From $100 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel 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.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The meet-and-greet there is included in the fare; a name-sign welcome is a $20 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel, stands in South Beach, the barrier-island neighborhood most cruisers picture when they think of a night in the city before the ship sails. The name carries the Registry Collection distinction, and the setting matches it: this is the Art Deco end of the island, where pastel facades and 1930s lines run block after block. For guests coming off a cruise, it drops you inside the part of town you likely came to see rather than out on its edge.
The location is a short causeway ride from PortMiami, close enough that the terminal and the hotel feel like two ends of the same trip. Step out the door and Ocean Drive is within reach, the Art Deco Historic District wrapping the streets around it. Lummus Park Beach lines the ocean side, and Española Way — the narrow, café-strung lane a few blocks over — gives the neighborhood its afternoon pace. Everything here is built for walking once your bags are upstairs.
On arrival you land in a compact, walkable pocket of South Beach: Lincoln Road and its shops sit nearby, the sand is a short stroll, and the whole Art Deco quarter opens up on foot. It is the kind of base many travelers choose the night before sailing precisely because so little of it requires a car. Anything about the stay itself — the rooms, the dining, the front desk — lives on the hotel’s own page; getting you here from the terminal, bags and all, is our part.
This is a door-to-door private transfer straight from your ship’s terminal at the Port of Miami to the hotel entrance — about 5.2 miles that usually runs 14 to 16 minutes along MacArthur Causeway and SR A1A, depending on the hour. Disembarkation mornings stack up fast at the terminal exits, so your chauffeur is staged before you clear the hall, and the wait is theirs rather than yours.
Once your group reaches the curb, the driver loads every bag, and your luggage stays in the vehicle for the whole ride — no juggling it on the sidewalk. The car is reserved for your group alone, and it goes directly to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel with no added stops. Leaving for the ship, the same driver meets you at the entrance and handles the bags in the other direction.
Booking the ride in advance locks the price and the vehicle size, puts a driver on your arrival time, and turns the first leg of the trip into the easiest one. The group stays together and the luggage rides with you.
No. A 50% deposit secures the booking and the remaining half is paid to the driver on the day, cash or card. Nothing else is charged unless you add an extra service.
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.
Count passengers and bags and the vehicle follows: the SUV for up to 5 with luggage, the vans for 6-9 or 10-14. There is no splitting a group across cars.
Details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can be adjusted up to 12 hours before the pickup. The date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
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.
Cruising with the kids, we wanted the port end handled, so a private van waiting at the terminal Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel made the day. We were dropped at the entrance of Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel, not on a corner with the bags. The SUV was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
Auto limpio, sin esperas, y un conductor que manejó la terminal como un experto. Lo reservaría de nuevo.
El cierre perfecto del crucero — privado, puntual y fácil. Bajando del barco por mi cuenta, me sentí muy a gusto desde la terminal hasta la puerta de Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel.
We reserved one van for the whole group from the terminal to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel so we all checked in together. We went from the ship to the front desk of Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel with nothing to worry about in between.
Right on schedule, professional, and the driver knew the terminal perfectly. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel, it was money well spent.