From $460 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Punta Rassa on Florida’s Gulf coast.
One flat price covers the whole vehicle for your group, set the moment you reserve. It never shifts with traffic, demand, or the hour you leave the port, and it is quoted per vehicle rather than per seat.
On the morning you step off your ship, the driver is already waiting outside the cruise terminal, and the pickup is timed to when you actually clear customs and collect your bags rather than to a fixed clock. Your ship’s arrival is tracked, so a slow gangway or a long disembarkation line costs you nothing and changes neither the price nor the wait. Meet-and-greet at the curb is part of every booking. If you would rather be found by name in the crowd, a driver holding a printed name sign is a $40 extra you arrange when you reserve. Send your ship name, terminal, and party size over WhatsApp the night before, and the whole approach is settled before you reach the pavement.
Punta Rassa sits at the southwestern edge of the Fort Myers area, on the point where the Caloosahatchee River empties into the salt water of San Carlos Bay. It keeps a low-key, Gulf-coast feel — marinas, mangrove shoreline, and easy access to fishing and boating rather than a wall of resort towers. This is also where the mainland gives way to the causeway out to the barrier islands, so if your real endpoint lies across that water, say so when you book rather than at the end of the drive. For local orientation, the Punta Rassa community guide maps the area, and the story of how this old port and telegraph landing became today’s neighborhood is told in the history of Punta Rassa.
From the port it is a single, direct run clear across the peninsula to the Gulf coast, door to door, with no transfers and no seats shared with strangers. The route is one-way by default — you pay for the leg you take, and a round trip is simply that fare doubled with the same vehicle bringing you back. On quiet mornings the drive flows once you clear the terminal district; on busy disembarkation days, when several ships empty at once, the crawl around the port itself adds the first stretch of time, so leave a margin against any appointment waiting at the far end. Because your ship is tracked, the driver builds the pickup around your genuine off-time, which absorbs the usual delays of bags and customs. The result is straightforward: a private car, one road across the state, and your Punta Rassa address at the end of it.
Match the vehicle to your headcount and your luggage, and every tier stays private to your party. A black SUV takes up to five passengers with room for cruise bags, and suits couples or a small family. Groups of six to nine ride a full-size van, while ten to fourteen travelers take the largest van, both roomy enough to keep one party together instead of splitting across cars. If you are unsure which size swallows a week of suitcases, message the details before you pay and the right vehicle is confirmed.
A 50% deposit at the time of booking holds your vehicle and your pickup slot; the remaining half is handed to the driver on the day of the trip. The fare is charged for the whole vehicle, not per head, so five people in the SUV or fourteen in the large van each ride on the one posted price. A round trip runs double the one-way figure for the same class of vehicle. Nothing beyond the agreed balance is collected at the curb.
Daytime pickups between 7 AM and 9 PM carry no surcharge. A trip that starts outside that window adds a night fee on the SUV — $20 when the pickup sits inside Miami-Dade or Broward, and $50 once it falls beyond those two counties. A child seat is $15, arranged in advance; tell the driver the number and ages of the children when you reserve so the right seats are fitted before pickup. If you want to fold in a stop along the way, extra time is billed at $45 per thirty minutes, and a short planned pause on a long run like this one is easy to build in when you ask ahead.
Nothing changes for you and no extra charge applies. The driver watches your ship’s real arrival and re-times the pickup to when you clear the terminal, so a late dock or a slow customs line simply moves the meeting time. You keep the same vehicle and the same flat price.
Every fare listed is for the entire vehicle, not per traveler. Whether two of you take the SUV or fourteen fill the large van, the group rides on the single price shown above. That is why a full car often works out well against per-seat options for a longer run like this.
Yes. The same private vehicle runs the reverse leg, carrying your group from Punta Rassa back to the cruise terminal for an outbound ship. Book both directions together and one driver and one confirmed schedule cover the whole round trip, with buffer built in so you reach check-in unhurried.
Each vehicle carries room for cruise luggage, with the standard allowance running about one checked bag and a carry-on for each traveler. If you are hauling oversized or extra bags, flag it over WhatsApp beforehand and the space is confirmed or you are moved up to a larger van. Loading and unloading is handled at both ends of the trip.
To lock in your private transfer to Punta Rassa, send a message on WhatsApp to wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. Include your ship name, disembarkation date, group size, and the drop-off address, and you will get back the vehicle, the flat fare, and the deposit details. Reserve ahead of your sail day so the pickup lines up with the morning you actually leave the ship.
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.
The two of us sailed out of PortMiami and getting a private car waiting curbside for the ride to Punta Rassa took all the stress out of it. The last thing you want after a cruise is a ride that falls through, and this was reliable and on time.
The two of us sailed out of PortMiami and getting a private car waiting curbside for the ride to Punta Rassa made the morning easy. No lot to comb through — we just walked from the terminal to a car that was already there.
Getting a big group off the ship and out to Punta Rassa is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. Honestly the most stress-free part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no wondering which car was ours when we walked out. Highly recommend.
My partner and I had a great sailing and finished the trip with a private car waiting right at the terminal to run us out to Punta Rassa — not a worry at the terminal. For a no-hassle way to get from the port to Punta Rassa, it was absolutely worth booking. It was just our party in the car — no side pickups — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers.
Viajando con la familia, reservamos una van privada para que estuviera en la acera y llevara a todos a Punta Rassa.