From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Xi Hu Resort Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
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.
Xi Hu Resort Hotel sits at 10249 South John Young Parkway, planted in the International Drive district that anchors Orlando’s tourist side. I-Drive runs as the city’s main visitor artery, a long stretch that lines up attractions, outlet shopping, and the convention crowd end to end, so the hotel puts you inside the busiest corridor Orlando keeps for travelers. Arriving here means you land in the middle of it rather than on the edge looking in.
Step outside and the neighborhood does a lot of the work. Universal Orlando Resort and ICON Park sit close by, with the Orange County Convention Center and SeaWorld Orlando also within the same International Drive stretch. That mix suits almost any reason for the trip — a family chasing theme parks, a couple after the observation wheel and the dining clustered around it, or someone in town for the convention floor who wants a short hop back to their room at the end of a long day.
For a cruise traveler stepping off the ship, the appeal is the reset. After days at sea, the hotel gives you a fixed base with the parks and outlet malls a short reach away and the pace of the day back in your hands. If your plans stretch past the sailing, this pocket of Orlando keeps you close to the attractions that draw people north from the port in the first place, so extra nights never feel like a detour. When we drop you at the door, you are already where the week is headed, luggage carried in and the corridor’s whole lineup waiting a few minutes away.
The ride is one continuous run from the pier to the hotel door. After you disembark at PortMiami, your chauffeur is already coordinated by message and waiting at the curb of your ship’s own terminal — not a parking lot, not a meeting hall across the port. Your luggage goes straight into the vehicle, and from there it is a single stretch north along Florida’s Turnpike to 10249 South John Young Parkway.
Plan on roughly 224.6 miles and somewhere between 221 and 232 minutes terminal to door, depending on how the Turnpike is moving that day. Traffic is the only real variable, which is why the pickup follows your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare instead of a fixed slot. Your group keeps the vehicle to itself the whole way, so you set the departure and the pace, and the driver handles the bags again at the hotel end.
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.
A 50% deposit reserves the ride online; the balance is paid to the driver on the day, cash or card. The fare is one way and per vehicle, so what you see above is the full price for the trip.
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.
Count passengers and bags and the vehicle follows: the SUV for up to 5 with luggage, the vans for 6-9 or 10-14. There is no splitting a group across cars.
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.
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.
Coordinamos una sola van para la comitiva entera de la terminal a Xi Hu Resort Hotel para que hiciéramos el check-in todos juntos. El conductor se encargó de cada bolso para que no tuviéramos que batallar con todo.
Mi esposa y yo bajamos del barco en PortMiami y había un auto privado ahí mismo para nosotros para llevarnos a Xi Hu Resort Hotel. Había un cartel con nuestro nombre en la acera, así que ubicamos al conductor al instante. Reservar fue simple, recibimos todo por escrito, y todo salió tal cual. Muy recomendable.
After our cruise, my husband and I didn’t want to risk a ride at the terminal, so we arranged a private car to Xi Hu Resort Hotel. The driver loaded all our cruise luggage so we didn’t have to struggle with anything. There was a courtesy waiting window from the agreed time, so we never had to rush off the ship. No stress at all.
Los dos dejamos listo un traslado privado para después del crucero y así no preocuparnos por los tiempos camino a Xi Hu Resort Hotel. La tarifa estaba acordada de antemano, sin nada extra en la acera. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue totalmente sólido.
My wife and I wanted a clean handoff outside the terminal, so we reserved a private ride to Xi Hu Resort Hotel before we even sailed. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Xi Hu Resort Hotel, it was absolutely worth booking. We went from the terminal to a real bed with zero hassle along the way.