From $175 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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.
The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel puts you in Fort Lauderdale, the coastal city that sits just up the shoreline from the Port of Miami. It is a small, personal kind of stay, and the drop-off brings you right to the streets around it rather than to a distant lot. After a week at sea, walking into a hotel that feels its size instead of its scale is a welcome change of pace, and your ride ends at the door, bags and all.
The city around the hotel gives you room to unwind. Fort Lauderdale runs a long promenade beach, and the yacht-lined New River threads through the middle of town. Las Olas Boulevard sets the tone for the neighborhood, with galleries and shopfronts lining the street, and the Riverwalk following the water nearby. Port Everglades and its cruise piers sit at the southern edge of the city, so you are close to the water on more than one side.
Whether you are here for a single night before a flight or settling in for a longer stay, the location keeps the good parts of Fort Lauderdale within easy reach of the hotel. The beach, the boulevard, and the river are the anchors, and The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel sits among them. Your chauffeur knows Fort Lauderdale and the streets around your stay, so the last stretch of the trip is handled the same way as the highway miles before it, and you step out where you meant to be.
The trip from the Port of Miami to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel covers about 28 miles and takes roughly 44 to 60 minutes, depending on how the day is running. Your chauffeur takes I-95, which keeps the route to a single, direct leg north to Fort Lauderdale. The pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation, so the driver is already coordinated to meet your group as you come off the ship rather than left to chance.
Once the terminal is behind you, the chauffeur loads every bag at the curb and the luggage rides with you the whole way, lobby to door. It is one group per vehicle, so the trip is yours alone, with no extra stops between the pier and the hotel. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, and that traffic is already worked into the plan, so the drive stays steady from the terminal curb to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel.
A reserved driver removes the guesswork after a long flight or a cruise morning: no queue at a taxi stand, no surge pricing, no shared stops. The group rides together and the price on this page is the price you pay.
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.
Late is fine: the SUV night fee is $20 in Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 outside them for pickups between 9 PM and 7 AM. A stop on the route runs $45 per 30 minutes, and a child seat is $15.
Up to five people ride in the SUV; larger parties move to a 6-to-9 or 10-to-14 passenger van so everyone and every bag travels together in one vehicle.
Up to 12 hours before pickup you can change passengers, luggage or extras. Dates are locked at booking and do not move.
Reach us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or by phone at 786-682-8748; send the date, passengers and luggage and the reservation is confirmed the same day.
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.
Bajamos del barco listos para una cama de verdad y un conductor ya esperando para llevarnos a The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel fue justo lo indicado. Para llegar del barco a The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel sin estrés, fue dinero bien gastado. Había una ventana de cortesía desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuvimos que apurarme para bajar del barco.
As a solo cruiser I pre-booked a private transfer from the port to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel for the morning I got off, and it could not have been easier. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so I didn’t have to lift a thing.
Everything ran on time from the port to the front door of The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel — couldn’t ask for more. We knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was no guessing at the port.
A great way to finish the trip — private, on time, and easy. We knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal.
Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and an easy ride over to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel. The driver handled the suitcases so we didn’t have to struggle with anything.