From $590 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa 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.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The terminal greeting is covered by the fare and a name sign is offered for $20. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa sits at 8113 Resort Village Drive, in the International Drive corridor of Orlando. This is the address your driver is heading for, well inland from the coast and set among the hotels and attractions that line one of the city’s busiest visitor streets. It is a resort stay built for travelers who want to be within easy reach of the theme parks without giving up a quiet base to come home to at the end of the day.
The location is the real draw. International Drive strings together Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, and ICON Park with its observation wheel along one long, hotel-lined boulevard, with the Orange County Convention Center a short hop away as well. Guests coming off a cruise often fold Universal and ICON Park into their first days on land, then branch out to the rest of the corridor from there. Everything clusters close enough that a single home base covers a lot of ground.
On arrival, your group is set down right at the resort, with bags carried to the entrance beside you rather than left at a distant curb. The surrounding streets around the stay are familiar territory for the drivers, so there is no circling to find the door. After a long day that started at a ship’s terminal, walking straight into the resort with the whole travel leg already behind you is the point of booking the ride this way.
The trip runs door to door from your ship’s terminal on Dodge Island straight to the resort entrance, about 228 miles north along Florida’s Turnpike. Plan on roughly 226 to 235 minutes terminal to door, light traffic to heavy, with the Turnpike being the one real variable. Because of that, the pickup is timed to your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare, so a slow customs hall or a late gangway does not throw off the plan.
Your driver stages at the terminal as you come off the ship and coordinates with your group by message on the way out. Every bag rides in the vehicle with you, carried from the hall to the curb, and the car is yours alone for the whole run. There are no transfers or waiting rooms along the way, just one steady leg from the water up to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa.
The fare covers the vehicle for your group alone, the driver’s time, tolls and fuel, the meet-and-greet at the pickup point and help with every bag. Extras such as a child seat or an added stop are priced separately and listed below.
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.
Daytime service runs 7 AM to 9 PM; outside that window the SUV carries a night fee of $20 inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 beyond. A child seat is fitted on request for $15. Extra stops along the way are $45 per 30 minutes.
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.
Send any change to the party or extras at least 12 hours before the pickup. The booked date is final.
Questions or ready to reserve? WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 and we take it from there.
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.
Easy ride, fixed fare, zero hassle from the terminal to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa. Would book again.
The kids were half asleep when we walked off, and a private van already at the curb got everyone to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa in one piece. There was a name sign at the exit, so we didn’t have to look around.
Fomos de cruzeiro com amigos e queríamos todo mundo e a bagagem numa viagem privativa só até Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa depois de desembarcar. Tínhamos uma confirmação clara, então não havia o que adivinhar no porto.
Un grupo de nosotros bajamos del barco juntos y coordinamos una van privada de la terminal de cruceros a Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa. Había una ventana de cortesía desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuvimos que apurarme para pasar la aduana. Llegar a Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa a primera hora significó que pudimos dejar las maletas y arrancar el día.
Não íamos fazer malabarismo com crianças e malas procurando transporte no porto, então reservamos uma van privativa até Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa. Tínhamos os dados do motorista com antecedência, então não sobrava com o que se preocupar no terminal. Já guardamos o contato para o nosso próximo cruzeiro saindo do PortMiami.