From $170 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from the Port of Miami to Palmetto Estates, flat rate, met right at the cruise terminal.
Every figure below is the price for the entire vehicle, not a per-seat charge, and it is fixed the instant you reserve — a crowded disembarkation morning never nudges it upward. Pick the tier that matches your headcount; all three run private, held for your group alone.
Cruise ships let travelers off in staggered groups, and the colored or numbered tag left in your cabin on the final night decides when your row is called down from the lounge — so a hull can be tied up well before your turn to walk out. Once you clear the baggage hall, walk to the curb outside the terminal, where the driver stands beside the reserved vehicle. A meet-and-greet is part of every booking, and your driver, fluent in English plus Spanish or Portuguese, loads the cruise bags for you. Prefer a printed name sign held up as you emerge? Add it at booking for $20. The reservation also builds in a 30-minute cushion at the curb from your chosen pickup time.
Palmetto Estates is a calm residential corner of southwest Miami-Dade County, built from single-story family homes and shaded, low-traffic streets rather than any tourist strip. Life here leans toward neighborhood parks, local plazas, and grocery runs — the everyday errands sit close, while the larger malls, chain restaurants, and community services of the surrounding southwest suburbs, out toward Kendall and Cutler Bay, are an easy reach. Most travelers landing here are visiting relatives, settling into a residential rental, or simply want a quiet base away from the downtown high-rises and the crowded port district. For a family stepping off a sailing with a week of luggage, that means a gentle hand-off at the front door instead of a scramble at a public curb.
From the cruise terminal it is a single, direct run south toward Palmetto Estates — no shared seats, no detours to collect anyone else along the way. The route drops down through Miami-Dade on the US-1 corridor, and because real conditions decide the pace, no fixed clock figure is promised for the trip. On a heavy debark morning, when several vessels empty within the same hour, the roads leaving the port and the southbound lanes fill and the drive stretches out; a quieter mid-morning tends to move quickly. Your driver reads the traffic as it actually stands that day and takes whatever lanes are flowing, and a slow crawl never changes the fare, which is locked per vehicle the moment you book.
Because the price is set per vehicle, the running costs of the drive already sit inside it — no pausing to feed a toll booth or fill the tank. Each booking rolls in the tolls, the SunPass charges, and the fuel for the full run, along with in-vehicle WiFi from a mobile hotspot and a driver who handles your suitcases at both ends. A child seat can be added for $15. Traveling with a small pet? Flag it early on WhatsApp and bring a proper carrier, and it rides along. Need a brief stop en route? Extra stops are $45 per half hour, arranged ahead of time so nothing on the day catches you out.
Half of the fare goes down as a deposit to secure the booking, and the remaining half passes to the driver on travel day — cash is welcome for that balance. Send the deposit by whatever is easiest — Venmo, Zelle, or a secure link on WhatsApp or the site. The price always covers the whole vehicle for the entire group, never a per-person tally. Each fare is one-way, so a return simply doubles it under one reservation, keeping the outbound leg to Palmetto Estates and the ride back to the Port of Miami both locked at booking.
Between 7 AM and 9 PM there is no time-of-day charge at all. Book a pickup outside that window and a modest night fee applies: $20 on the black SUV for this run inside Miami-Dade, or 10% of the fare on either van. Pass along your pickup time when you reserve, and any night fee is squared away up front rather than sprung on you at the curb.
Your driver keeps track of both the posted and the actual arrival of your ship, so a late dock only pushes the pickup later at no extra cost. Nothing needs re-booking and the reserved vehicle stays yours — the driver simply matches the terminal’s real timing and is there when you finally walk out. Share your ship name at booking and the debark window is watched for you.
Yes — disembarkation morning is when most pickups happen. Choose a collection time a little after your scheduled debark, and the driver is already posted beside the car. Even when several ships unload together and the terminals turn busy, your reserved vehicle is waiting and the flat rate stays put.
The price is for the whole vehicle, not each rider. Your entire group travels for the one flat figure listed above, whether you fill the black SUV or a larger private van. A round trip is only that one-way number doubled, held at booking with no surge added later.
Book a day or more before your sail date so the vehicle is set aside for your group. A request inside 24 hours still gets a manual look, though a car cannot be promised that close in. Drop your cruise date, ship name, and headcount on WhatsApp, and the booking is locked in.
Never — the ride is fully private end to end. Only your own party is aboard, with no strangers on the bench and no side-trips to gather other passengers. From the terminal curb to your front door, the black SUV or van belongs to your group alone.
Ready to lock your ride from the Port of Miami to Palmetto Estates? Send your sail date, the ship name, your headcount, and the direction you need over WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748, and the vehicle is confirmed with your fare held.
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 wonderful cruise and finished the trip with a private car ready at the curb to run us out to Palmetto Estates — not a worry at the terminal. An easy, smooth handoff for the two of us from the ship to Palmetto Estates. We knew the plan before we even docked, so there was no guessing at the port.
We cruised with a big crew and wanted all of us and the bags in one private ride to Palmetto Estates after disembarking. The meet-and-greet at the curb came with the booking, and we knew right where to go. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no wondering which car was ours when we walked out.
After our sailing, my partner and I didn’t want to risk a ride at the terminal, so we lined up a private car to Palmetto Estates. It was only us in the car — no side pickups — which was exactly what we wanted.
Meu marido e eu tivemos uma viagem incrível e fechamos com um carro privativo pronto no meio-fio para nos levar até Palmetto Estates — sem confusão no porto. O motorista pôs toda a pilha de bagagem para não precisarmos batalhar com tudo.
After our sailing, my wife and I didn’t feel like chasing a ride at the terminal, so we arranged a private car to Palmetto Estates. For a no-hassle way to get from the port to Palmetto Estates, it was money well spent.