From $185 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Villas By The Sea in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Every fare below is per vehicle, one way, with the driver, fuel and tolls inside the number. Pick the row that fits your group and luggage.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, a name-sign pickup adds $20, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Villas By The Sea sits in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a small town on the Broward County coast north of the Port of Miami. This is a genuine beach village rather than a wall of high-rises — low-rise inns, quiet streets, and sand a short walk from wherever you are staying. The property keeps you close to the water and to the compact center of town, so your first hours off the ship can be as simple as dropping your bags and heading for the shore.
Step outside and the town is built for walking. Anglin’s Fishing Pier reaches out over the water at the heart of the village, and Datura Avenue runs nearby with the everyday mix of a small coastal main street. El Prado Park is close by as well, a green pause between the streets and the sand. The scale stays human throughout — you are not crossing a resort campus to reach the beach, just following a block or two of low buildings down to the Atlantic.
What sets Lauderdale-by-the-Sea apart is the reef. A living coral reef lies close enough to shore that you can snorkel straight off the sand, no boat required — the shore-dive reef that draws people here through the year. Between the pier, the reef, and the short blocks of the village, Villas By The Sea suits travelers who want the ocean at the center of the trip. Anything about the stay itself lives on the property’s own page; getting you there from the ship is our part.
The ride is one straight run from your ship’s terminal at the Port of Miami up to the door of Villas By The Sea — no stops and no transfers along the way. Your driver is coordinated by message as you come off the ship and meets your group at the curb of your own terminal, not a distant parking lot. Your bags go straight into the vehicle, and the trip up to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea covers about 34.9 miles by way of I-95.
Plan on roughly 58 to 74 minutes terminal to door, with I-95 traffic the only real variable — which is why the pickup follows your ship’s actual arrival with time to spare rather than a fixed slot. The vehicle is yours alone for the trip, so the pace is set by your party and no one else. Tolls and fuel are already inside the flat rate, and terminal pickups include a half hour of free waiting so a slow customs line never costs you the ride.
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.
Booking takes a 50% deposit; the other half goes to the driver when the ride is done, by cash or card. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
Rides between 9 PM and 7 AM add a night fee for the SUV: $20 within Miami-Dade and Broward, $50 farther out. Child seats are available for $15 each. An extra stop is billed at $45 per 30 minutes of the detour.
The black SUV takes up to 5 passengers with their luggage; the vans carry 6 to 9 or 10 to 14 with room for the bags. Tell us how many people and how many suitcases travel and the right vehicle is assigned.
Yes for the details: add a passenger, a child seat or a note up to 12 hours before the pickup time. No for the date, which stays as booked.
To book, WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. Share the date, the number of travelers and bags, and we lock in the driver.
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.
Descemos do navio com as crianças prontos para um cochilo, e uma van privativa esperando no porto deixou a viagem até Villas By The Sea bem fácil. Havia uma placa com o nosso nome no meio-fio, então achamos o motorista sem dar voltas. O carro estava fresco e confortável, com lugar para tudo. Sem estresse nenhum.
The two of us sailed out of PortMiami and having a private car waiting curbside for the ride over to Villas By The Sea was the best part of the day. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was there exactly when we needed it.
The easy way to get from the ship to Villas By The Sea. Highly recommend. There was a courtesy waiting window from the agreed time, so we never had to rush through customs.
I was cruising solo and booked a private car to meet me at the port once the ship docked and take me right over to Villas By The Sea.
Tras el crucero, mi esposa y yo no queríamos andar buscando un transporte en la terminal, así que coordinamos un auto privado a Villas By The Sea. Era un auto privado solo para nosotros — sin nadie a quien esperar — un alivio tras una semana a bordo. Pasamos de la terminal a una cama de verdad sin estrés alguno.