From $145 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Bonaventure Resort & Spa in a chauffeured SUV or van.
These are fixed one-way fares for the whole car or van, tolls and fuel included, so the total is known before anyone gets in.
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.
Bonaventure Resort & Spa sits in the western suburbs of Broward County, out where family communities spread toward the edge of the Everglades. It is the kind of address that feels a world away from the cruise terminals you just left, even though a single ride connects the two. The property anchors a quiet corner of West Broward, framed by I-75 and the levee that marks the start of the wetlands, so the surroundings lean green and low-rise rather than busy and coastal.
Step out of the vehicle and the resort reads as a self-contained stay: a place to settle in, spread out, and slow down after a week at sea. The neighborhood around it is residential and easy to move through, with wide roads built for the suburbs rather than for downtown traffic. Because the resort sits in this pocket of the county, the streets nearby stay calm, and the drop-off happens right at the entrance rather than at the end of a long approach through congestion.
What makes the location genuinely useful is what surrounds it. Sawgrass Mills and its outlet halls are within easy reach, so a shopping afternoon never means a major expedition. Flamingo Gardens is close by for a slower, greener outing, and the Everglades levee along Interstate 75 puts wide open landscape minutes from your door. Whether you are here to rest, to shop, or to add a few days of West Broward exploring around your cruise, the resort makes a practical base with the western suburbs opening up in every direction.
The trip runs directly from your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island to the entrance of Bonaventure Resort & Spa, covering roughly 34.4 miles by way of Florida’s Turnpike and I-95. Plan on about 51 to 68 minutes door to door, depending on traffic and the hour you disembark. Your driver is staged and waiting when you walk off, timed to your actual arrival rather than a fixed clock, so the customs line never costs you the ride.
Once you reach the curb, bags go straight into the vehicle with full luggage help at both ends, and the group travels together with no shared seats and no added stops. Fuel and standard tolls are already inside the flat fare, so there is nothing to settle along the road. It is one clean run: clear the terminal, load up, and ride straight to the resort entrance in West Broward.
The car waits for you, not the other way around. Your group travels together with the luggage in the same vehicle, the fare is known before the ride, and the driver takes the direct route to the destination.
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.
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.
Black SUV for up to 5 passengers, van for 6 to 9, van for 10 to 14: the choice is made from your passenger and luggage numbers so nobody rides squeezed.
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.
Viaje cómodo, recogida fácil, y un conductor que sabía exactamente a dónde ir. Lo reservaría de nuevo. Tenía los datos del conductor con anticipación, así que no quedaba de qué preocuparse en la terminal.
There were six of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Bonaventure Resort & Spa was the smart move.
Depois de uma semana no mar, a única coisa que eu queria era não pensar em nada, então um carro privativo do porto até Bonaventure Resort & Spa foi a escolha certa. Chegar a Bonaventure Resort & Spa sem desvios significou que eu pude fazer o check-in e enfim tomar um banho depois da semana no mar. O motorista se encarregou de cada bolsa para eu não precisar carregar nada. Sem estresse nenhum.
The easy way to get from the ship to Bonaventure Resort & Spa. Highly recommend.
We reserved one van for the whole group from the terminal to Bonaventure Resort & Spa so we all checked in together. The fare was fixed when we booked, nothing added at the curb.