From $175 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Plaza Hotel Fort 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.
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.
Plaza Hotel Fort is the address our private transfer takes you to, straight from the cruise terminal after you step off the ship. It stands in Doral, the golf-and-business city that spreads west of the airport. This is the part of Miami built around championship courses, wide corporate campuses, and easy road access, so arriving here after a cruise feels calm rather than crowded.
What surrounds your stay is a big part of what makes Doral comfortable. Trump National Doral and Downtown Doral are close by, and CityPlace Doral gives you shops and places to eat within reach of the hotel. Doral Central Park is nearby for anyone who wants green space and room to walk, and the Palmetto Expressway runs alongside the district, which keeps the rest of the city an easy drive away. If you are staying on after the sailing, everything a Doral trip usually calls for sits within the same neighborhood.
On arrival, your chauffeur brings you to the door of Plaza Hotel Fort and helps with every bag, from the vehicle to the entrance, so nobody is dragging luggage across a lot. Because Doral runs on golf, business, and open corporate ground rather than beachfront traffic, the last stretch of the ride tends to stay quiet. You reach the hotel as a group, together, with the whole vehicle reserved for your party and no other stops in between.
After disembarkation, your driver is already staged at your ship’s terminal on Dodge Island, waiting before you clear the exit hall. There is no line to join and no app to open. You walk out, your chauffeur takes the bags, and everything goes into one vehicle reserved for your group alone. From the pier it is a single run along SR-836 toward Doral, ending at the door of Plaza Hotel Fort.
Plan on roughly 29 to 36 minutes between the port and the hotel, depending on the hour, from quiet mornings to heavier traffic. Disembarkation crowds stack up fast at the terminal, but because your driver is staged early, the wait belongs to them, not to you. Luggage stays in the vehicle the entire way, and the drop-off is at the entrance itself, so the ride ends exactly where you are staying.
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.
You pay a 50% deposit online to hold the vehicle, then the balance directly to the driver on the day, in cash or by card. The one-way fare above is the whole amount.
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.
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.
Yes for the details: add a passenger, a child seat or a note up to 12 hours before the pickup time. No for the date, which stays as booked.
Reach us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or by phone at 786-682-8748; send the date, passengers and luggage and the reservation is confirmed the same day.
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.
Para um desembarque tranquilo, meu marido e eu combinamos de um motorista privativo nos esperar no terminal de cruzeiros e nos levar até Plaza Hotel Fort. Sinceramente a parte mais tranquila da viagem — o porto ficou totalmente resolvido. O van estava com espaço de sobra para toda a bagagem do cruzeiro, com lugar para tudo.
First time cruising solo out of PortMiami, and having a private car there the second I walked out for the trip to Plaza Hotel Fort could not have been smoother. I knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was there exactly when I needed it.
Para un desembarque tranquilo, mi esposa y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos esperara en la terminal de cruceros y nos llevara a Plaza Hotel Fort.
Qué bueno que reservamos con anticipación — auto limpio, gran conductor, sin caos en el puerto, puerta a puerta.
Stepping off the ship, having the ride already handled to Plaza Hotel Fort was exactly what we needed. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out.