From $100 per vehicle — a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Sweetwater, driver waiting at the cruise terminal.
The fare covers the whole vehicle rather than each seat, so a couple and a full party pay the same flat figure, and that number is locked the moment the booking is confirmed — traffic and demand never move it.
Once the ship clears customs and you step off with your bags, the driver is already positioned at the curb outside the PortMiami cruise terminal. Meet-and-greet comes with every booking, and a printed name sign can be added for $20 when you ask for it over WhatsApp ahead of time. Because the driver watches the vessel’s actual docking time, an early or delayed disembarkation simply shifts the pickup rather than costing you the ride — thirty minutes of waiting at the terminal is counted in from the agreed hour. He lifts the heavy cruise luggage into the vehicle before the run toward Sweetwater begins: a Black SUV holds up to five passengers with a week of bags, while the private vans seat six to nine or ten to fourteen for larger cruise parties.
From the pier the private vehicle heads west across the city on the Dolphin Expressway (SR-836) toward Sweetwater, with no shared stops and no other passengers aboard — the SUV or van carries your group alone from the terminal to the doorstep. Exact timing swings with the moment you leave the port: a light-traffic morning is a quick run, while a day when several ships empty at once and rush hour stacks up out of downtown stretches it longer, so leave a cushion if something on the Sweetwater end is time-sensitive. Tolls, SunPass, and fuel are already inside the fare, and each ride carries onboard WiFi from a mobile hotspot for the drive. You are set down at the exact address booked — a house, an apartment, or a business in Sweetwater — and both one-way and round-trip runs are available, with a return simply the one-way fare doubled.
Sweetwater is a compact, lived-in city in western Miami-Dade with a strong Latin-American character and an everyday residential-and-commercial feel rather than a tourist strip. Its streets mix neighborhood restaurants and small local shops with the larger retail and shopping-center corridors the western suburbs are known for. The city also sits beside Florida International University, whose campus keeps a steady student and academic rhythm in the surrounding blocks, which makes the city a practical base for anyone visiting family, handling business on the western side of the county, or shopping the big-box centers nearby. Municipal details and local services are listed on the City of Sweetwater official website.
A 50% deposit confirms the reservation, and the remaining half goes to the driver on the day of journey. Full payment upfront is not required — the deposit holds the vehicle and the balance settles at pickup. Payment runs through Venmo, Zelle, or a secure link sent over WhatsApp or the website, and the charge is per vehicle for the whole group rather than per head. Booking a day or more ahead is the safe move so the right vehicle is held for your sail date — send the ship name, party size, and the Sweetwater address, and the fare is locked on the spot.
Yes — the flat figure shown above is charged per vehicle, so it covers everyone riding together and the cost per traveler drops as the party grows. Each passenger has room for one checked bag plus a carry-on, with space for cruise luggage in every vehicle. A round trip back to PortMiami is simply the one-way price doubled, and nothing shifts for traffic or demand on the day.
No. The driver follows the ship’s scheduled and actual arrival, so a slow customs line or a late berth just re-times the pickup at no extra charge. The same vehicle and the same fare hold, and thirty minutes of waiting is already counted from the agreed time. There is no penalty and no need to re-book if the vessel clears behind schedule.
Daytime service runs 7 AM to 9 PM with no surcharge; a pickup outside that window adds a $20 night fee on the SUV for an in-county drop like Sweetwater. A name sign is $20 when you request one, and a child seat is $15. An unscheduled stop along the way is billed at $45 per thirty minutes, and small pets ride with advance notice on WhatsApp in a pet carrier. Everything else on the drive sits inside the flat fare.
Yes. Beyond the Sweetwater run, the same private vehicle and bilingual driver connect the cruise terminal with Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, and other cities and ports. It is the same flat per-vehicle rate and the same door-to-door service. This suits a cruise-then-fly plan or an onward leg to another port. Message the ship, destination, and group size over WhatsApp for the exact fare on that leg.
Reserve at least a day ahead with your ship name, party size, and drop-off address, and the vehicle and fare are confirmed straight away. Message on WhatsApp for a name-sign request, a child seat, pets, or extra bags, or call 786-682-8748 to set your private Port of Miami to Sweetwater ride.
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.
Para un desembarque sin estrés, mi esposo y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos recibiera en la terminal y nos llevara a Sweetwater. El conductor se ocupó de las valijas para que no tuviéramos que cargar nada. En el auto íbamos solo nosotros — sin recogidas de otros — justo lo que queríamos.
Our whole group rode together straight from the port to Sweetwater, and nobody had to think about a thing.
No port scramble — I walked off the ship and the car was waiting. Would book again.
Con los pequeños, coordinar un auto privado de la puerto a Sweetwater significó nada de correr la mañana del desembarque. Había una ventana de cortesía desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuvimos que apurarme para pasar la aduana.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Sweetwater. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out when we walked out. The driver loaded all our cruise luggage so we didn’t have to struggle with anything.