From $100 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown.
Every figure below is the whole-vehicle price for a single one-way trip between the cruise terminals and AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown — one flat number for the group, never charged by head and never moved by demand.
Cruise mornings at the port move in waves, and the pickup is built around that rhythm. Once your ship ties up on Dodge Island and you clear the customs hall, the driver is already staged at your assigned terminal, waiting at the curb as you come out with your luggage. Meet-and-greet is part of every booking, so there is no app to open and no pickup lottery to enter. Share your cruise line when you reserve and the car sits at the correct terminal rather than a vague point across the port, letting you step from baggage claim into a vehicle kept for your group alone.
The address sits at 115 Southwest 8th Street, on the Brickell side of downtown just south of the Miami River. AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown share one building, so a booking under either name ends at the same entrance. Brickell is the banking-and-dining pocket of the city — Brickell City Centre and Mary Brickell Village are a short walk away for shops and restaurants, and Simpson Park preserves a patch of old hammock forest a few blocks off. Room details, luggage holds or an early check-in can be confirmed with the property directly at the hotel’s official site.
It is a short hop rather than a highway haul. The run covers roughly 2.4 miles and takes about 13 to 15 minutes, leaving the port on Port Boulevard and picking up US-1 toward Brickell. Because the trip is private and one-way, there are no other passengers to gather and no side stops — the SUV or van pulls away from the terminal and heads straight to the door at AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown. On a crowded disembarkation morning the driver keeps an eye on the terminal exits and the river bridges, timing the departure to when your group is actually ready instead of a fixed clock.
The number quoted is the number paid. Fuel and standard tolls are already folded into the fare, help with the bags is part of the ride, and the vehicle stays reserved for your party from the terminal to the lobby. Each price is stated one way, so a return to the cruise port is simply a second one-way booking at the same published rate. Nothing is added per head and no demand pricing appears at the curb — a couple and a family of five riding the same SUV both pay the identical $100.
A 50% deposit holds the vehicle at the time of booking, and the other half is paid to the driver on the day of the trip. That deposit locks your exact date along with the quoted fare, and nothing beyond the agreed balance is collected once you arrive. Send the ship name, sailing date and group size to confirm, and the reservation is tied to that one sailing.
A handful of requests sit outside the base fare and are simple to arrange while booking. A child seat is $15 added to the trip. A held name-sign at the terminal is $20 if you would like the driver standing with your name in hand as you exit. An added stop along the route runs $45 for each 30 minutes. Pickups inside a 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM window ride at the standard price; an SUV called outside those hours adds $20 within Miami-Dade or Broward and $50 for points past them. Each of these is settled in the same message thread before your travel day, so the final total holds no surprises.
The vehicle stages at whichever terminal your ship uses on Dodge Island. Give the cruise line and sailing when you book, and the driver is positioned at that building as you come out. You meet at the curb once you have cleared the luggage hall.
It covers the whole SUV for one trip, not a single seat. Up to five passengers ride for that same $100, and the two van sizes carry larger parties at their own flat rates. The fare never climbs with each extra person added to the group.
As soon as your group is through customs and out with the bags, the driver is ready to roll. Self-carry travelers often reach the curb early, while parties waiting on checked luggage arrive a little later. The car is staged before you appear, so the pace of the hall is the only real variable.
The pickup shifts to the ship’s real arrival with no penalty attached. Port timing is tracked, so a late berth simply moves the meeting time while the vehicle and the rate stay put. There is no need to re-book or hunt for another ride.
Ready to lock a ride to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown? Send your ship, sailing date, group size and any child-seat or name-sign request, and the vehicle is confirmed for your arrival. Message on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 — a text usually earns the quickest reply between trips.
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.
Just as easy as it sounded — a driver waiting, bags loaded, and a comfortable ride over to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown.
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 AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so we didn’t have to lift a thing. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything lined up perfectly.
The little ones were running on empty when we walked off, and a private van right at the terminal got everyone to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown with no drama.
As a solo cruiser I lined up a private transfer from the terminal to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown for the morning I got off, and it took all the guesswork out of it. Getting off the ship on my own, I felt looked after from the terminal all the way to the door of AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown.
Não íamos batalhar com os pequenos e a bagagem procurando transporte no porto, então combinamos uma van privativa até AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown. As crianças dormiram o caminho todo, e chegar direto a AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown sem correria no porto foi perfeito. O motorista nos deixou bem na porta de AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown, e não meio quarteirão adiante.