From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to The Vagabond Hotel Miami 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.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. Meet-and-greet at the terminal is included; a name-sign welcome is available for an extra $20. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
The Vagabond Hotel Miami sits just north of downtown, close to the mural-covered warehouses, craft breweries, and galleries that give Wynwood its character, with Midtown’s shops and the Miami Design District a short distance away. It is a hotel with its own personality rather than a chain address, and it makes a natural base for travelers who want to be near the city’s art-and-food core rather than in the middle of the cruise crowd. When you book a private ride here, the drop-off is the hotel’s own entrance, not a general area.
The blocks around the hotel form one of Miami’s most creative pockets. Wynwood Walls anchors the street-art scene a short ride away, the Rubell Museum sits nearby in the same Wynwood and Midtown stretch, and the Design District’s shops and showrooms are close for anyone who wants to browse after checking in. Between the galleries, the breweries, and the restaurants, there is enough within reach to fill the hours before or after a sailing.
On arrival, the chauffeur brings you to the lobby door at the agreed hour and helps with every bag from the vehicle to the entrance. The hotel side — amenities, luggage holds, and early check-in — is handled directly by The Vagabond Hotel Miami through its official page. If you stay on after the cruise, the surrounding Wynwood and Midtown blocks keep the art, food, and shopping close at hand.
The ride is one direct run from the pier to the hotel. Once your group clears the terminal on Dodge Island, the chauffeur meets you at the curb — coordinated by message as you come out of the hall — and loads every bag into the vehicle so nothing rides on your lap or trails behind you on the sidewalk. From there it is a straight route toward the hotel, with the whole party together in one vehicle reserved for you alone.
Because the pickup is timed to your ship’s actual arrival, the driver is already in place when you reach the curb, and every booking includes thirty minutes of complimentary wait so a slow customs line never costs you the ride. Tolls and fuel are already built into the flat rate, so the total you agreed to when booking is the total on the day, door to door.
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.
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.
Details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can be adjusted up to 12 hours before the pickup. The date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
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.
We got off the ship with the kids worn out after the cruise, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to The Vagabond Hotel Miami painless. There was a name sign at the curb, so we knew right where to go. The car seat was set up before we even walked out, which was a real help that morning.
I wasn’t going to fight for a ride the morning I got off the ship, so I booked a private car from the port to The Vagabond Hotel Miami. The SUV was fresh and comfortable, and the AC was perfect after the ship. I went from the ship to the front desk of The Vagabond Hotel Miami with nothing to worry about in between.
My husband and I finished a wonderful cruise and capped it off with a private car waiting right at the terminal to take us to The Vagabond Hotel Miami — no fuss at the port. There was a courtesy waiting window from the agreed time, so we never had to rush to gather the bags. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal.
We weren’t about to wrangle kids and luggage looking for a ride at the port, so we reserved a private van to The Vagabond Hotel Miami. We were dropped straight at the door of The Vagabond Hotel Miami, not down the block.
I didn’t feel like chasing a ride the morning I disembarked, so I arranged a private car from the terminal to The Vagabond Hotel Miami. I had the driver’s details ahead of time, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal.