From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall 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.
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.
Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall sits at 9396 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, in the 32837 zip code, along the southern edge of the city’s tourist corridor. As the name signals, it keeps you close to the Florida Mall and within easy reach of the airport district, a practical base for anyone arriving after a cruise and pointing north toward the theme parks. The address puts you on one of Orlando’s main north-south routes, so reaching the property is straightforward once your driver leaves Florida’s Turnpike.
The bigger draw is how the hotel connects to International Drive, the long, hotel-lined boulevard that ties Orlando’s attractions together. From this part of town you are set up for the whole run of it: Universal, SeaWorld, ICON Park and its observation wheel, and the convention center all sit along that single stretch. We reach every address on International Drive, so if your Orlando plans start at the parks or the convention floor, the property keeps them a short hop away.
For a group stepping off a ship in Miami, the appeal is the clean handoff. One private vehicle carries your party and its cruise luggage the full distance and delivers everyone to the hotel entrance, bags brought to the door beside you. Tell us the ship and the arrival date and we stage the ride for that morning, so the transfer slots into the front end of your Orlando stay without a scramble for onward transport. The hotel’s spot near the Florida Mall and the International Drive attractions means the fun part of the trip is close by the moment you check in.
The ride begins at the cruise terminal, not a parking lot. After you clear disembarkation, your chauffeur is staged curbside at the Port of Miami, timed to your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare, and helps with every bag from the terminal to the vehicle. From there it is a single private run north, with no shared stops and no second pickup, the vehicle reserved for your party alone from the pier to the hotel door.
The route follows Florida’s Turnpike for roughly 225.2 miles, and terminal to door usually takes about 222 to 232 minutes depending on the hour and traffic. Your luggage stays in the vehicle the whole way, and at Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall the driver pulls up to the entrance and carries the bags to the curb beside you. Because the pickup tracks your arrival rather than a fixed slot, an early or late walk-off still finds the car waiting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
So glad we pre-booked — a smooth, easy handoff, zero stress at the terminal, door to door. We were dropped at the entrance of Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall, not on a corner with the bags.
We cruised with a big crew and wanted all of us and the bags in one private ride to Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall after disembarking.
Bajamos del barco tras una semana buenísima y un auto privado directo a Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall marcó la pauta del resto del viaje. Llegar a Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall directo desde la terminal significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar. Había un cartel con nuestro nombre junto a las puertas de la terminal, así que ubicamos al conductor sin dar vueltas.
Para un desembarque tranquilo, mi esposo y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos esperara en la terminal de cruceros y nos llevara a Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall.
Con toda la tropa, reservar un auto privado del puerto a Howard Johnson Inn Airport Florida Mall significó nada que resolver la mañana del desembarque. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue confiable y puntual. El auto estaba con espacio de sobra para todo el equipaje del crucero, con el aire perfecto tras el barco.