From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites 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.
SoBe Ocean Drive Suites sits in South Beach, the southern tip of the barrier island that holds the classic Miami Beach postcard. The address puts you on Ocean Drive itself, the strip lined with pastel Art Deco facades that give this stretch its name. Step out the door and the grid opens up on foot — this is one of the most walkable corners of the coast, so much of what draws people here is reachable without getting back in a car.
The beach is the obvious pull. With South Beach right on the water, Lummus Park and its wide band of sand sit close to the suites, which makes a beach afternoon the natural move once you have dropped your bags. Guests who stay here tend to fold in the Art Deco Historic District, Española Way, and the Lincoln Road Mall over the course of a visit, with the New World Center also nearby in South Beach. It all falls inside the same compact grid.
That concentration is the appeal — sand, pastel storefronts, and shopping packed into a few blocks you can cover on foot. Anything about the rooms, rates, or amenities lives on the property’s own page; our part is getting you there from the ship. Arrival day runs in one direct line: clear the cruise terminal, bags to the curb, and a single ride that ends at the door of SoBe Ocean Drive Suites, with the whole vehicle reserved for your group alone.
The run begins the moment you clear the terminal. Your chauffeur is staged for your ship’s actual arrival, meets you at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, and handles every bag from the curb into the vehicle. From the pier it is one direct trip along SR A1A and the MacArthur Causeway — roughly 6.1 miles — ending at the door of SoBe Ocean Drive Suites.
Plan on about 19 to 21 minutes on the road, a little more if you sail in on a weekend morning when the port empties all at once; that traffic is already built into the timing. Fuel, standard tolls, and luggage help ride inside the fare, and the vehicle stays yours alone from pickup to drop-off — no waiting for a driver on the curb, no detours along the way.
One vehicle, one party, one fixed price: nobody else boards, the route runs straight to the door, and the driver handles the bags at both ends. It is the simplest way to start or end a trip without lines, apps or surprises.
Booking takes a 50% deposit; the other half goes to the driver when the ride is done, by cash or card. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
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.
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.
Up to 12 hours before pickup you can change passengers, luggage or extras. Dates are locked at booking and do not move.
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.
Con toda la tropa, reservar un auto privado del puerto a SoBe Ocean Drive Suites significó nada de correr la mañana del desembarque. El viaje de la terminal a SoBe Ocean Drive Suites fue cómodo y sin apuros, y pudimos ver pasar la ciudad.
We cruised with a group of friends and wanted the whole group in one private ride to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites after disembarking.
My partner and I weren’t up for the chaos outside the terminal, so we reserved a private ride to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites before we even sailed. There was a board with our name on it at the curb, so we didn’t have to look around. It was a private car for our party alone — nobody else to wait on — a relief after a week aboard.
Smoothest disembarkation we’ve had — met right at the terminal, luggage sorted, straight to the door of SoBe Ocean Drive Suites. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so we didn’t have to lift a thing.
Clean car, easy pickup, and a driver who handled the terminal like a pro. Would book again. I was dropped straight at the door of SoBe Ocean Drive Suites, not down the block.