From $440 per vehicle: private one-way ride, Port of Miami to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG.
The prices are flat and quoted per vehicle for the whole one-way ride: no meter, no surge, nothing added at the curb.
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.
The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG sits at 11171 Summerlin Square Dr., planted right where the mainland hands you off to the barrier islands. The name says it plainly: this is the gateway stay, the spot you settle into before crossing to Estero Island or aiming for Sanibel. It is an easy landmark to reach and an easy one to leave from, which matters when your morning starts at a cruise terminal two hours away.
Step outside and the coast is close on every side. Estero Island keeps things barefoot, with wide sand, the Times Square pier district in the middle, and dolphin-filled passes at either end. Lovers Key State Park is within easy reach for a slower afternoon, and Matanzas Pass and Bowditch Point Park round out the corner of Fort Myers Beach that locals treat as their backyard. You are staying at the edge of all of it rather than fighting traffic to get there each day.
Inside, the property is the one to ask about rooms, parking, and check-in timing, so lean on its official page for those specifics rather than a guess. What the location gives you is simple: a comfortable, well-placed room to drop your cruise luggage and start island time the same day you dock. Arrive with your bags, hand off the driving, and let the Gateway do what its name promises.
Book before you dock and disembarkation turns into the simple part of the morning. Your reserved black SUV is staged at the terminal before you clear the hall, so the wait belongs to the driver, not to you. The chauffeur meets you at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, loads the bags at the curb, and pulls out for a single direct leg to the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG. No shared stops, no rounds, no strangers along for the ride.
The route covers roughly 152 miles by way of I-595, and terminal curb to hotel door usually runs 158 to 169 minutes depending on the hour. Fuel, standard tolls, and luggage help at both ends already sit inside the flat fare, so the number you booked is the number you pay. You set the departure and the pace; the driver handles the road and the bags.
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.
Reserve with a 50% deposit; hand the balance to the driver on the day by cash or card. Fares are quoted per vehicle, one way, with tolls and fuel included.
The regular window is 7 AM to 9 PM; night pickups in the SUV add $20 in Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 elsewhere. A child seat is $15 on request, and any added stop is $45 per 30 minutes.
The black SUV takes up to 5 passengers with their luggage; the vans carry 6 to 9 or 10 to 14 with room for the bags. Tell us how many people and how many suitcases travel and the right vehicle is assigned.
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.
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.
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.
There were six of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG was far simpler than splitting into cars. The fare was fixed when we booked, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning. Getting to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG straight from the terminal meant we could settle in without waiting around.
With the whole crew, arranging a private car from the terminal to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG meant no stress on disembarkation morning.
We reserved one van for the entire crew from the terminal to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG so nobody got left behind. The fare was locked in at booking, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.
We cruised with a group of friends and wanted everyone and the luggage in one private ride to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG after disembarking. There was space to spare for the whole group and everyone’s bags in one van to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG. We were dropped right at the front door of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG, not across the street.
There were six of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Beach-Sanibel Gateway by IHG was the easy way. Booking was quick, we got a solid confirmation, and everything went exactly as planned.