From $530 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Southernmost Inn of Pine Island 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.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the terminal greeting included in the fare and a $20 name-sign option if you want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
The Southernmost Inn of Pine Island puts the shoreline within a few steps of your room, which changes the shape of arrival day. Plenty of guests drop their bags, walk out, and trade the ship’s pool for real sand the same afternoon they disembark. This is a stay built around the water rather than around a parking lot, and that closeness is the whole point of choosing it.
The setting is Sanibel, an island with no high-rises to interrupt the view. What you get instead is the lighthouse standing at the point, the mangroves of the wildlife refuge threading inland, and a beach that gives up more shells than anywhere else in Florida. Mornings tend to start slow here, with the tide line doing most of the entertaining and the light coming in low across the flats.
Everything worth seeing sits within easy reach of the stay. The J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is close enough for a short outing, and the Sanibel Lighthouse anchors the eastern tip. If you feel like ranging a little farther, Bowman’s Beach and Captiva Village round out the day across Sanibel and Captiva. It is the kind of place where the itinerary can stay loose, because the beach, the refuge, and the lighthouse are all a short hop apart. After a long cruise, that unhurried pace is exactly what the island offers, and the inn keeps you right in the middle of it.
Book before you dock and disembarkation turns into the simple part of the day. Your driver is waiting at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, ready to load the luggage at the curb so nothing gets dragged farther than it has to. From there the trip runs straight through to the Southernmost Inn of Pine Island as one direct leg, taking I-595, with no other stops and no other passengers sharing the vehicle.
Plan on roughly 182.2 miles and about 193 to 201 minutes terminal to door, depending on the hour and how I-595 is moving. Because the ride follows your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare, the pickup is not cut to a rigid slot. You set the departure and the pace, and the driver handles the road while you settle in after the sailing.
A reserved driver removes the guesswork after a long flight or a cruise morning: no queue at a taxi stand, no surge pricing, no shared stops. The group rides together and the price on this page is the price you pay.
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.
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.
Send any change to the party or extras at least 12 hours before the pickup. The booked date is final.
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.
Todo salió según lo planeado del puerto hasta la puerta de Southernmost Inn of Pine Island — no se puede pedir más. Llegar a Southernmost Inn of Pine Island sin vueltas significó que pudimos dejar las maletas y arrancar el día.
Our crew booked one van straight from the port to Southernmost Inn of Pine Island, and it worked out great. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Southernmost Inn of Pine Island, it was absolutely worth booking.
We came off the ship ready for a real bed and a driver already waiting to take us to Southernmost Inn of Pine Island was exactly right. We got a clear confirmation, so there was no guessing at the port.
El desembarque más fácil que he tenido — conductor en la acera, maletas resueltas, directo a la puerta de Southernmost Inn of Pine Island. La noche anterior recibí un mensaje con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no quedaba nada por resolver al salir.
Coming ashore by myself, I had a driver waiting at the terminal for the ride to Southernmost Inn of Pine Island — no scramble at the port. The van was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and the AC was perfect after the ship. I had the driver’s details ahead of time, so there was no guessing at the port.