From $500 per vehicle — a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Matlacha, cruise terminal to your door.
Each rate below covers the whole vehicle for your cruise party, so one fixed price moves the entire group to Matlacha with nothing charged per head.
Pickup begins the moment you clear the ship. Once disembarkation and customs are behind you, your driver is stationed curbside at the PortMiami cruise terminal and steps forward as your group walks out with the luggage. Send the ship name, sailing date, and passenger count when you book, and the vehicle and driver are locked to that arrival. A printed name sign is held at the exit for +$20 when you ask ahead, which helps a large family regroup after a long voyage. From the curb the bags go straight into the SUV or van and the run north starts without a shared-ride queue.
Matlacha is a small, vividly painted fishing village strung along the water between Pine Island and the mainland, and its whole character leans on an older, slower Florida. Cottages in candy colors hold art galleries, craft workshops, and little gift shops, and open-air kitchens plate fresh Gulf seafood a few steps from the tide. People fish straight off the bridge and the seawalls, paddlers slip into the mangrove channels, and the day never seems to hurry. The wild edge is the real pull: the shallow flats around town belong to the Matlacha Pass wildlife refuge, where wading birds, dolphins, and manatees move through. For a shaded pause on the water, the community park and pier gives picnic room and easy fishing access once the driver sets you down at the door.
The trip from Port of Miami to Matlacha carries you clear across the peninsula, from the Atlantic shore across to the Gulf coast in the southwest, riding the I-75 Alligator Alley corridor for the long middle stretch. Treat it as a genuine road journey rather than a quick local hop, and pack water and whatever the kids need within reach. A clear mid-morning departure tends to roll steadily; heavy disembarkation mornings, when several ships empty together, thicken the roads near the terminal, and weekend or holiday volume on the cross-state route stacks on more. Your driver reads conditions and picks the smoothest window available. Whatever the traffic does, the fare stays exactly where you locked it at booking.
Reaching this run of water means crossing a drawbridge that rises on request whenever a boat needs through, and while it is up, both approaches simply hold until it lowers again. It is a brief pause, not a detour, and there is no way around it — worth knowing if the group is watching a clock on arrival day. The village lanes themselves are narrow and lined with galleries and small restaurants, so there is rarely room for a large vehicle to idle while everyone unloads slowly. Have everyone set to climb out with luggage right at the door, and mention any rental down a private drive ahead of time so the drop-off goes cleanly.
One message over WhatsApp sets the whole thing: the ship name, sailing date, group size, and your Matlacha drop-off address, and the vehicle and locked fare come back confirmed. A 50% deposit holds the booking, and the remaining half is settled with the driver on trip day. Every price is one-way and per vehicle, so a round journey is simply the one-way fare doubled — reserve both legs together and the same driver and rate cover your return to the port. Book at least a day ahead for a confirmed pickup; a shorter-notice request is still reviewed by hand as availability allows.
The rate carries the private vehicle, the bilingual driver, and a meet-and-greet at the terminal as standard, with the driver handling every bag on and off. On a Port of Miami booking, a child seat runs +$15, so share the ages of any little ones when you reserve and the right seat is fitted before pickup. A pre-arranged extra stop can be worked in at $45 per 30 minutes. Pickups outside the 7 AM to 9 PM window carry a night fee on the SUV — $20 within Miami-Dade or Broward and $50 beyond — added once to the trip. Gratuity stays optional, and food, drinks, and parking fees sit outside the fixed price.
A private booking means the SUV or van holds only your party, with no detour to gather strangers and no meter climbing against you. The fare is set the instant you book, so weather, traffic, or a dawn versus midday start never moves it. Your driver is bilingual — English plus Spanish or Portuguese — which makes sorting a pickup after a long sailing far simpler, and every detail runs through a real person on WhatsApp rather than an app queue. Families stepping off with a week of cruise luggage never wrestle it alone. It is a calmer, more ordered start to the day than hailing whatever car happens to appear at the curb.
Your driver stands curbside at the PortMiami cruise terminal and meets the group as you come out with your bags, holding a printed name sign at the exit if you arranged one over WhatsApp. That advance confirmation means you walk off the ship already knowing who to look for, instead of guessing in a rideshare lot.
Yes. On a Port of Miami booking a child seat is a +$15 add, so tell the driver the age of each little one when you reserve and it is installed before pickup. Share the number and ages over WhatsApp so the correct seats are ready at the curb.
Standard hours run 7 AM to 9 PM with no premium. A pickup outside that window adds a one-time SUV night fee of $20 inside Miami-Dade or Broward and $50 beyond those counties. Note the timing when you book and the fee is confirmed with your fare, never sprung at the curb.
A late dock is not yours to solve. Your driver follows the ship’s real arrival and disembarkation timing and re-times the pickup at no extra cost, so you simply exit when cleared and the car is waiting. The locked fare does not change when the ship runs late.
Each listed price is one-way and covers the full vehicle, not a per-person charge. A round trip is just that one-way fare doubled, and booking both legs at once keeps the same driver and the same rate for your return from Matlacha to the port. Reserve the return with the outbound leg so both pickups are confirmed together.
Lock your private transfer before you sail so the driver is curbside the moment you step off the ship. Message the ship name, sailing date, group size, and drop-off address on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748, and the vehicle and one-way fare are confirmed straight back.
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.
Viajando con los niños, coordinamos una van privada para que nos esperara en la terminal y llevara a todos a Matlacha.
Comfortable ride, easy pickup, and a driver who knew exactly where to go. Would book again. We had the driver’s details ahead of time, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal.
Traveling on my own after the cruise, I didn’t want any port stress, so a private car out to Matlacha made the morning easy. The night before, I got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no guessing at the curb when I walked out. Honestly the most stress-free part of the whole trip — getting off the ship and into a waiting car with zero stress. Would book again for the next cruise.
Fuimos de crucero con amigos y queríamos a todos y las maletas en un solo viaje privado a Matlacha tras desembarcar. El conductor se encargó de cada bolso para que no tuviéramos que hacer fuerza.
Nuestra familia de cuatro bajó del barco en PortMiami y el conductor tenía espacio para cada valija para el viaje a Matlacha. Reservar fue simple, recibimos los datos de recogida claros, y todo salió tal cual. Ya los reservamos|p:Ya los apartamos para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami.