From $100 per vehicle: a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Gladeview, driver waiting curbside at your cruise terminal.
One flat figure covers the whole vehicle for your group, set the moment you reserve and never nudged by traffic, demand, or the hour you leave.
Pickup happens right where you step off the ship. Once your party clears the PortMiami arrivals hall with its bags, the assigned driver is already at the curb, ready to take the luggage and pull away. Send the ship name, terminal, and disembarkation window ahead of time and you are pointed to the exact spot to walk toward, so nobody circles the sidewalk hunting for a car. A printed name sign is held up when you ask for one over WhatsApp. Because a cruise morning can slide by an hour, the driver follows your vessel’s real arrival rather than a fixed clock and sets out to reach the terminal as you actually come through.
Gladeview is a settled, working neighborhood near the urban middle of Miami-Dade County, built around family houses, small churches, and the everyday shops and eateries a residential area runs on rather than tourist frontage. The streets stay quiet, the feel is local, and patches of green break up the blocks. One is the county-run Gladeview Park, used for recreation and local get-togethers, while the Gladeview Christian School is part of daily life on these streets. Nothing here is built for show, and that is the appeal: it is a place people actually live, reached door to door instead of by a shared shuttle.
The trip from the cruise port to Gladeview stays inside the city, well within the Miami metro instead of heading up the coast, which makes it one of the quicker runs out of the port. That central footing keeps the rest of Miami a simple car ride away — the downtown business districts, the museums and shopping, the waterfront — which is exactly what a private door-to-door transfer is built to handle with luggage aboard. Real time behind the wheel rides on the day and the hour: mid-morning and midday tend to flow, while a heavy disembarkation, with several ships emptying together, thickens the terminal exits and the surface streets. Whatever the road does, the flat fare you agreed to holds.
Holding a vehicle takes a 50% deposit at the time you book; the remaining half is handed to the driver on the day of the ride. Pricing is one-way and per vehicle, so a couple in the SUV pays the same flat figure as a family filling all five seats, and a larger party just moves up to the 6-to-9 or 10-to-14 van tier. Need the return as well? Book both legs in one reservation and the round trip is priced at double the one-way, with the same class of vehicle held for each direction. Give an exact drop address, and on a multi-unit block add the unit letter and which door is yours — front, rear, or upstairs — so the bags land at your entrance and not a neighbor’s.
A few requests carry a set add-on, each confirmed when you book:
It is entirely private. The SUV or van carries your party alone, with no strangers aboard and no swings past other addresses to collect a second group. From the terminal curb to your Gladeview doorstep, the vehicle and the driver are yours for the whole one-way run.
Yes. Reserve the return in the same booking and the round trip comes to double the one-way figure, with no separate booking charge. The same class of vehicle is held for both directions, so your outbound SUV or van matches the one that carries you back to the cruise terminal. Share the sailing date for the return and the pickup is set to it.
The pickup simply shifts with the ship at no added cost. Your vessel’s scheduled and actual arrival are both tracked, so a slow customs line or a delayed berth just moves the driver’s timing to match. You keep the same flat rate and the same reserved vehicle, with no scramble for a new ride at the curb.
Both are handled. The SUV and the vans have room for a week of cruise bags, and the driver loads and unloads them for you. A child seat is $15 each and is fitted before pickup once you send the ages and party size, and small pets are welcome in a carrier with a heads-up on WhatsApp.
Yes. Past Gladeview, the same private SUV or van runs cruise passengers straight from the PortMiami terminal to Miami International or Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, on one flat per-vehicle fare with tolls and fuel already inside it. Pass along the flight time and the pickup is planned around it, so the drive to the departures curb keeps a cushion.
Lock in your private Port of Miami to Gladeview transfer before you sail. Message the ship, terminal, date, party size, drop-off address, and any child-seat or pet needs, and the vehicle, the flat fare, and the driver are confirmed back to you.
WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. A 50% deposit holds the booking.
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.
Nuestra familia de seis bajó del barco en PortMiami y el conductor ayudó con toda la pila de equipaje para el viaje a Gladeview. Ya los reservamos|p:Ya los apartamos para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami.
La forma fácil de manejar el desembarque en PortMiami. No podría recomendarlo más.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and arranged one private van from the port to Gladeview. For a stress-free way to get from the port to Gladeview, it was absolutely worth booking. There was a thirty-minute cushion from the agreed time, so we never had to rush through customs.
Bajamos del barco listos para instalarnos y un auto privado desde la terminal a Gladeview fue justo lo indicado. La tarifa estaba era el número que nos dieron, sin sorpresas en una mañana de desembarque cargada. Sinceramente la parte más tranquila del viaje — bajar del barco y subir a un auto que esperaba, sin estrés.
Smooth transfer, fixed fare, no surprises out to Gladeview. Would book again.