the party pays door to door. Send the ship name, disembarkation date, passenger count, and the Captiva drop-off address to confirm, and the driver’s details reach you the day before pickup.
Standard pickup hours run from 7 AM to 9 PM. A trip that starts outside that window carries a small night fee on the SUV — $20 when the pickup sits inside Miami-Dade or Broward, and $50 once it falls beyond those counties. The amount is stated plainly when you book, so an early debark or a late departure stays covered with nothing sprung on you at the curb.
Traveling with little ones? A child seat adds $15 on a Port of Miami pickup — note how many and the children’s ages when you book so the driver has them fitted in advance. Need to pause the drive on the long Gulf-coast haul? Extra stops run $45 for each 30 minutes, arranged ahead so they slot into the route. A held name sign at the terminal is the one other optional add, at $40. Beyond those, tolls and fuel already sit inside the flat fare, so nothing new lands at the far end.
Every ride is one vehicle held for a single group — never shared and never diverted to pick up other passengers along the way. The driver is bilingual, speaking English plus Spanish or Portuguese, which smooths the arrival for families landing from an international sailing. The rate on the page is the rate paid: flat, fixed at booking, and untouched by a holiday weekend or a heavy afternoon of traffic. Bags are loaded and unloaded for you, so a tired group steps off the ship and into a cooled cabin instead of dragging luggage across the pavement toward Captiva.
It is fully private. The SUV or van carries only your party from the cruise terminal to your Captiva address, with no strangers aboard and no stops to gather other travelers. The larger van is the “shuttle” many people search for, but it is booked for your group alone and priced per vehicle, not per person.
Yes — arrival morning is exactly what this transfer is built for. Give the ship name and debark date at booking, and the driver watches that morning’s timing so the vehicle is in place as you come off. Locking same-day service is easiest when the reservation goes in at least a day ahead, which leaves room to assign the right vehicle.
Nothing extra to pay. The driver follows the vessel’s real arrival and disembarkation timing, so a late dock simply shifts your pickup at no added cost. The flat fare holds and the vehicle stays reserved, which means no re-booking and no scramble for a ride at the pier when a sailing runs behind.
A round trip is just double the one-way fare — the same flat figure out and the same flat figure back, still counted per vehicle rather than per person. Book both legs at once and one driver coordinates the return to the cruise port or onward to your next departure. It keeps the whole plan on a single, predictable price.
To reserve the ride to Captiva, send your ship, disembarkation date, party size, and drop-off address by WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. The vehicle and flat rate are confirmed the same day, held with the 50% deposit, and the driver’s name and details reach you the day before pickup.
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. 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, 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.
After our sailing, my wife and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we lined up a private car to Captiva. The ride to Captiva was smooth and steady, climate-controlled, and we could just unwind. The meet-and-greet at the curb was part of it, and we knew right where to go.
We didn’t want to wrangle kids and luggage looking for a ride at the port, so we reserved a private van to Captiva. We’ve already booked them for our next cruise out of PortMiami.
Getting a big group off the ship and out to Captiva is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. There was plenty of room for the whole group and all our cruise luggage in one van to Captiva.
After a long week at sea, having the ride already handled to Captiva was exactly what we needed. Booking was quick, we got a solid confirmation, and everything matched what we were told.
Cruising with the kids, we wanted the port end handled, so a private van straight to Captiva made the day.