From $450 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Santa Maria Harbour Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, a name-sign pickup adds $20, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Santa Maria Harbour Resort sits on Estero Island, the barefoot barrier island that shapes Fort Myers Beach on Florida’s Gulf coast. It is a shoreline address in the truest sense: the sand is only steps from where you stay, so the water you spent the cruise looking at from a deck is now something you can walk to in a few minutes. After days at sea, that short distance is the whole point.
Estero Island keeps things wide and unhurried. The beach here is broad, soft, and made for slow mornings, and the Times Square pier district gives you a walkable cluster of the island’s activity when you want a little more going on. Plenty of guests who book this ride do the simple thing on arrival day — drop the bags, change, and trade the ship’s crowded pool for real sand the same afternoon they disembark. Nobody has to plan much for that; the island makes it easy.
There is more within reach when you feel like moving. Lovers Key State Park is close by for a quieter stretch of coast, and Matanzas Pass and Bowditch Point Park anchor either end of the island for walking, watching the water, and catching the boat traffic slipping through. The passes at both ends of Estero Island are known for dolphins, so it is not unusual to spot a fin from shore. It adds up to a calm, coastal base to land in right after a cruise.
This is one direct leg, door to door. After you clear disembarkation at the Port of Miami, your chauffeur is already staged for your ship’s arrival, so the waiting is on the driver’s side, not yours. Bags go straight from the terminal curb into the vehicle, and they stay with you the whole way — no reloading, no second stop. The route runs by I-595 and covers roughly 143.8 miles to Santa Maria Harbour Resort.
Plan on about 154 to 165 minutes on the road, depending on the hour and the traffic that day. The vehicle is yours alone for the trip, so the pace is set by your group and no one else. Tell us your ship and arrival date and the pickup is timed to the morning terminal rush, so the car is ready as you come out rather than something you have to chase down once you are on the curb with your luggage.
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.
Reserve with a 50% deposit; hand the balance to the driver on the day by cash or card. Fares are quoted per vehicle, one way, with tolls and fuel included.
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.
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.
My partner and I finished a wonderful cruise and followed it with a private car ready at the curb to take us to Santa Maria Harbour Resort — no fuss at the port. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out.
We got off the ship with the kids and a mountain of luggage, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Santa Maria Harbour Resort so easy. The van was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and an easy ride over to Santa Maria Harbour Resort.
Couldn’t have been simpler — met at the curb, luggage handled, and a comfortable ride over to Santa Maria Harbour Resort. Getting to Santa Maria Harbour Resort straight from the terminal meant we could settle in without waiting around.
I didn’t feel like chasing a ride the morning I got off the ship, so I arranged a private car from the terminal to Santa Maria Harbour Resort. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so I didn’t have to struggle with anything. The car was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, a relief in the Miami heat.