From $100 per vehicle — a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami.
Each rate below is the full price of the vehicle for one direction, terminal to hotel door, fixed the moment you reserve and never moved by demand or the hour you sail in. The SUV suits couples and small families of up to five, while the two van sizes carry larger cruise parties without splitting the group across cars.
Pickup happens at the cruise terminal your ship berths at on Dodge Island, so there is no walk across the port to find a car. Once you clear the baggage hall, a quick message brings the driver to the curb, and a meet-and-greet at the terminal doors comes with every booking. Tell the driver your cruise line and the terminal, and the meeting point is set before you even dock. If you would rather be met by name, a driver holding a placard with your name can be arranged for an added $20.
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami sits in Downtown Miami at 398 NE 5th St, roughly nine-tenths of a mile from the cruise terminals. The private car follows Port Boulevard off Dodge Island and reaches the entrance in about eight to ten minutes, with no shared seats and no detour to gather other passengers along the way. Luggage from a week at sea rides with you, loaded once at the terminal and unloaded at the hotel entrance.
Downtown Miami wraps the hotel in walkable landmarks. Bayside Marketplace and Bayfront Park lie a few blocks toward the water, the Kaseya Center hosts games and concerts close by, and Museum Park keeps the art and science museums within easy reach. For rooms, check-in times, and parking, the hotel front desk is the surest source once you arrive. Because the Waldorf Astoria stands so near the water and the port causeway, the ride from ship to lobby stays brief even on a full sailing morning.
Saturday and Sunday mornings bring the heaviest foot traffic at the port, when several ships empty at once. The pickup is set to your own disembarkation time rather than a generic slot, so the wait at the curb stays short and the quick drive to the Waldorf Astoria is planned around the moment you step off the ship. Sharing the sail date and your ship the night before lets the driver stage for the correct terminal.
A reservation is held with a 50% deposit at the time of booking, and the remaining half is handed to the driver on the day of the ride. Payment methods are confirmed when you reserve, and nothing beyond the agreed balance is collected at the door. Every fare on this page is priced one way, so a round trip is simply the same rate booked in each direction. If you need to add a stop en route, extra time is billed at $45 for each 30 minutes, arranged ahead rather than sprung on you at the curb.
A child seat can be fitted for $15 when you request one at booking; ask for it in advance so it is installed and ready when the driver arrives. Standard pickup hours run from 7 AM to 9 PM, and a Port of Miami arrival outside that window adds a $20 night fee on the SUV for a drop within Miami-Dade or Broward. Since the Waldorf Astoria sits inside Miami-Dade, that $20 figure is the one that applies to this route.
The vehicle carries only your party. From the terminal curb to the Waldorf Astoria entrance, no other travelers are collected and no extra stops are added unless you ask for one, so the SUV or van stays yours alone for the whole trip.
Yes. The one-way rate applies to the return leg at the same price, so booking both directions together covers the ride to the Waldorf Astoria now and the trip back to the Port of Miami when you sail again. Each pickup is timed to your own schedule.
The pickup is tied to your actual disembarkation rather than a fixed clock. If customs and the walk-off run long, the driver waits and the rate holds, with no penalty and no need to hunt for a new car at the terminal.
No. The rate is locked when you book and does not climb because several ships dock together or because it is a weekend. The price covers the whole vehicle for the one-way trip and is never charged per person.
Send your sail date, ship, group size, and any child-seat request to lock the vehicle to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami. Message on WhatsApp or call 786-682-8748 to confirm the pickup time and the fare for your party.
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 wife and I had a great sailing and capped it off with a private car ready at the curb to take us to Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami — no fuss at the port. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal. We’ve already saved them for our next cruise out of PortMiami.
Everything ran on time from the port to the front door of Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami — no complaints at all.
There were eight of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami was the easy way. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.
Nós dois reservamos um traslado privativo para depois do cruzeiro e assim não procurar transporte a caminho de Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami. O motorista se encarregou de cada bolsa para não precisarmos carregar nada. Tínhamos os dados do motorista com antecedência, então não sobrava com o que se preocupar no terminal. Obrigado pela passagem tão tranquila!
We weren’t about to juggle the little ones and the bags looking for a ride at the port, so we reserved a private van to Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami.