From $605 per vehicle — a private, one-way ride between the Port of Miami cruise terminals and Holden Heights near Orlando.
Each rate below is the whole-vehicle total for your group, fixed the moment you reserve and never nudged by traffic, demand, or a late docking.
Cruise mornings run on the terminal’s clock, not yours, so the driver tracks your vessel’s berth and disembarkation instead of a fixed guess. Once customs clears and you walk out of the Port of Miami terminal with your bags, a driver is standing at the curb, ready to load a week of suitcases straight into the vehicle. Meet & greet comes with every booking at no charge; if you would rather be found by name in the crowd, a driver holding a printed name sign is a $40 add-on. Send your ship, sail date, and terminal when you reserve, and the pickup instructions reach you before travel day.
Holden Heights is a residential pocket within the greater Orlando area, built from quiet streets, single-family homes, and the kind of small everyday shops a working neighborhood keeps rather than a strip of tourist storefronts. Because it sits within easy reach of the wider metro, anyone staying here is close to Orlando’s larger attractions, restaurants, and shopping while sleeping somewhere calmer than the crowds. That lived-in, low-key feel suits cruise travelers who want a settled base before boarding or a quiet landing after a sailing. Background on the local community and housing is collected on the Holden Heights neighborhood page for Orlando.
The trip to Holden Heights is a genuine long-haul highway run, not a quick hop across town. Leaving the Port of Miami, the route runs north out of the city and joins Florida’s Turnpike heading up toward central Florida, so the clock depends on the day’s traffic far more than any single figure. Light off-peak stretches move steadily, while holiday cruise weekends and rush hours out of the metro add time to the leg. Because the balance is settled at the end regardless, no meter is ticking — the flat rate holds whether the highway is open or crawling.
A booking is held with a 50% deposit at the time you reserve, and the remaining half is handed to the driver on the day of the trip. Every fare is quoted for the whole vehicle, so filling more seats never changes the number. Pricing is one-way by default; if you need the return leg back to the Port of Miami for a later sailing or a flight, it is simply the one-way fare doubled, booked as one reservation so a single driver and confirmed time cover both directions.
Meet & greet, a driver who handles English along with Spanish or Portuguese, and every toll and fuel cost are already folded into the flat fare — nothing on that list is settled on the road. A few things sit outside it and are added only when you ask: a child seat runs $15 on Port of Miami trips, a driver holding your name sign at the terminal is $40, and any extra stop along the way is $45 for each 30 minutes. Confirm any of these on WhatsApp when you book so the quote you see is the quote you pay.
Standard pickup hours run from 7 AM to 9 PM. A trip that begins outside that window carries a night fee on the SUV: $20 when the pickup point sits inside Miami-Dade or Broward, and $50 once it falls beyond those two counties. Since cruise disembarkations usually land mid-morning, most Holden Heights runs sit comfortably inside the daytime window with nothing extra to add.
Each price is set per vehicle rather than per head, so the whole party travels for the single figure listed above. Adding passengers up to the vehicle’s limit never raises it. A round trip is that one-way amount doubled, with no surcharge for traffic or a late-arriving ship.
Nothing on your side changes. The driver follows the vessel’s real arrival and disembarkation, so a late berth simply re-times the pickup at no added cost and the flat rate stays put. There is no need to re-book or chase a new ride at the curb.
Each vehicle is sized with cruise suitcases in mind, and the usual allowance is one checked bag plus a carry-on per passenger. Groups carrying oversized or extra bags should send a note on WhatsApp beforehand so the right vehicle is confirmed or sized up. Drivers help load and unload at both the terminal and the door.
Yes. A confirmed pickup can shift with about a day’s notice, as long as a vehicle is free. Booking at least 24 hours ahead locks one in, while a shorter-notice request is still looked at by hand, though availability is not promised. Send the change on WhatsApp and updated confirmation follows before you travel.
To lock in a vehicle, send your ship name, sail or arrival date, group size, and the Holden Heights address by WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. Written confirmation follows, and the day before travel the driver’s name, vehicle, and plate arrive with exact pickup instructions. Reserving at least 24 hours ahead keeps the whole cruise-day handoff simple.
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. 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, 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.
There were six of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Holden Heights was the easy way. We got a clear confirmation, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal.
After our sailing, my husband and I didn’t feel like chasing a ride at the terminal, so we pre-booked a private car to Holden Heights. It was only our group in the car — no side pickups — which was exactly what we wanted. The meet-and-greet at the curb came with the booking, and we didn’t have to search for anyone.
I was sailing solo and arranged a private car to meet me at the cruise terminal after the ship docked, then run me straight to Holden Heights. The night before, I got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no wondering which car was ours when I walked out. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — the port end was completely handled.
With kids in tow, arranging a private car from the port to Holden Heights meant no scramble the morning we disembarked. The driver handled the suitcases so we didn’t have to juggle it all. No rideshare app to fight with — we just stepped out and the car was ready.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and getting a private car waiting curbside for the ride to Holden Heights made the morning easy. No lot to comb through — we just walked from the terminal to a car that was already there. It was only us in the car — no one else’s stops — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers.