From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from MIA straight to the Elser Hotel & Residences in downtown Miami, door to door.
Each line below is the whole-vehicle price, set the moment you book and untouched afterward by traffic, timing, or demand. Pick the tier that matches your party.
Come down to the arrivals level, clear the terminal with your bags, and the car is already at the curb — that curbside greeting is part of the fare, nothing added. The exact lane gets pinned over WhatsApp while you walk out, which matters on the mornings MIA is packed. Favor to be met inside by someone holding a name sign? That in-terminal welcome is an optional $20, chosen when you book. Either way the vehicle is assigned to your group before wheels-down, so it is standing ready rather than summoned from a phone.
From the MIA curb to the Elser Hotel & Residences is 6.9 miles — about 11.1 kilometers — and the clock usually reads somewhere between 10 and 30 minutes. Off-peak, that downtown hop drops nearer 10 to 15 minutes, riding the Dolphin Expressway (SR-836) before it feeds onto Biscayne Boulevard. Rush hour, or a big event letting out downtown, can stretch the same miles toward the half-hour mark. Because the rate is fixed before you ride, a slow crawl costs exactly what a clear run does. The pickup is timed to your landing so the group heads out without sitting idle.
For the driver and any map pin, the address is 398 NE 5th Street, Miami, FL 33132 — the upper end of downtown, right where the bayfront district begins. The Elser is a contemporary high-rise that doubles as hotel and residence, stacking guest rooms alongside residential suites, with rooftop amenities and skyline views out over Biscayne Bay. Step outside and you are among glass towers, waterfront parks, and a street level of restaurants, cafés, and shops, with the museums and performance venues of the core close by and Brickell a short way south. Property details sit on the Elser Hotel official site, with neighborhood context on its Greater Miami visitor listing.
The hotel sits a short walk from the bayfront marketplace and the downtown sports arena, which helps in two ways. It puts a game night or a waterfront evening on foot from your room, and it explains the crowd that sometimes fills the neighboring streets when a big event empties out. If your arrival falls on a tight clock, a glance at the arena calendar for that night flags whether those final blocks will be slow — a local wrinkle the expressway cannot read.
Three private tiers cover just about any group size, and whichever you pick is reserved for your people alone — no shared seats, no stops to gather strangers.
Booking stays light: half the total goes down as a deposit that holds the vehicle and pins the rate, and the remaining half is handed to your driver on travel day. Settle it by Venmo, Zelle, or a secure payment link. The charge is per vehicle for the whole group, never per head, so a couple and a full van of fourteen each pay the single figure listed above. Pricing is one-way, which makes a round trip simply that fare doubled and set on one reservation.
Daytime service runs 7 AM to 9 PM with no surcharge. A pickup outside that window adds a $20 night fee to the SUV within Miami-Dade and Broward — the downtown drop sits well inside that zone — while the larger vans carry a small percentage instead. A child seat is $20 apiece and is arranged when you book, and any extra stop along the way runs $45 for each 30 minutes. Anything past the standard door-to-door ride gets confirmed on WhatsApp before your travel day.
A late arrival is no problem at all. Your driver follows the inbound flight in real time, so the reserved car simply shifts to your actual touchdown at no extra charge. There is nothing to re-book, and the driver stays scheduled to meet you when you finally reach the arrivals curb.
Every ride is fully private, start to finish. The SUV or van seats only the people in your booking — no strangers riding along, and no detours to scoop up anyone else. From the MIA curb to the door of the Elser Hotel & Residences, the vehicle stays yours alone for the whole one-way trip.
Each passenger’s fare covers one checked bag plus a carry-on, and the car is sized to your group so the luggage rides with you rather than trailing in a second vehicle. Packing extra or oversized pieces? Send a quick note on WhatsApp before the day and the space gets confirmed, or you move up to a larger van so it all travels together.
Yes. Book both legs on one reservation and the return simply doubles the one-way price. Your downtown pickup is locked in the day before, so you reach MIA with time in hand rather than racing the clock. If the trip continues elsewhere, drop-offs to other airports, the cruise port, or neighboring cities can be set up as well.
Yes, as long as you flag it ahead. Drop a note on WhatsApp when you book and keep your pet in a suitable carrier for the drive. That early warning lets the driver set aside room and prep the cabin, so your companion rides calmly at your side on the way into the city.
Ready to lock in your private ride from MIA to the Elser Hotel & Residences? Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your flight number, arrival date, and party size, and the vehicle and its flat price come back in a single reply.
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.
Viemos à Flórida de lua de mel e começar a viagem com uma busca privativa deu o tom. Chegando de madrugada, foi um baita alívio ter um carro privativo já esperando. Sinceramente a parte mais fácil da nossa viagem — tudo resolvido desde que pousamos.
We came to Florida for our honeymoon and starting the trip with a private airport pickup set the tone. It was a private car with no one else to pick up, which made the ride to the Elser Hotel & Residences relaxed. Booking was easy, we got the pickup details in writing, and everything matched what we were told.
Llegando a Miami por mi cuenta, no quería lidiar con la fila de taxis después de un vuelo largo, así que reservé un traslado privado a the Elser Hotel & Residences. El conductor fue un conductor seguro y tranquilo, justo lo que quieres tras un vuelo.
Landing with the whole crew, it made all the difference that the driver was waiting at arrivals with room for everyone. The car was spotless, a nice relief in the Miami heat. The driver dropped us straight at the Elser Hotel & Residences.
The two of us landed at MIA for a getaway and had a driver waiting the moment we reached arrivals. No taxi line, no standing around waiting on an app — we just walked out and the car was there. The driver dropped us exactly where we needed to be.