From $590 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Days Hotel Maingate in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. Meet-and-greet at the terminal is included; a name-sign welcome is available for an extra $20. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
Days Hotel Maingate sits in Kissimmee, on the stretch of central Florida that spreads out just south of Disney. The name says where it stands: close to the theme-park main gates, on the side of town where park-goers land after a long travel day. The Irlo Bronson Highway runs through this corridor, and the hotel is one of many places to stay strung along it, in easy reach of the entrances that draw families to this part of the state.
The area around the property is built for visitors. Resorts and pool-home communities line the same highway, so the neighborhood feels geared toward people arriving to play rather than to work. A little way off, Lake Toho is known for its airboats, a quieter counterpoint to the parks for anyone who wants a morning on the water before or after the crowds. It is the kind of base you pick when the theme parks are the plan and you want to be near the gate.
For a cruise traveler, the appeal is simple: the hotel puts you where you actually want to wake up on a Florida park trip, well up toward the attractions and away from the port city. Port of Miami is roughly 229.8 miles away, so the property is a full drive north from the ship — a destination in its own right rather than a quick hop from the terminal.
After you clear the ship, the driver is already at your cruise line’s own terminal, watching for your group rather than for the next available car. The bags go straight into the vehicle at the curb, and the run to Days Hotel Maingate is a single direct leg up Florida’s Turnpike — no transfers, no shared stops, no standing on the sidewalk with your luggage while you sort out a ride.
Plan on roughly 225 to 236 minutes terminal to door across the 229.8 miles, with the exact timing shaped by the traffic on the day. Because disembarkation rarely runs to the minute, the pickup is timed to when you actually walk off, with free waiting built in so a slow customs line does not cost you the ride. At the property, the drop is right at the door, bags and all.
The fare covers the vehicle for your group alone, the driver’s time, tolls and fuel, the meet-and-greet at the pickup point and help with every bag. Extras such as a child seat or an added stop are priced separately and listed below.
You pay a 50% deposit online to hold the vehicle, then the balance directly to the driver on the day, in cash or by card. The one-way fare above is the whole amount.
Late is fine: the SUV night fee is $20 in Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 outside them for pickups between 9 PM and 7 AM. A stop on the route runs $45 per 30 minutes, and a child seat is $15.
Black SUV for up to 5 passengers, van for 6 to 9, van for 10 to 14: the choice is made from your passenger and luggage numbers so nobody rides squeezed.
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.
Reach us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or by phone at 786-682-8748; send the date, passengers and luggage and the reservation is confirmed the same 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.
Getting the whole party off the ship and over to Days Hotel Maingate is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.
Bajamos del barco cansados pero contentos y un conductor ya esperando para llevarnos a Days Hotel Maingate fue justo lo indicado. Llegar a Days Hotel Maingate a primera hora significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue totalmente sólido. Muy recomendable.
After our sailing, my partner and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we arranged a private car to Days Hotel Maingate. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — a relief after a week aboard.
We got off the ship with the little ones and a mountain of luggage, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Days Hotel Maingate painless. We were dropped at the entrance of Days Hotel Maingate, not down the block.
With the whole crew, pre-booking a private car from the port to Days Hotel Maingate meant no scramble on disembarkation morning. Honestly the smoothest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal. There was a board with our name on it at the curb, so we spotted the driver immediately.