From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Easy Hostel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the terminal greeting included in the fare and a $20 name-sign option if you want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Easy Hostel puts you in Little Havana, the neighborhood that runs west of downtown Miami along Calle Ocho, known locally as SW 8th Street. This is widely regarded as the most distinctly Cuban part of the city, a place of cafecito counters, cigar rollers working by hand, and the steady click of tiles at Domino Park. Stepping off your ship and landing here means you are staying inside a real, lived-in corner of Miami rather than an anonymous stretch of chain lobbies.
The stay keeps you close to the things people come to Little Havana for. The Tower Theater and the heart of Calle Ocho are within easy reach, and Ball & Chain sits nearby along with Cuban Memorial Boulevard. A short walk carries you between coffee windows, live music, and small family storefronts, so a gap between your cruise and your next move can be spent wandering the block rather than waiting at a food court.
Beyond the immediate streets, Easy Hostel makes a practical base for the wider city. Wynwood, South Beach, Downtown, and Brickell are all reachable, and the leafier, more historic side of town — Coral Gables and Coconut Grove — sits within range too. Shopping runs lead toward Dolphin Mall or Lincoln Road, while museums, arenas, and skyline photo stops are easy to fold into a free afternoon. It is a spot that keeps you central without pulling you into the busiest tourist crush.
After you disembark, your chauffeur is already waiting curbside at your terminal, not off in a distant parking lot, with the vehicle held for your party alone. Your bags go straight into the SUV or van, carried for you from the curb, and the whole group rides together door to door. The trip covers roughly 5.7 miles from the cruise terminal to Easy Hostel, following SR-836 and Northwest 27th Avenue, and it usually takes 18 to 21 minutes depending on traffic and the time of day.
Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest window, when thousands of passengers walk off the ships at once, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than a fixed clock. Tolls and fuel are already built into the flat rate, so nothing is added on the day of service, and the same private, one-way arrangement covers the reverse leg back to the ship when it is time to sail.
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.
Half of the fare is paid at booking as a deposit and the rest is settled with the driver on the day, cash or card. The price is per vehicle for the one-way trip.
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.
A full-size suitcase per passenger fits the SUV with five aboard; groups of six or more move to a van sized 6-9 or 10-14 with the cargo space to match.
Send any change to the party or extras at least 12 hours before the pickup. The booked date is final.
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.
My wife and I weren’t up for the chaos outside the terminal, so we booked a private ride to Easy Hostel before we even sailed. Getting to Easy Hostel first thing meant we could settle in without waiting around.
Para un desembarque fácil, mi pareja y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos recibiera en la terminal de cruceros y nos llevara a Easy Hostel. Teníamos una confirmación clara, así que no había que adivinar nada en el puerto. Ya guardamos el contacto para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami.
Esperando en la acera apenas salimos, y un trayecto tranquilo hasta Easy Hostel. Ya guardamos el contacto para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami.
Los niños estaban rendidos tras una semana en el mar cuando bajamos, y una van privada ya en la acera llevó a todos a Easy Hostel antes de que alguien colapsara. Pasamos del barco a la recepción de Easy Hostel sin estrés alguno. Para llegar del barco a Easy Hostel de forma confiable, valió mucho la pena.
Getting all of us off the ship and over to Easy Hostel is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. The fare was set up front, nothing added at the curb.