From $100 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from the Port of Miami to North Bay Village, door to door.
Every fare here is the full price for the vehicle, locked the moment you reserve — the whole party rides for one number no matter what the roads do that morning.
The pickup begins the second you clear the cruise terminal. Your driver stages at the curb as your group steps out with the bags, and a message on WhatsApp when you leave the gangway brings the vehicle straight to the loading point. Meeting you in person is part of every booking, so there is no rideshare lot to hunt down and no queue to join. The fare also carries thirty minutes of courtesy waiting from the agreed time, enough of a cushion to clear customs and gather everyone without a rush.
North Bay Village is a small island community floating on Biscayne Bay, tucked between mainland Miami and the beach barrier just to the east. The feel is residential and low-key next to the busier tourist strips nearby, with waterfront condos, a handful of casual seafood spots, and marina slips lining the causeway that threads through the middle of it. Boaters, anglers, and evening walkers watching the sun drop over the water make up much of the local movement. For a group that wants open water on every side yet a short reach into the wider city’s dining and nightlife, North Bay Village settles in as a calm home base after a week at sea.
Because the community sits on an island, one causeway carries you in, and the towers along it stand close enough that a building name matters more than a street number. Send the tower name with the unit, and note whether the lobby faces the water or the road. Many of the residential buildings log arriving cars at a gatehouse, so leaving your name with the desk a few days ahead clears that check in seconds. If the building handed you its own entry instructions, pass them along when you book.
The run from the port to North Bay Village is a short cross-town trip by Miami standards, and how long it actually takes leans mostly on when your ship releases you. A mid-morning exit, when several vessels empty within the same hour, pushes a wave of cars onto the causeways together, while a quieter mid-afternoon departure tends to roll cleaner. Weekday rush periods and downtown event days can add a few minutes as well. Your driver reads the roads on the day and takes the smoothest line off the port, and because the price is fixed per vehicle rather than run on a meter, a slow crawl through disembarkation traffic costs a little patience but never an extra dollar.
Three private vehicle sizes cover any cruise party, each held for your group alone. The black SUV seats up to five travelers with room for their cruise luggage. A van steps up to six through nine passengers, and the largest van carries ten to fourteen with their bags. Adding people inside a vehicle’s limit never moves the price — you only step up a size when the seats run out.
A fifty-percent deposit confirms the booking, and the balance goes straight to the driver on the day of the ride. Meeting you at the terminal is included at no charge. If you want the driver holding a printed name sign at the exit, add twenty dollars. A child seat is fifteen dollars on this Port of Miami route, requested when you reserve so it is fitted before pickup. Should you need a quick stop along the way, extra time runs forty-five dollars per thirty minutes and is agreed in advance.
Daytime pickups between 7 AM and 9 PM carry no surcharge. Outside that window, a black SUV adds twenty dollars anywhere inside Miami-Dade or Broward, and fifty dollars for points beyond. Every fare is quoted one way, so a round trip is simply two bookings — reserve the return leg to the Port of Miami in the same message and one driver covers both. The rate stays private to your group from curb to door, with no pooling and no surge.
Yes. The driver follows your ship’s scheduled and actual arrival, so a late dock re-times the pickup at no added cost. Thirty minutes of courtesy waiting starts from the agreed time, and a message on WhatsApp when you clear the gangway brings the car to the pickup point.
The price is per vehicle, not per head. Two travelers or a full van of fourteen pay the single flat fare listed above. You only step up a tier when your group needs more seats.
There is. The standard allowance is one checked bag and a carry-on for each traveler, and the driver helps load and unload at both ends. If the group hauls oversized or extra bags, mention it on WhatsApp ahead of time so the right size vehicle is set for you.
City bus lines such as the 79 and 100 cross the area, but they mean transfers, fixed stops, and no help with cruise bags. A private door-to-door ride instead puts one vehicle at the terminal curb and drives straight to your North Bay Village address with the luggage loaded for you.
Yes to both. A child seat is fifteen dollars on this Port of Miami route when you request it at booking, and a held name sign at the terminal is twenty dollars. Note either one in your WhatsApp message so the driver arrives set up for your group.
To lock in a private ride, message WhatsApp or call 786-682-8748 with your ship name, disembarkation time, passenger count, and North Bay Village address. The pickup time and flat fare come back by return message, and the driver’s name and plate arrive by text the day before. Booking at least 24 hours ahead secures the vehicle for your slot.
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 wife and I came down the gangway at PortMiami and had a private car there for us to take us to North Bay Village. It was just our party in the car — no side pickups — which was exactly what we wanted.
Mi pareja y yo salimos del barco en PortMiami y teníamos un auto privado listo en la terminal para llevarnos a North Bay Village. Lo último que quieres tras un crucero es un viaje que falle, y este fue justo cuando lo necesitamos.
Our whole group booked one van straight from the terminal to North Bay Village, and it was so easy. For a reliable way to get from the port to North Bay Village, it was absolutely worth booking.
The painless way to handle PortMiami disembarkation. Would book again in a heartbeat.
Clean car, easy pickup, and a driver who knew exactly where to go. Recommend.