From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way trip, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside meet-and-greet costs nothing extra; the inside name-sign welcome adds $20.
Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor sits at the calm north end of the island, where the crowded nightlife of the south gives way to open space. This is the world of North Beach, Surfside, and Bal Harbour — broad stretches of sand, a walkable oceanfront path, and low-key residential blocks that keep the pace slow. Guests arriving from the ship trade the bustle of the cruise terminal for a part of the coast built around room to breathe.
What you find on arrival is a neighborhood made for unhurried days. The wide beaches are the main draw, backed by that oceanfront path for a morning walk or an evening stroll. Just around the property, the polished storefronts of Bal Harbour Shops and the easy Surfside beachwalk are within reach once you are settled ashore. It is the kind of address where the ocean, not the traffic, sets the rhythm.
There is more nearby for guests who want to venture out. The North Beach Bandshell brings open-air music to the same corner of North Beach, and Haulover Park stretches along the water a short way off with its own broad shoreline. For rooms, parking, and check-in specifics, the hotel itself is the place to ask — the property’s own page carries those details. Your ride simply gets you to the door, luggage and all, so the vacation starts the moment you step out of the vehicle.
The trip begins right at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island. Your chauffeur is staged before you clear the luggage hall, so there is no scanning the curb for a ride — the vehicle is waiting when you walk out, bags go straight in, and you settle into one private car reserved for your group alone. From the pier it is a single run of about 14.2 miles, following I-95 and Northwest 125th Street onto Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard toward the coast.
Cruise mornings pile up fast at the terminal exits, but that wait belongs to your driver, not to you. The route normally takes 38 to 40 minutes door to door, with your luggage riding in the same vehicle the whole way. It ends at the entrance of Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor — one group, one car, straight through.
Rideshare lines and shared shuttles add waiting and extra stops; a private vehicle leaves when you are ready and goes only where you are going. The fare covers the whole car, the tolls and the fuel.
Reserve with a 50% deposit; hand the balance to the driver on the day by cash or card. Fares are quoted per vehicle, one way, with tolls and fuel included.
A child seat can be installed for $15 when you book. Night service, meaning 9 PM to 7 AM, adds $20 to the SUV inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 beyond. Extra stops are metered at $45 per 30 minutes.
The SUV seats up to 5 with their luggage; the 6-9 and 10-14 passenger vans keep bigger groups together. Send the head count and bag count and the vehicle is matched to them.
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.
To book, WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. Share the date, the number of travelers and bags, and we lock in the driver.
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.
Nuestro equipo reservó una van directo de la terminal a Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor, y fue muy fácil. Teníamos los datos del conductor con anticipación, así que no había que adivinar nada en el puerto.
Los niños estaban rendidos tras una semana en el mar cuando bajamos, y una van privada ahí en la terminal llevó a todos a Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor sin dramas. Para llegar del barco a Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor sin complicaciones, valió cada minuto.
Getting off the ship on my own, I had a driver waiting at the terminal for the ride to Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor — zero hassle. I was dropped at the entrance of Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor, not across the street.
As a solo cruiser I pre-booked a private transfer from the terminal to Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor for the morning I got off, and it could not have been easier. No line to stand in — I just stepped out and the car was ready. It was a private car just for me — no side pickups — exactly right for the morning.
A group of us came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor. We were dropped right at the front door of Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor, not down the block.