From $100 per vehicle: a private one-way ride from MIA to Faena Hotel Miami Beach, roughly 31 minutes over 11.1 miles by black SUV or van.
Each price below covers the entire vehicle, fixed when you reserve and unchanged by demand or a late landing:
Your car is scheduled around the flight itself, not the printed ticket. The driver follows your inbound number and reaches the arrivals level as you collect your bags, then waits at the curb by the exit closest to your baggage carousel. You get a direct contact for the driver before landing, so the meetup takes only a moment — walk out, load up, and head for the causeway. If the plane is late, nothing shifts on your end; the pickup moves with it at no extra charge. A curbside meet and greet is part of every booking, and if you would rather be met inside with a name sign, that placard greeting is an optional $20 add-on that suits first-time visitors and groups moving plenty of luggage.
Leaving the airport, the car picks up the SR-112 Airport Expressway, a brief toll road that feeds straight onto I-195 — the Julia Tuttle Causeway — heading east over Biscayne Bay. Because I-195 empties right into Mid-Beach, the surface-street portion at the end of a Faena run stays short, and highway miles account for nearly the whole trip.
Figure on 31 to 33 minutes from curb to entrance, and the full run measures 11.1 miles (17.8 km). The causeway carries most of that distance, so the spread between an easy midday trip and a rush-hour one comes to just a couple of minutes on this route — enough to line up a dinner reservation or a check-in without building in extra padding. Your driver watches live conditions and shifts lanes or routing if anything backs up, though surprises are rare on this stretch.
Faena Hotel Miami Beach is an oceanfront hotel and the centerpiece of the surrounding Faena District. Its public rooms lean deliberately theatrical: gilded columns, deep-red velvet, and a gold-leafed mammoth skeleton set between the pool deck and the beach. The property also holds a cabaret theater that stages dinner shows, a full spa and wellness house, and a row of cabanas along the sand — so many guests arrive with plans already made on site. Current dining, show, and spa listings live on the official Faena Hotel Miami Beach page, with the wider brand covered at Faena’s main site.
Step outside and the Faena District is organized around art and performance, with galleries and event spaces a short walk from the lobby. The oceanfront boardwalk runs directly behind the building for an early stroll, and the blocks nearby mix cafes, art venues, and beach clubs — more animated than a sleepy resort island but calmer than the club-heavy blocks farther down the coast.
Reservations are handled over WhatsApp or the website, with payment by a secure link, Zelle, or Venmo. Half the fare holds your car at booking and the balance goes to the driver on travel day, charged per vehicle rather than per head. The rate is one-way by default; need both directions and a return is merely two one-way fares, with no premium on the second leg. If your plans call for a mid-route stop, extra waiting runs $45 for each extra 30 minutes, confirmed before you travel.
Daytime service runs 7 AM to 9 PM at the listed rates. Outside that window, a black SUV adds $20 for pickups inside Miami-Dade or Broward and $50 beyond those counties, while vans add ten percent of the trip value for the late or early hour. Child seats are available in any vehicle at $20 each — share your child’s age when you book and the seat is fitted before pickup.
Yes. The car is held only for your group — no shared seats, no extra stops to collect other passengers. The price is tied to the car, not the head count, so the rate stands whether one person rides or the SUV is full. Each leg is booked on its own, and a round trip is just two of those legs reserved together.
Your ride shifts to match the aircraft. Since the schedule is built off your actual touchdown rather than the ticketed time, an hour’s hold or a longer one costs you nothing and changes nothing — the car is ready as you emerge, with no need to arrange a new booking. Tracking comes standard on airport runs, so there is no call to make after you land.
Yes — the service works both ways. On departure day the driver picks you up at the Faena and delivers you to the correct terminal at MIA, working the pickup time backward from your flight with the drive and a check-in cushion folded in. Booking the arrival and the return at once means one driver and one set schedule cover the whole visit.
Yes. Beyond the airport, the same cars run to PortMiami, so a hotel-to-ship transfer on sailing day is one booking. Give us the cruise line, terminal, and boarding time, and the pickup is set against the ship’s schedule instead of a flight. It is a common request for guests pairing a Miami Beach stay with a sailing.
Yes. The quoted price already carries fuel and every SunPass toll on the route, so nothing extra appears when you reach the hotel. Onboard WiFi from a mobile hotspot also comes with the ride, handy for a message ahead to the front desk or a bit of email on the way in.
Ready to arrange your pickup at MIA for the Faena? Message or call 786-682-8748 on WhatsApp with your arrival date, flight number, and group size, and we will confirm the vehicle and the price.
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.
Landing with tired kids, it made all the difference that the driver was right there at arrivals with room for everyone. The ride to Faena Hotel Miami Beach was smooth and comfortable the whole way.
So glad I pre-booked. No taxi line, clean car, and a great driver. Traveling on my own, I felt safe and looked after from arrivals all the way to Faena Hotel Miami Beach.
The two of us landed at MIA for vacation and had a driver waiting the moment we came out of baggage claim. Honestly the easiest part of our whole trip — arrival was completely stress-free.
Flying into Miami solo, I wasn’t up for the taxi line after a long flight, so I booked a private ride to Faena Hotel Miami Beach. The driver took care of the suitcases so I didn’t have to struggle with anything after the flight.
Our family of four came into MIA, and the driver helped with every bag — such a help. The SUV was really comfortable after a long flight, and the AC was perfect.