From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Dharma Home Suites 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.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The meet-and-greet there is included in the fare; a name-sign welcome is a $20 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Dharma Home Suites gives you a home-style suite to settle into once the cruise is behind you, a place to unpack properly rather than live out of a bag. It sits about 11 miles from the port along the northern end of the barrier island, the calm, uncrowded stretch that Surfside and Bal Harbour anchor. The sand here stays wide and quiet, and the pace is easy the moment you step out the door.
The surroundings match that relaxed tone. Bal Harbour Shops sit close by when you want a polished afternoon of browsing, and the North Beach Bandshell is near enough for an open-air evening of music or a community event. Collins Avenue runs through this part of North Beach as well, so cafes, shops, and the ocean itself are all an easy stroll from your suite.
For anyone who likes the outdoors, Haulover Park is nearby too, with its beach, boat traffic, and green space along the water. That mix, a residential-feeling suite on one side and the shops, sand, and parks of the northern island on the other, makes Dharma Home Suites a comfortable landing spot whether you are staying a night before flying home or a full week to enjoy the quieter side of the coast. It is the kind of address where the trip winds down at your own speed, with the busy heart of the city an easy drive away when you want it and out of earshot when you do not.
The run from the cruise terminal to Dharma Home Suites is a single, direct trip of about 11 miles, following the Julia Tuttle Causeway and I-195 across to the barrier island. Plan on roughly 26 to 28 minutes from terminal curb to the door, a little more when traffic is heavy on the causeway. Your chauffeur meets you at your ship’s own terminal after disembarkation, so there is no wandering the port looking for a car.
From the pier it is one clean run with no stops, your luggage loaded and staying in the vehicle the whole way while you ride. The pickup follows your ship’s actual arrival rather than a fixed slot, leaving room for the pace of getting off the ship. The vehicle is reserved for your group alone, door to door, and standard tolls and fuel are already covered in the flat rate.
Booking the ride in advance locks the price and the vehicle size, puts a driver on your arrival time, and turns the first leg of the trip into the easiest one. The group stays together and the luggage rides with you.
Half of the fare is paid at booking as a deposit and the rest is settled with the driver on the day, cash or card. The price is per vehicle for the one-way trip.
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.
A full-size suitcase per passenger fits the SUV with five aboard; groups of six or more move to a van sized 6-9 or 10-14 with the cargo space to match.
Details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can be adjusted up to 12 hours before the pickup. The date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
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.
My husband and I had a great sailing and followed it with a private car waiting right at the terminal to take us to Dharma Home Suites — not one worry at the terminal. We went from the terminal to a real bed with nothing to worry about in between.
The two of us booked a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t deal with the port crowds getting over to Dharma Home Suites. We went from the ship to the front desk of Dharma Home Suites with no stress at all. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Dharma Home Suites, it was money well spent.
Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and a comfortable ride over to Dharma Home Suites.
Descemos do navio cansados mas felizes e um motorista já esperando para nos levar até Dharma Home Suites deu o tom do resto da viagem. Havia uma placa com o nosso nome no meio-fio, então achamos o motorista sem procurar nada. O trajeto do terminal até Dharma Home Suites foi fácil o caminho todo, e pudemos relaxar depois do cruzeiro.
No port scramble — we walked off the ship and the car was right there, then straight to Dharma Home Suites. Highly recommend. We were dropped straight at the door of Dharma Home Suites, not on a corner with the bags.