From $100 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Virginia Gardens, met at the cruise terminal and driven straight to your door.
Each rate below is charged per vehicle, not per head, and it is locked the moment the booking is confirmed — pick the size that matches your party.
Pickup happens right at the PortMiami cruise terminal, where the driver stands by the curb as your group walks off the gangway.
After you clear the terminal with your bags, the driver steps in, lifts the cruise luggage, and walks your party the short distance to the vehicle parked near the exit. Meet and greet is part of the ride at no extra charge; a held name board is the one add-on here, running $20 when you ask for it over WhatsApp ahead of time. Details on the driver — full name, license plate, vehicle description — land by text the day before departure, so there is no guesswork on the pier. A courtesy wait is built into every terminal pickup, which absorbs the usual disembarkation crowd, and a late berth only shifts the meeting later at no cost to you.
Virginia Gardens is a small, calm residential village pressed against the western edge of Miami International Airport, northwest of downtown.
The village keeps a low-rise, easygoing feel: short tree-lined streets, tidy single-family homes, and a settled neighborhood character that sits oddly close to one of the region’s busiest travel gateways. What you find here is everyday life — a couple of neighborhood parks, casual local restaurants, and ordinary services — rather than a resort strip, which makes Virginia Gardens a practical base for travelers with airport, cargo, or business ties nearby. Lodging in the surrounding airport corridor — the Miami Springs side, the Doral business district, and the broader neighborhoods ringing the airfield — mixes quiet residential blocks with traveler-friendly hotels, and the driver drops you at whatever address you have booked. For details on the community itself, the Village of Virginia Gardens keeps an official site, reachable through its contact page.
The trip from the port up to Virginia Gardens is one of the shorter, more direct runs on the roster, tracing a compact path toward the airport corridor northwest of the terminals.
Because the village sits so near the airfield, the drive stays brief and uncomplicated next to the long inland transfers. How long it actually takes swings with the day and the hour rather than with anything on the bill: a quiet afternoon flows freely, while a morning when several ships empty at once puts more cars on the same roads. The driver plans the meeting around your vessel’s real arrival, so the car is staged and ready as you step off instead of circling the pier. Because the fare is one-way and fixed, a slow patch of traffic never adds a cent — the price holds whether the lanes are open or packed.
Three private tiers cover everyone from a couple to a group of fourteen, each with room set aside for cruise bags:
Every tier is booked for your party alone, so no stranger shares the seats and there is no detour to collect anyone else. Match the vehicle to your headcount, and if the bag count runs high, mention it on WhatsApp and the size can move up before your date.
The quoted rate already folds in the driving costs, so nothing new gets tacked on at the curb.
Tolls, SunPass charges, and fuel all sit inside the flat price. A mobile hotspot runs onboard, so the ride comes with WiFi for confirming plans or messaging family. Small pets are welcome with a heads-up on WhatsApp, riding in a pet carrier. A child seat can be added for $15, arranged when you book. If your plans call for an unscheduled stop, that is handled as an extra at $45 per half hour and settled ahead of time rather than sprung on the driver. Bilingual driving in English plus Spanish or Portuguese comes standard.
A 50% deposit locks the booking, and the other half goes to the driver on the day of the trip.
Payment runs through Venmo, Zelle, or a secure link sent over WhatsApp or the website; the deposit confirms your vehicle and pickup time, and the balance settles at pickup. The rate is one price for the whole vehicle, so five travelers in the SUV or fourteen in the large van pay the same figure — never a per-person charge. Need the round trip? It is simply the one-way fare doubled for the same vehicle, with both legs held on a single booking and the total agreed before you travel.
Standard daytime service covers 7:00 AM through 9:00 PM at no add-on, and a departure before or after that window carries a small night charge on top of the flat fare:
Yes — the SUV or van carries only your group, with no pooling and no shared seats. From the cruise terminal to your Virginia Gardens address, the vehicle belongs to your party for the whole run. There is never a stop to gather a stranger along the way.
Disembarkation morning is the most common pickup on this route. Book the time for shortly after your scheduled walk-off, and the car is in position when you reach the curb. Even if several ships clear together and traffic thickens near the terminals, your reserved vehicle is waiting and the rate does not move.
Nothing changes on your side. The driver follows your ship’s actual arrival, so a late dock just shifts the meeting time. There is no re-booking and no late fee, and the flat one-way fare stays exactly as quoted.
Per vehicle, every time. The whole group rides for the single flat rate shown above, whether that is two people or a full van of fourteen. A round trip is that one-way figure doubled, riding the same vehicle each way.
Ready to lock the ride? Message WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your cruise date, ship, group size, and Virginia Gardens address. Ask there for a name board, a child seat, or a pet carrier, and the driver’s full details reach you the day before you sail in.
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.
Our crew rode together straight from the terminal to Virginia Gardens, and it worked out great. We’ve already booked them for our next cruise out of PortMiami. It was only our group in the car — no one else’s stops — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers. No stress at all.
We cruised as a group and wanted everyone and the luggage in one private ride to Virginia Gardens after disembarking. For a stress-free way to get from the port to Virginia Gardens, it was well worth it.
Iba de crucero por mi cuenta y reservé un auto privado para que me esperara en la terminal de cruceros al bajar del barco y llevarme directo a Virginia Gardens. Había un buen período de gracia desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuve que apurarme para juntar las maletas. La noche anterior recibí un mensaje con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no hubo que adivinar en la acera al salir.
Éramos siete bajando en PortMiami, y un traslado privado a Virginia Gardens fue mucho más simple que dividirnos en autos. El auto estaba impecable, un alivio con el calor de Miami. En el auto íbamos solo nosotros — sin compartir con nadie — un alivio tras una semana a bordo. Lo reservaría para el próximo crucero.
With kids in tow, arranging a private car from the terminal to Virginia Gardens meant no scramble the morning we disembarked. No rideshare app to fight with — we just walked from the terminal to a car that was already there. The fare was the number we were quoted, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.