From $200 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from MIA to Santa Barbara Inn 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.
The pickup follows the flight, not the schedule you booked weeks ago, so an early landing or a late one changes only the meeting time. You are met at MIA arrivals with the greeting included in the fare, and the Meet & Greet inside the terminal, your driver holding a name sign, is available for $40 more. From there it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Santa Barbara Inn puts you in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, a walkable oceanfront village just north of Fort Lauderdale. It is a small, low-key stretch of coast where you can leave the car behind once you arrive and cover most of the day on foot. From the inn, the water is only a short walk or drive, so many travelers fold a beach visit into the same day they land rather than waiting for morning.
The real draw here is what lies just offshore. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is one of the only spots in Florida where you can snorkel a living reef straight from the beach, no boat required. That shore-dive reef sits within easy reach of the inn, and a mask and fins are all most people need to float over it. If you would rather stay dry, the same quiet village feel carries along the sand and the side streets that run back from it.
A few landmarks anchor the area around Santa Barbara Inn. Anglin’s Fishing Pier reaches out over the water and makes an easy first stop. Datura Avenue gives you a short run of shops and places to eat within walking distance, and El Prado Park adds a bit of green close to the shore. Together they keep the village compact and friendly, the kind of place where your days stay unhurried and the ocean is always a minute or two away. It is a calm, human-scaled corner of the coast, well suited to a trip where you want the beach close and the pace slow.
Your driver tracks the inbound flight in real time and meets you after you clear the terminal at MIA, helps with the luggage, and walks you to the vehicle. The bags ride in the car with your party, and the reserved vehicle is waiting at the curb rather than assigned after you land. Because the pickup follows your actual arrival, a delay simply moves the whole pickup, with no re-timing on your end.
From there it is one direct run up the coast to Santa Barbara Inn in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, with no shared stops and no transfer along the way. Plan on roughly 54 to 67 minutes door to door depending on traffic, quicker off-peak and slower at rush hour. You settle in for the drive and step out at the inn, close to the beach and the village it sits in.
Booking the ride in advance locks the price and the vehicle size, puts a driver on your arrival time, and turns the first leg of the trip into the easiest one. The group stays together and the luggage rides with you.
You pay a 50% deposit online to hold the vehicle, then the balance directly to the driver on the day, in cash or by card. The one-way fare above is the whole amount.
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 the first child seat or booster is included, with each additional one at $20.
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.
Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your date, passenger count and luggage, and we confirm the vehicle and the pickup details.
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.
At MIA your driver meets you at the arrivals level at the curb, and that greeting is included in the fare. If you would rather be met inside the terminal with a name sign, add the Meet & Greet for $40 when you book. At the cruise port the curbside greeting is always included.
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. The first seat or booster is included with your booking, each additional one is $20, and they are 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, the Meet & Greet at MIA, child seats, extra stops or the night fee, each shown in the quote before you pay. Tipping is at your discretion.
Auto limpio, recogida fácil y un conductor que sabía exactamente dónde quedaba Santa Barbara Inn. Lo reservaría de nuevo.
Our whole group rode together straight from MIA, and it worked out great. The ride to Santa Barbara Inn was smooth and comfortable the whole way. We were picked up right on time, no delays.
My husband and I didn’t want to deal with the airport taxi chaos, so we arranged a private ride to Santa Barbara Inn. No taxi line, no rideshare surge — we just walked out and the car was there.
Los dos aterrizamos en MIA de vacaciones y teníamos un conductor esperando apenas salimos de la aduana. Era un auto privado solo para nosotros, lo que hizo el viaje a Santa Barbara Inn tranquilo. La tarifa fue fija y acordada de antemano — exactamente lo cotizado, que agradecimos después de viajar. Lo reservaría de nuevo sin dudarlo.
My partner and I booked a private transfer from Miami Airport to Santa Barbara Inn so we wouldn’t have to wait on a rideshare after our flight.