Our private hourly chauffeur carries your group from PortMiami to Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, October 10, 2026, in a Black SUV XL at a flat rate from $100 per hour, with a 5-hour minimum. Your chauffeur collects you at the cruise terminal or any address in PortMiami, handles the short drive downtown before the 8:00 PM tip-off, and keeps the same car on hand for the ride back.
Rates are set per vehicle and per hour, with at least five hours on every booking.
Select the tier by headcount. A couple, a pair of friends, or a small family fits easily into the SUV. A larger crew of friends or a group of season-ticket regulars rides together in one Sprinter, so nobody splits across several cars and hopes everyone reaches the arena at the same moment. The Platinum tier suits riders who want a more polished cabin for a dressed-up Saturday downtown. Families bringing kids to their first NBA game often select the SUV. Your total is your tier’s hourly rate multiplied by the hours you keep the car.
The Heat host the Timberwolves in a preseason game on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Tip-off for Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves is set for 8:00 PM at the downtown arena on Biscayne Bay. The game is part of the Heat’s opening home stretch before the regular season begins. Preseason nights have their own flavor. Coaches test new rotations, younger players get real minutes, and the stands fill with a crowd that looks like Miami itself: Cuban-American families who have followed the team for years, Venezuelan, Colombian, and Puerto Rican fans in Heat red, groups of friends making a Saturday of it, and parents bringing kids to a first NBA game. Heat games are also a place to be seen. Plenty of fans dress for the night and would rather arrive looking the part than walk out of a parking garage. A chauffeur who handles every downtown turn makes an exhibition game an easy night for everyone.
The drive from PortMiami to the arena is short, but game traffic adds time.
PortMiami sits on Dodge Island, right across the water from Downtown Miami. On an ordinary evening, the ride to the arena is typically one of the shortest a chauffeur makes all day. Game night is distinct. Biscayne Boulevard, the streets around Bayside Marketplace, and every garage entrance near the arena fill with arriving fans before tip-off, and a short drive can slow to a crawl. Leave yourself plenty of spare time instead of timing it to the minute. Your chauffeur watches conditions from the moment you board and changes the route as needed, so the group spends the ride talking about the matchup instead of staring at brake lights. If you plan a pre-game dinner downtown, most of that traffic is behind you before you sit down to eat.
Most evenings, the chauffeur leaves Dodge Island over the Port Boulevard bridge. It comes out on Biscayne Boulevard beside Bayside Marketplace, a short roll from the arena. When that route backs up, the PortMiami Tunnel offers a second way out toward Watson Island and I-395, and the driver comes back into Downtown from the west. The driver picks the route based on traffic at pickup time.
You agree on your pickup spot in PortMiami when you book. It’s usually the passenger pickup curb outside your cruise terminal, or any other address in PortMiami you name. Send the terminal and ship name on WhatsApp so the chauffeur goes to the right curb. Coming off a ship in the morning? Your hours can start right there, and the rest of the day becomes a Miami outing that ends at tip-off.
Your chauffeur drops the group as close to the arena as game-night access allows.
Police and event staff change traffic patterns around Kaseya Center on large nights, and the open lanes can differ from one event to the next. The driver doesn’t promise a single curb. Instead, they check that night’s setup and stop at the nearest open drop-off point, often along Biscayne Boulevard or on a side street near Bayside Marketplace. Before anyone gets out, you agree on a meeting spot for later and confirm how to reach the driver on WhatsApp, so the plan for after the game is settled while everyone is still calm. From there it’s a short walk to the entrance, with no garage ramps, no pay stations, and no circling the block for a space. Families with small kids and anyone dressed for a night out get to step straight from a cool cabin into the arena crowd.
Yes. The streets around the arena and Bayside Marketplace get busy as fans arrive before tip-off, especially on a Saturday. The easiest fix is to get downtown early: have dinner near the bay, let the chauffeur wait nearby, then make the last short drive when the group is ready. Arriving before the rush also leaves time to find your seats and catch warmups.
Yes. The car and chauffeur stay with your group for your whole booking, including every minute of the game. While you watch, the driver parks nearby and stays reachable on WhatsApp. If someone needs to leave at halftime with a tired child, the car is already close by.
After the buzzer, you meet the driver at the spot you agreed on at drop-off. Send a WhatsApp message as you head for the exit, and the driver moves into position while the crowd pours out onto Biscayne Boulevard. Everyone gets back into the same car they arrived in and heads to a late dinner, back to the hotel, or wherever the night goes next.
Bayside Marketplace, Brickell, and Little Havana all work well before a Heat tip-off.
Bayside Marketplace is the obvious first stop. It faces PortMiami across the water and sits right beside the arena, with waterfront restaurants, a bayfront promenade, and a last drive so short the group barely settles into their seats. For a more polished dinner, Brickell’s restaurants around Mary Brickell Village and Brickell City Centre suit a dressed-up Saturday. Families and anyone craving Cuban food can head to Little Havana, where Versailles is a longtime Miami institution. A plate of Cuban classics and a strong coffee are a good warm-up for a crowd this rooted in Miami’s Latin culture. Because you book by the hour, the chauffeur waits while you eat and then drives everyone downtown, so nobody pays for a garage twice in one night. These are suggestions from drivers who know the city. You create your own reservations.
After the game, Wynwood’s murals and late-night bars, a nightcap in Brickell, or a walk along Ocean Drive in South Beach all make easy next stops. The same chauffeur takes you from the arena to wherever the group ends up, waits outside, and finishes the night with a ride back to your hotel or home. If the evening runs long, you just keep the car.
Yes. The night fee depends only on the pickup time: for pickups between 6:00 PM and 7:00 AM the SUV adds $50 (vans +10% of the hourly total), once per booking. Daytime service runs from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM with no surcharge, and anything outside that window adds the following:
It’s a single line on your booking, not a meter running in the background. The SUV tier adds a fixed amount per journey, and the Sprinter tiers add a percentage of the journey value. The service stays the same after dark: the same chauffeur, the same cabin, and the same flexible stops all the way to the last drop-off. We confirm the exact surcharge with your booking details on WhatsApp, so you know the full cost before you pay.
A reserved car, one chauffeur, and a locked rate create game night a better experience.
Your vehicle is reserved for your group alone, and nobody else is picked up along the way. One chauffeur stays with you for the whole booking, so the person who meets you at the port is the same one who drives you home after the final buzzer. That chauffeur is bilingual, which helps when half the group talks in English and the grandparents favor Spanish. The flat hourly rate is locked when you book. There’s no surge on a hectic Saturday downtown, and the price doesn’t change for traffic or weather. You also get a direct WhatsApp line to our Miami team for every detail, whether that’s timing, a new stop, or a change of plan. The result is upscale service built around your night, and much better service than handling garages and timing on your own.
You reserve one vehicle and chauffeur for a block of hours and set every stop.
Start by choosing the vehicle that fits your headcount. Then send us a rough start time and your list of stops on WhatsApp. The booking starts with a five-hour block, which is enough for a pre-game dinner, the game, and the ride back. The driver picks up at any Miami address, such as a hotel, a PortMiami cruise terminal (a cruise-day arrival can go straight to the event), Miami International Airport, or a home, and you agree on the pickup spot when you book. After that, you set the stops and the pace, and the chauffeur stays with you and waits at each one. If overtime or a late dinner stretches the night, just keep the car. Every extra hour after the five-hour block is added at the same flat per-hour rate, with no new fare to negotiate, and you settle it after the day wraps up.
Fuel, tolls, and parking are all included in the hourly rate.
That covers gas for every part of the night, any tolls on the way in and out of Downtown, and parking wherever the car is waiting during your booking. There’s no garage ticket to pay at the end. Families get a break too: so tell us the kids’ ages and your headcount up front. A few extras can apply on top of the rate.
Four private tiers cover couples, families, and larger fan groups heading downtown.
Most couples and small families going to the Heat game book the SUV. The Sprinter tiers keep a bigger crew in one cabin so nobody gets separated in the crowd, and the Platinum SUV is the choice when the evening calls for arriving in style. The three models listed for the Platinum tier are examples of that vehicle class. Send us your headcount and we’ll suggest the right fit.
Yes. A private hourly chauffeur takes you from PortMiami to the Heat game and back.
Fans searching for Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami HEAT transportation usually want one thing: a way downtown without circling garages or getting split up at the curb. We offer a private vehicle booked by the hour. It carries only your group and stays with you until the night ends. There’s no shared seating, no fixed schedule, and nobody else’s stops on your route. The car leaves when you’re ready and goes where you ask. Riders starting at a cruise terminal or anywhere else on Dodge Island get the same service, and we confirm the pickup curb on WhatsApp. The questions below cover timing, group size, pets, the wider service region, and short-notice bookings.
Leave PortMiami in the early evening, with plenty of spare time before the 8:00 PM tip-off. The drive is usually short, but Saturday game traffic around the bay can slow it down. Arriving early also leaves time for security lines, food, and warmups. If you’re having dinner at Bayside Marketplace, leave earlier still and eat within sight of the arena.
Our larger Mercedes-Benz Sprinter carries up to fourteen passengers, and the smaller Sprinter suits a mid-size group. Either way, the whole party rides together, walks into the arena together, and finds the same vehicle afterward. If your group is right at the limit of a tier, send us an exact headcount on WhatsApp so we can match the right size.
Pets are not accepted; certified service animals are welcome with advance notice. Telling us early gives us time to confirm before game day.
Yes. The hourly service covers the local Miami area: Miami, Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Wynwood, Little Havana, and the area around Miami International Airport, plus nearby areas up toward Fort Lauderdale. It’s a local, on-call service that stays close to the city, so far destinations such as Naples, Orlando, or West Palm Beach aren’t part of it.
Your slot is locked in and held just for you. For a service within the next 24 hours, a driver and vehicle are already set aside, so the date and time stay as agreed. On such short notice, we can’t guarantee a date change or a refund. You can still add hours on the day at the same flat hourly rate.
Reserving one premium service by the hour is a different thing from opening an app every time you move. You hold a single vehicle and a single bilingual chauffeur for the whole block, the price is fixed before you start, and the car simply waits while you eat, shop, or take photos — no re-requesting, no surge, no stranger learning where you are headed each time.
| By the hour with us | App rides (Uber / Lyft) |
|---|---|
| One flat hourly rate, locked before you start | A fresh fare every ride, surging 1.5×–4× at peak |
| The same vehicle and driver stay with you all day | A different car and a stranger at every pickup |
| Your driver waits between each stop — nothing to re-book | Re-request and wait at the curb after each stop |
| A vetted, professional bilingual chauffeur | Whoever happens to accept the ping |
Across a full day of stops, one reserved chauffeur usually lands below a string of Uber Black or Lyft Lux surges — and it stays a calmer, more premium service from the first pickup to the last drop-off.
Uber, Uber Black, Lyft, and Lyft Lux are trademarks of their respective owners. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by them. Comparison reflects publicly available pricing as of 2026.
Yes. Send your details on WhatsApp and we’ll confirm your game-night booking.
We require three things to get started: your group size, a rough start time, and the stops you’d like, whether that’s dinner at Bayside, a coffee in Little Havana, or straight to the arena. We match you with the right tier, confirm the pickup curb in PortMiami, and go over the drop-off plan for the night. Once your payment is in, the date is yours, and the chauffeur’s evening is planned around your group. The game is on Saturday, October 10, with an 8:00 PM tip-off, so booking early gives you more vehicles to select from and more time to plan the night. Message us, check availability, and let a chauffeur deal with the downtown traffic while you save your energy for the fourth quarter.
Email: [email protected] | Phone/WhatsApp: +1 (786) 682-8748
We recommend booking at least 24 hours in advance, and online bookings need at least 12 hours’ notice. For holidays and busier weekends, please book ahead to ensure better availability.
Yes, we accept bookings from anywhere in the world. We accept international payments and keep travelers updated via WhatsApp and email.
No. We only work with reservations made in advance: online bookings need at least 12 hours’ notice. For anything sooner, message us on WhatsApp and we will check availability — same-day service is subject to availability and is not guaranteed.
You pay the full fare when you book, by card or Apple Pay through the secure checkout on the site, or a Stripe payment link we send on WhatsApp. The same applies to every pickup area and to hourly chauffeur bookings.
No. The full fare is paid in advance by card or Apple Pay, through the secure checkout on the site or a Stripe payment link we send on WhatsApp; online payments carry a 4% processing fee.
No. In addition to the airport, we also serve hotels, ports, train stations, restaurants, and private addresses.
We work with a black SUV for up to 5 passengers, a van for 6 to 9 passengers and a larger van for 10 to 14.
Yes. We serve weddings, corporate conferences, VIP events, and other special occasions — as a direct ride to the venue, or with the chauffeur staying with you for the whole celebration on our hourly service (5-hour minimum). Contact us with the date, head count and schedule and we will set it up.
Some vehicles in our fleet are equipped with Wi-Fi and USB ports. Let us know in advance if this is essential, and we’ll book a vehicle that meets your needs.
No. We only work with private transfers. The vehicle is reserved exclusively for you and your party, with no shared seating.
No problem. We track your flight in real time and adjust the pickup time when needed, at no extra charge.
Send us the updated information as soon as possible, and we’ll adjust your booking while monitoring the new flight status.
We primarily work with curbside pickup. Just send a message with your exit gate and the driver will arrive in a few minutes — usually faster than the traditional sign-holding service.
If you prefer the driver to wait inside the terminal with a sign bearing your name, add the Meet & Greet for US$ 40 when you book — available for airport pickups only.
The day before your trip, we’ll send you a message with the driver’s name, vehicle model, and license plate, along with detailed instructions for curbside pickup.
Don’t worry. We’ll send you a message as soon as your flight lands. If we don’t receive a quick reply, the driver will automatically head to the international arrivals hall. Wait there and we’ll find you.
For domestic flights, we offer up to 60 minutes of wait time after arrival.
For international flights, the courtesy time is up to 120 minutes.
For hotel pickups, there’s a 15-minute grace period.
For port pickups, we wait up to 60 minutes past the agreed time.
Two hours is the free wait for international flights. When your free waiting time ends, extra waiting is not automatic: your driver may text you an offer to keep waiting, but is not required to. If the offer is sent, the driver waits up to 10 minutes for your reply; if you don’t accept in that time, the driver may leave. If no offer is sent, the driver may leave once your free waiting time is over.
Yes. Our drivers help load and unload your bags.
The standard allowance includes one large suitcase and one carry-on per person.
Traveling with larger or additional items — extra suitcases, musical instruments, mobility equipment, or strollers? Contact us in advance so we can arrange the necessary space. An additional fee may apply.
We’re sorry — pets are not accepted on any of our services. Certified service animals are welcome: please tell us in advance and we’ll assign a van for the ride.
We ask that you don’t eat during the trip. Only water in sealed bottles is allowed on board.
With by-the-hour service, stops are included: the vehicle is yours for the hours you book.
Yes. The pickup time and other details (an extra passenger) can be changed until 24 hours before the ride, depending on availability. Within 24 hours of the ride there are no changes and no refunds — message us on WhatsApp and we’ll see what we can do. The travel date itself is fixed once booked.
No hidden fees: the quoted price includes the driver, fuel and tolls. Only optional extras add to it — the night-hours fee shown in your quote before you book, the optional Meet & Greet at Miami International Airport and the 4% processing fee on card payments made through the payment link. Driver gratuity is optional and at your discretion; it’s always welcome.
You get a full refund if you cancel more than 24 hours before your scheduled pickup. Within 24 hours of the ride, the booking is non-refundable.
Note: any refund claim — including a driver no-show or another service issue — must reach us within 30 days of your scheduled pickup. Requests made more than a month after the ride date are no longer eligible for review or refund.
Sem perrengue, direção firme e relaxada.
Loved it. reservation took maybe 5 minutes.
Llegó puntual. un comienzo tranquilo de las vacaciones. nos confirmaron por mensaje la noche anterior. Mejor imposible.
No drama. no thinking, just got in and got there, and wifi worked, kids stayed busy on the way
En viaje de pareja, buena relación precio-calidad. incluso con tráfico la ruta tuvo sentido.