From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Hotel Ponce De Leon in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The prices are flat and quoted per vehicle for the whole one-way ride: no meter, no surge, nothing added at the curb.
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.
Hotel Ponce De Leon sits at 1721 Ponce De Leon Blvd in Coral Gables, one of Greater Miami’s most distinctive districts. The address puts you on the boulevard that gives the hotel its name, in a neighborhood shaped by streets lined with banyan trees and buildings drawn in the Spanish-style architecture that defines the city. When your ride pulls up to the door, you step straight into that setting rather than a stretch of anonymous highway.
The location is a practical base for anyone spending a few days on land after a cruise. Miracle Mile, with its run of restaurants, is close at hand, and the historic Biltmore Hotel anchors the heart of the area nearby. The Venetian Pool is another short hop away, and travelers who like green space have Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden within reach. The University of Miami is also in the neighborhood, which makes the hotel a sensible choice for visitors tied to the campus.
Because the property is a fixed street address rather than a terminal or transit hub, the drop-off is simple: your chauffeur brings you and your bags to the entrance and unloads there. That matters most on the day you walk off the ship, when you would rather settle into your room than sort out a second connection. Coral Gables rewards a little extra time, so if your schedule allows, the district around Hotel Ponce De Leon is worth exploring on foot once you have checked in and set down your luggage.
After you disembark at the Port of Miami, your chauffeur is already staged at the terminal, waiting for your group rather than the other way around. The bags go into the vehicle at the curb, and the route runs by SR-836 and Northwest 37th Avenue, a single direct leg of roughly 8 miles from the terminal to Hotel Ponce De Leon. Plan on about 25 to 27 minutes door to door, depending on the hour and how the traffic is moving.
The whole trip is arranged around your ship’s arrival, so the wait built into the pickup absorbs the time you spend clearing customs and collecting luggage. You walk out, the vehicle is there, and the next stop is the hotel entrance. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, with large numbers of passengers coming ashore at once, and that timing is factored into the plan so your pickup lines up with when you actually clear the terminal.
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.
No. A 50% deposit secures the booking and the remaining half is paid to the driver on the day, cash or card. Nothing else is charged unless you add an extra service.
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.
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.
Passenger count, child seat or pickup detail changes are fine up to 12 hours ahead. The travel date cannot be moved to another day, so confirm it carefully.
Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your date, passenger count and luggage, and we confirm the vehicle and the pickup details.
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 grupo entero reservó una van directo de la terminal a Hotel Ponce De Leon, y salió buenísimo.
Mi pareja y yo queríamos un traspaso limpio afuera de la terminal, así que reservamos un viaje privado a Hotel Ponce De Leon antes de zarpar. El conductor nos dejó directo frente a Hotel Ponce De Leon, y no a media cuadra.
After our cruise, my partner and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we pre-booked a private car to Hotel Ponce De Leon.
Cruising with the family, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van straight over to Hotel Ponce De Leon was worth every bit. There was a generous grace period from the agreed time, so we never had to rush off the ship. The fare was fixed when we booked, nothing added at the curb.
Primera vez de crucero solo desde PortMiami, y tener un auto privado ahí mismo al salir para el viaje a Hotel Ponce De Leon me quitó la preocupación. El viaje de la terminal a Hotel Ponce De Leon fue fácil todo el camino, y pude ver pasar la ciudad.