From $590 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Lake Buena Vista, door to door in a reserved SUV or van.
Each fare below covers the whole vehicle for your party, fixed the moment you book and steady no matter what the roads do that day.
Once the ship clears and the bags are collected, walk out of the cruise terminal and the driver is already at the curb — no far-off lot and no app pin to hunt down. Ask for a name sign at booking and it is held right where you exit, so a tired family finds the ride at a glance. The driver handles the cruise luggage, and there is genuine room for a week of suitcases in both the SUV and the vans. From the curb the route runs north out of the port along Florida’s Turnpike, so the whole party settles in together for the long haul toward Lake Buena Vista. The driver speaks English along with Spanish or Portuguese, which helps sort any plan after a long sailing.
Lake Buena Vista is a built-for-visitors resort area on the southwest side of the Orlando region, with hotels, restaurants, and shops packed in beside Central Florida’s marquee theme parks. For a group stepping off a cruise it makes a natural first stop, whether the plan is a full park day or just a resort pool after a week at sea. The driver goes to the exact address you reserved — a hotel deep in the resort corridor or a rental along its main drives — rather than a shared drop somewhere down the road. For a broader look at the area and its resorts, the regional guide at lbvorlandoresort.com lays out where things sit.
This is the longest run in the cruise-transfer lineup, a steady northbound highway drive from the coast up toward Central Florida. Because no two disembarkation mornings match, the timing is described plainly rather than promised to the minute: an early, off-peak start clears the port quickest, while a mid-morning exit — especially when several ships empty together — meets heavier traffic. One detail worth planning around: theme-park bag checks turn away full-size suitcases at the gate, so a group heading straight to a park after the drive usually has the driver stop at the hotel first to hand cases to the front desk. Mention it at booking and the day is arranged that way. A single short comfort stop on this long route is simple to fold in.
A booking is held with a 50% deposit, and the remaining half goes straight to the driver on the day of the ride. Meet and greet at the terminal is part of the service, not an upsell — the driver comes to you rather than sending a pin to a parking garage. Pricing is one-way and per vehicle, so a lone traveler and a van of fourteen pay the single flat number shown above; a round trip is that fare doubled, booked as one reservation covering both legs. To set it up, message the ship name, sail date, party size, and your Lake Buena Vista drop-off over WhatsApp, and the vehicle and pickup plan come back confirmed.
A few extras sit outside the flat fare, each priced plainly. A held name sign at the terminal adds $20. A child seat is $15, so share the ages and number of little ones at booking and the driver fits them before pickup. Daytime pickups run from 7 AM to 9 PM; outside that window the SUV carries a night fee of $20 within Miami-Dade or Broward and $50 beyond those counties. If the day calls for an added stop past the one short comfort break, extra time runs $45 per thirty minutes. Nothing here is sprung at the curb — every add-on is agreed before travel day.
Yes — disembarkation morning is exactly the day this service is meant for. Share the ship and arrival date at booking and the driver plans the pickup around the real off-time, meeting the group at the curb as you step out with your luggage. Even when several ships clear together, the reserved vehicle is waiting.
The pickup re-times itself at no added charge. The driver follows the ship’s scheduled and actual arrival, so a late dock never means a missed ride or a surprise fee. There is time in the plan to move through customs and collect the bags before heading out.
The rate is per vehicle, never per seat. The entire party travels on the one flat rate listed above, from a single passenger up to a van of fourteen. Split across the group, it usually works out to the smallest per-person cost for a private door-to-door ride.
Several resorts in the corridor stop cars at a gate on the approach road and ask which guest the arrival is for. Have your booking name and the property’s own confirmation number ready when you pull in, and flag the resort at reservation time so the driver heads for the guest entrance instead of a back service route.
Lock in the private transfer before the sail date so the vehicle and driver are set for arrival. Send the ship, the date you disembark, how many travelers, and the Lake Buena Vista address by WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748, and the details come back confirmed ahead of travel day.
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 nine of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Lake Buena Vista was far simpler than splitting into cars.
The two of us set up a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t deal with the port crowds on the way to Lake Buena Vista. The fare was fixed when we booked, nothing added at the curb.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and getting a private car to meet us at the terminal for the ride to Lake Buena Vista made the morning easy. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no wondering which car was ours when we walked out. There was a thirty-minute cushion from the agreed time, so we never had to rush off the ship.
Everything went to plan from the port to Lake Buena Vista — no complaints at all.
The two of us sailed out of PortMiami and getting a private car waiting curbside for the ride to Lake Buena Vista took all the stress out of it. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — the port end was completely handled. The fare was locked in at booking, no surge because the port was slammed.