From $590 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside meet-and-greet costs nothing extra; the inside name-sign welcome adds $20.
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham sits in Orlando, the Central Florida city most travelers know first for its theme parks. The all-suite name is a clue to the stay: room to spread out after a week at sea, which suits families and groups who want more than a single bedroom. It makes a practical base once you step off the ship, close to the attractions that draw people here yet part of a genuine working city rather than a strip of gates and turnstiles.
Orlando rewards guests who look beyond the parks. Downtown, Lake Eola Park draws walkers to its lake and resident swans, while the Kia Center fills on game and concert nights. A short hop north, Winter Park lays out Park Avenue and its run of boutiques, and the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum sits close by as well. From Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham you are within reach of all of it, so a day ashore can hold something other than a queue.
Arrival is meant to be simple. Your driver brings you to the lobby door at the hour agreed, so the last leg of a long travel day ends with your bags carried in rather than dragged across a lot. The hotel puts you in a part of Orlando where dinner, a quiet stroll, or an early night are all easy choices, whichever way the cruise has left your group feeling.
The trip runs as one direct leg. Your chauffeur is staged at your ship’s terminal before you clear the hall, loads every bag at the curb, and points the vehicle onto Florida’s Turnpike. From the Port of Miami to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham is roughly 244 miles, and the drive usually takes somewhere between 240 and 248 minutes, lighter or heavier with the traffic of the day.
Because the ride is reserved for your group alone, there are no other stops and no waiting on strangers. Disembarkation mornings back up at the terminal exits, but that wait belongs to the driver, not to you; your reservation carries 30 minutes of free time at the port so a slow customs line never costs you the car. The last mile ends at the hotel lobby, bags in hand, at the address you gave us.
The car waits for you, not the other way around. Your group travels together with the luggage in the same vehicle, the fare is known before the ride, and the driver takes the direct route to the destination.
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.
The regular window is 7 AM to 9 PM; night pickups in the SUV add $20 in Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 elsewhere. A child seat is $15 on request, and any added stop is $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.
Edits to the booking, like adding a passenger or a seat, are accepted until 12 hours before the ride. Moving the date is not possible after booking.
To book, WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. Share the date, the number of travelers and bags, and we lock in the driver.
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.
There were eight of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham was the smart move. We went from the terminal to a real bed with zero hassle along the way. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, it was well worth it.
Los dos coordinamos un traslado privado para la mañana del desembarque y así no lidiar con el gentío del puerto camino a Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham. El conductor nos dejó en la entrada de Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, y no del otro lado de la calle.
For a smooth disembarkation, my wife and I had a private driver waiting for us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything went exactly as planned. We got a clear confirmation, so there was no guessing at the port.
No port scramble — we walked off the ship and a clean, private car was waiting, then straight to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham. Highly recommend.
Getting a big group off the ship and over to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. The ride from the terminal to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham was calm and comfortable, and we could just unwind after the cruise.