From $450 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Silver Sands Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way trip, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The meet-and-greet there is included in the fare; a name-sign welcome is a $20 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Silver Sands Resort sits in Fort Myers Beach, out on Estero Island — the barrier island that fronts the Gulf with about seven miles of shallow, easy water. It is a genuine road trip away from the cruise terminals, the kind of arrival that feels like a real change of scenery once the ship is behind you. When you step out of the vehicle here, the island itself is the destination, with the beach a short reach in most directions.
The heart of Fort Myers Beach gathers around the pier district at Times Square, where the fishing pier meets the main stretch of shops and open-air tables. It is the walkable, come-as-you-are center of the island, and most guests staying nearby end up drifting through it more than once. From Silver Sands Resort you are within the same slice of the island, so the pier, the sand, and the Gulf are all part of the ordinary day rather than a separate excursion.
Just beyond the resort, the wilder side of the island opens up. Lovers Key — a state park with undeveloped, natural beaches — sits close by for anyone who wants quieter shoreline and space to walk. Matanzas Pass is also near at hand, part of the same Fort Myers Beach setting of waterways and shallow flats. Guests here tend to fold Estero Island, Times Square, the pier, Lovers Key State Park, and Matanzas Pass into the first day or two after they come ashore, all within easy reach of the resort.
This is a door-to-door private transfer from your ship’s own terminal at the Port of Miami straight to Silver Sands Resort. Your chauffeur is staged at the terminal before you finish clearing the hall, so the group meets the vehicle at the curb rather than searching for a ride. Bags go from the terminal curb into the vehicle with hands-on help, and they stay with you the whole way — one vehicle reserved for your party alone, timed to when the ship actually docks.
From there it is a single, direct leg. The chauffeur takes I-595 and covers roughly 157.3 miles to Silver Sands Resort, a run that normally lands between 165 and 176 minutes. Disembarkation mornings stack up fast at the terminal exits, but because the driver is already waiting, that wait is theirs and not yours — you settle in, keep your own climate zone, and the highway does the rest of the work up the coast.
Rideshare lines and shared shuttles add waiting and extra stops; a private vehicle leaves when you are ready and goes only where you are going. The fare covers the whole car, the tolls and the fuel.
A 50% deposit reserves the ride online; the balance is paid to the driver on the day, cash or card. The fare is one way and per vehicle, so what you see above is the full price for the trip.
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.
The SUV seats up to 5 with their luggage; the 6-9 and 10-14 passenger vans keep bigger groups together. Send the head count and bag count and the vehicle is matched to them.
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.
Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your date, passenger count and luggage, and we confirm the vehicle and the pickup details.
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.
Getting a big group off the ship and over to Silver Sands Resort is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van took the stress right out of it. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Silver Sands Resort, it was money well spent.
We came off the ship worn out from a great week and a driver already waiting to take us to Silver Sands Resort was the right call.
My husband and I weren’t up for the chaos outside the terminal, so we booked a private ride to Silver Sands Resort before we even sailed. We went from the ship to the front desk of Silver Sands Resort with zero hassle along the way.
Después de una semana en el mar, lo único que quería era un traspaso limpio, así que un auto privado desde la terminal hasta Silver Sands Resort fue justo lo indicado.
Al bajar del barco por mi cuenta, lo último que quería era arrastrar las maletas buscando transporte en el puerto, así que tenía un auto privado esperando para ir a Silver Sands Resort. Llegar a Silver Sands Resort sin vueltas significó que pude hacer el check-in y por fin darme una ducha tras la semana en el mar. Sin recorrer un estacionamiento — caminé de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí.