From $450 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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.
The Luminary Hotel & Co. carries a Marriott Autograph Collection flag, the group’s badge for independent-minded properties that keep their own personality. You’ll find it at 2200 Edwards Drive in Fort Myers, planted on the city’s downtown riverfront. It opens onto a walkable pocket of the city rather than a highway strip, so the address puts you inside the neighborhood instead of on its edge.
The surrounding downtown River District gives the location its character. This is the reworked heart of Fort Myers, a grid of restored streets, shops, and places to eat that has grown back into a genuine destination after years of quiet. A short move from the hotel puts you at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates, the riverside homes and gardens once kept by Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, which remain the landmark most travelers tie to this part of Florida.
For anyone timing a trip around baseball, Fort Myers sits on the spring-training map, with JetBlue Park and Hammond Stadium both on the city’s edges. That mix — a working downtown, the historic estates, and ballparks a short ride out — is what most guests come here to reach. After a long day at sea, arriving means stepping into your room rather than into another lobby line, with the River District waiting just outside the door. For rooms, parking, and check-in specifics, the property itself remains the direct source; those questions belong with the hotel.
The ride runs from PortMiami straight to the Luminary’s front door as one continuous leg. Your chauffeur is staged at the terminal before you clear the hall, so once your group walks off the ship there is no waiting on a car — the driver meets you at the curb, takes the bags, and loads them into the vehicle. Everything you carried off the ship rides with you, in a vehicle booked for your group only.
From the Port of Miami the route follows I-595 across the lower half of the state to Fort Myers, covering roughly 156.9 miles. Plan on somewhere between 159 and 169 minutes door to door, depending on the hour you sail in. Cruise mornings back up at the terminal exits, but that wait belongs to the driver, not to you — the hard part is clearing customs, and after that the road handles the rest in a single direct run.
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.
Half of the fare is paid at booking as a deposit and the rest is settled with the driver on the day, cash or card. The price is per vehicle for the one-way trip.
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.
Send any change to the party or extras at least 12 hours before the pickup. The booked date is final.
Reach us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or by phone at 786-682-8748; send the date, passengers and luggage and the reservation is confirmed the same 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.
Después de una semana en el mar, lo único que quería era el traslado resuelto, así que un auto privado desde la terminal hasta Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection fue justo lo indicado. La noche anterior recibí un texto con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no quedaba nada por resolver al salir. El conductor se encargó de cada bolso para que no tuviera que batallar con todo.
Não íamos fazer malabarismo com crianças e malas procurando transporte no porto, então combinamos uma van privativa até Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection. O carro estava limpo, fresco e confortável, com lugar para tudo.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection.
Não queria me arriscar com um transporte na manhã em que desci do navio, então reservei um carro privativo do porto até Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection. Havia uma placa com o meu nome na saída, então achei o motorista sem dar voltas.
Smoothest disembarkation we’ve had — met right at the terminal, luggage sorted, straight to the door of Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection. The ride from the terminal to Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection was smooth and steady, and we could just unwind after the cruise.