From $185 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Best Florida Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
These are fixed one-way fares for the whole car or van, tolls and fuel included, so the total is known before anyone gets in.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The terminal greeting is covered by the fare and a name sign is offered for $20. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Best Florida Resort sits in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a genuine beach village that has kept its low-rise, walkable character while the coast around it grew tall. Instead of a wall of high-rises, you find small inns, quiet streets, and the ocean close enough to reach on foot. When your driver pulls up to the entrance, the shoreline is part of the neighborhood, not a drive away.
The village earns its reputation from what lies just off the sand. A living coral reef runs close to shore here, shallow enough that you can snorkel straight off the beach and be over the reef within a short swim. Divers know the same water as a shore-dive spot, no boat required. Anglin’s Fishing Pier anchors the seafront, a long-standing landmark where people fish, walk, and watch the day open over the Atlantic. Datura Avenue and El Prado Park sit within easy reach of the resort, giving you a few blocks of village life the moment you drop your bags.
What makes it work as a post-cruise base is the simple rhythm of the place. You clear the terminal, ride to the door, and step into a beach town rather than a busy transit hub. A beach afternoon becomes the natural next move: leave your luggage at Best Florida Resort and walk to the water. Anything about the stay itself, from rooms to amenities, lives on Best Florida Resort’s own official page. Our part is getting you and your group from the ship to that front door, cleanly and directly.
This is a private, terminal-to-door run. After you disembark at PortMiami, your driver meets your group curbside at your ship’s own terminal, coordinated by message as you walk off, not at a distant parking lot. Every bag gets loaded for you, and the vehicle is reserved for your party alone. From the pier it is one direct route along I-95 to the door of Best Florida Resort, no stops along the way. The road distance is about 35.3 miles.
Plan on roughly 60 to 75 minutes for the trip. Disembarkation mornings stack up fast at the terminal exits, so your driver is staged before you clear the hall, and the wait becomes theirs rather than yours. Your booking includes 30 minutes of complimentary wait time at the port, which absorbs slow gangways and customs lines. Fuel and standard tolls are already inside the fare, so the total you agreed to up front is the total you pay.
A reserved driver removes the guesswork after a long flight or a cruise morning: no queue at a taxi stand, no surge pricing, no shared stops. The group rides together and the price on this page is the price you pay.
You pay a 50% deposit online to hold the vehicle, then the balance directly to the driver on the day, in cash or by card. The one-way fare above is the whole amount.
Yes, outside 7 AM to 9 PM the SUV adds $20 inside Miami-Dade or Broward and $50 beyond those counties. Child seats can be added for $15, and stops on the way cost $45 per 30 minutes.
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.
Passenger count, child seat or pickup detail changes are fine up to 12 hours ahead. The travel date cannot be moved to another day, so confirm it carefully.
Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your date, passenger count and luggage, and we confirm the vehicle and the pickup details.
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.
Como crucerista solo, dejé listo un traslado privado de PortMiami a Best Florida Resort para el día en que desembarqué, y no pudo ser más fácil. La noche anterior recibí un mensaje con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no hubo que adivinar en la acera al salir. Reservar fue rápido, recibí los datos de recogida claros, y todo salió tal cual. Hizo el desembarque facilísimo.
Éramos nueve bajando en PortMiami, y un traslado privado a Best Florida Resort fue la forma fácil. Pasamos del barco a la recepción de Best Florida Resort sin estrés alguno.
Private, punctual, and we didn’t have to think about a thing between the ship and Best Florida Resort.
Mi esposo y yo queríamos un traspaso limpio afuera de la terminal, así que coordinamos un viaje privado a Best Florida Resort antes de zarpar.
We reserved one van for the entire crew from the terminal to Best Florida Resort so nobody got left behind. The fare was fixed when we booked, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning. No lot to comb through — we just walked from the terminal to a car that was already there.