From $450 per vehicle — a private one-way ride from the Port of Miami cruise terminal to your Cypress Lake door on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
The figure below is the flat total for the whole vehicle, agreed the moment you book and held steady no matter the demand or the hour. Choose the tier that matches your cruise party and its luggage.
Pickup starts curbside at the Port of Miami cruise terminal, right where you step out after clearing customs and collecting your bags. Ask for a name sign at booking and the driver holds one at the exit for an added $20; either way, the driver waits at the agreed spot and lifts the cruise luggage into the vehicle. Disembarkation-morning runs are the heart of this service, so a same-day departure is expected — reserve at least a day ahead so the vehicle and driver are tied to your ship. Once the bags are aboard, the drive west toward the Gulf Coast begins.
Cypress Lake is a calm residential community in Southwest Florida, sitting close to Fort Myers on the state’s Gulf side. Palm-lined streets and quiet lakes give the area an unhurried, everyday feel, and golf courses, local restaurants, and the region’s beaches shape much of daily life here. Families often treat it as a landing point after a sailing — heading home, visiting relatives, or stretching a Gulf-Coast holiday a few more days, with the Fort Myers riverfront a short hop away when you want a change of scene. As a neighborhood marker, Cypress Lake High School anchors the local streets, and the driver takes you to whatever address you name — a house, a rental, or wherever you are staying.
This is a genuine coast-to-coast transfer: the Port of Miami faces the Atlantic, while Cypress Lake lies across the peninsula on the Gulf. The route heads west along I-75, the stretch known as the Alligator Alley corridor, so plan for a long highway run rather than a quick local hop. The driver watches your ship’s real docking time and paces the pickup to when you truly clear the terminal, not a guessed slot — a morning when several ships empty at once can tighten the roads leaving the port before they open up on the highway. On a haul this long, a rest stop fits in easily; added stops bill at $45 for each 30 minutes, arranged ahead so the drive stays simple.
A 50% deposit confirms the reservation when you book, and the remaining half goes straight to the driver on trip day. Every rate is priced one way for the whole vehicle, so a return to the port is simply booked as its own leg rather than folded into the fare. The price sits with the vehicle, never the head count — five travelers in the SUV or fourteen across the large van each ride for the single figure listed above.
Meet-and-greet service is part of every booking: the driver is there at the terminal, handles the cruise bags, and keeps the whole group in one reserved vehicle instead of splitting it across cars. A child seat can be added for $15 when you ask at booking — say how many and the ages so the right seats are fitted before departure. The vehicle stays private for your party alone from the port curb to the Gulf-Coast doorstep, with room enough that nobody rides with a suitcase on their lap.
Standard daytime hours run from 7 AM to 9 PM with no added charge. A pickup outside that window carries a small night fee on the SUV — $20 when the run stays inside Miami-Dade or Broward, and $50 once it reaches farther out, as a Gulf-Coast drop does. Mention an off-hours ship time at booking so the fee is settled up front and the driver plans the departure around it.
A late arrival costs nothing extra. The driver follows your ship’s real disembarkation timing, so a slow customs line or a delayed dock simply shifts the pickup — there is no rebooking and no change to the flat rate you agreed. You clear the terminal, the vehicle is waiting, and the drive west goes ahead as planned.
Yes — the figure shown is for the whole vehicle, so the entire party rides on one flat price. A couple in the SUV pays the same vehicle rate as a family of five, and a group of fourteen splits a single van fare among more people. Nothing is charged seat by seat.
The black SUV seats up to 5 with their cruise luggage. The mid-size van carries 6 to 9, and the largest van takes 10 to 14 with space for everyone’s bags. Share the head count and the number of suitcases at booking so the right tier is set for the run.
Yes — on a cross-state haul like this, a short break for the restroom or a snack can be arranged in advance. Extra time on the road bills at $45 for each 30 minutes, so plan the stop when you book rather than on the day. The driver then works it into the route without slowing the arrival much.
Yes — the same private vehicle can carry you back to the Port of Miami for a later sailing or a connecting flight. Because pricing runs one way, the return is booked as its own leg with its own confirmed time. Reserve both directions together so a single driver and two locked pickup times cover the whole itinerary.
Send your ship name, disembarkation date, party size, and the Cypress Lake address over WhatsApp, and the black SUV or van is confirmed with the flat fare locked in. Message WhatsApp at +1 786-682-8748 or call 786-682-8748, and note any child-seat or extra-stop needs at booking so everything is set before trip day.
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.
The group of us came off the ship together and it was so easy to have one private van ready at the curb for the ride to Cypress Lake — no splitting up. The ride to Cypress Lake was quiet and relaxed, cool and comfortable, and we could just relax after the cruise.
There were eight of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Cypress Lake was the easy way.
We got off the ship with the little ones ready to be home, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Cypress Lake a breeze. The last thing you want after a cruise is a ride that falls through, and this was there exactly when we needed it.
Fuimos de crucero con amigos y queríamos a todos y el equipaje en un solo viaje privado a Cypress Lake tras desembarcar. Sin estacionamiento que recorrer — caminamos de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí.
Our family of five came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver had room for every suitcase for the ride to Cypress Lake. The driver took care of every bag so we didn’t have to struggle with anything.