From $185 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Santa Barbara Inn in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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.
Santa Barbara Inn sits in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a stretch of coast that has held onto its small-town feel while the bigger resorts grew up around it. This is a genuine beach village, not a highway strip: low-rise inns line the streets, the pace is unhurried, and the ocean is close enough that you can walk to it with your shoes in your hand. Arriving here straight from the ship, you trade the crowds of the terminal for something quieter and more human-scaled.
The setting is the real draw. Anglin’s Pier reaches out over the water as the village landmark, a spot for a slow walk or an early cast, and the sand carries the easygoing rhythm of a place built for beach days rather than for rushing. What sets this corner of the coast apart is the living coral reef lying just offshore. You can snorkel straight off the beach here, no boat required, dropping into clear water within a short swim of the shoreline and finding reef life that most visitors have to charter out to see.
For a traveler stepping off a cruise, that combination is the appeal: a low-key inn in a walkable village, with the beach, the pier, and the reef all part of the everyday landscape rather than a day trip away. After days at sea, Santa Barbara Inn gives you a calm base where the water stays the center of attention. Your chauffeur brings you the full run from the port and leaves you at the door, ready to settle in and let the village set the tempo.
From the PortMiami cruise terminal to Santa Barbara Inn is about 34.9 miles, run as one clean leg up I-95. Plan on roughly 58 to 74 minutes depending on traffic and the time of day. Your chauffeur meets you curbside at your own terminal once your group clears the exit, not out in a distant parking lot, and every bag goes into the vehicle with you. The car is reserved for your party alone, so once you are loaded it is a direct drive north to the door of the inn.
Ships rarely release everyone at the same minute, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than a fixed clock, with courtesy wait time built in to cover customs and the luggage hall. You walk out, the vehicle is already staged, and the next stop is Santa Barbara Inn. On busy weekend mornings the I-95 traffic is already factored into the timing, so the plan holds up even when the port is at its fullest.
The fare covers the vehicle for your group alone, the driver’s time, tolls and fuel, the meet-and-greet at the pickup point and help with every bag. Extras such as a child seat or an added stop are priced separately and listed below.
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.
A child seat can be installed for $15 when you book. Night service, meaning 9 PM to 7 AM, adds $20 to the SUV inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 beyond. Extra stops are metered at $45 per 30 minutes.
Black SUV for up to 5 passengers, van for 6 to 9, van for 10 to 14: the choice is made from your passenger and luggage numbers so nobody rides squeezed.
Passenger count, child seat or pickup detail changes are fine up to 12 hours ahead. The travel date cannot be moved to another day, so confirm it carefully.
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.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and arranged one private van from the cruise terminal to Santa Barbara Inn.
We booked one van for the whole group from the terminal to Santa Barbara Inn so nobody got left behind. The fare was fixed when we booked, the same number we were quoted.
The two of us sailed out of PortMiami and having a private car waiting curbside for the ride over to Santa Barbara Inn was the best part of the day. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Santa Barbara Inn, it was well worth it. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — so much nicer than piling in with strangers.
For a smooth disembarkation, my wife and I had a private driver meet us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Santa Barbara Inn. The ride from the terminal to Santa Barbara Inn was quiet and relaxed, and we could just watch the city go by. The SUV was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, a relief in the Miami heat.
Viajando con la familia, reservamos una van privada para que estuviera en la acera y llevara a todos hasta Santa Barbara Inn. La tarifa estaba fija desde la reserva, sin nada extra en la acera. Había un cartel con nuestro nombre en la salida, así que ubicamos al conductor al instante.