From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Paradise Inn 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.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside meet-and-greet costs nothing extra; the inside name-sign welcome adds $20.
Paradise Inn puts you in Mid-Beach, the stretch of Miami Beach that runs up Collins Avenue through its row of oceanfront resorts. It is a coastal address, so the water is close from the moment you step out of the vehicle. Your driver takes you to the door of the property, and the drop-off covers the streets right around where you are staying rather than a distant curb.
The neighborhood around Paradise Inn has an easygoing rhythm. The oceanfront boardwalk runs the full length of Mid-Beach, which makes a walk along the sand a natural first move once the bags are inside. The Faena District sits between the towers nearby, bringing an arts scene into the mix, and Indian Creek is close by as well. Collins Avenue keeps everything within reach, so you can settle in and then wander out on foot to the shoreline or the surrounding blocks.
Coming straight off a cruise, this is the kind of arrival that lets you shift gears quickly. You are set down at the property, your luggage comes with you, and the beach is only a short walk from the door. Drop the bags at Paradise Inn, step onto the boardwalk, and the afternoon by the water is already yours. The area is built for exactly that pace, with the ocean on one side and the quieter Mid-Beach streets on the other, and Paradise Inn sitting in the middle of it as a base for the rest of the trip.
This is a private, terminal-to-door transfer from the Port of Miami to Paradise Inn. You are met curbside at your own ship’s terminal, not sent out to a parking lot, and the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation. Every booking carries thirty minutes of complimentary wait, so the pace of customs and the luggage hall never costs you the ride. When your group clears the terminal, the vehicle is already there, and a bilingual chauffeur handles every bag from the curb into the vehicle.
From the pier it is one straightforward run to Mid-Beach along the Julia Tuttle Causeway and I-195, normally about twenty-seven to twenty-nine minutes. The whole party rides together in a single vehicle, with the luggage stowed inside, and the driver takes you the entire way to the door of Paradise Inn. The flat rate you booked is the rate you pay, with fuel and standard tolls already inside it, so there is nothing to settle over on the day.
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.
Late is fine: the SUV night fee is $20 in Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 outside them for pickups between 9 PM and 7 AM. A stop on the route runs $45 per 30 minutes, and a child seat is $15.
Count passengers and bags and the vehicle follows: the SUV for up to 5 with luggage, the vans for 6-9 or 10-14. There is no splitting a group across cars.
Edits to the booking, like adding a passenger or a seat, are accepted until 12 hours before the ride. Moving the date is not possible after booking.
Questions or ready to reserve? WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 and we take it from there.
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.
We weren’t about to juggle the little ones and the bags looking for a ride at the port, so we booked a private van to Paradise Inn. It was a private car for our party alone — nobody else to wait on — so much nicer than piling in with strangers. We’ve already earmarked them for our next cruise out of PortMiami.
After our cruise, my husband and I didn’t want to risk a ride at the terminal, so we lined up a private car to Paradise Inn. An easy, smooth handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Paradise Inn with nothing left to sort out.
The two of us booked a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t worry about the timing getting over to Paradise Inn. We had the driver’s details ahead of time, so there was no guessing at the port.
Our family of five came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver helped with the whole pile of luggage for the ride to Paradise Inn. The driver took care of every bag so we didn’t have to lift a thing. There was a generous grace period from the agreed time, so we never had to rush through customs.
With the whole crew, arranging a private car from the port to Paradise Inn meant no scramble on disembarkation morning. We had the driver’s details ahead of time, so there was no guessing at the port.