From $89 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown.
Every figure below is the whole-vehicle price for a single one-way journey between the cruise terminals and AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown — one flat number for the group, never charged by head and never moved by demand.
Cruise mornings at the port move in waves, and the pickup is built around that rhythm. Once your ship ties up on Dodge Island and you clear the customs hall, the driver is already staged at your assigned terminal, waiting at the curb as you come out with your luggage. Meet-and-greet is part of every booking, so there is no app to open and no pickup lottery to enter. Share your cruise line when you reserve and the car sits at the correct terminal rather than a vague point across the port, letting you step from baggage claim into a vehicle kept for your group alone.
The address sits at 115 Southwest 8th Street, on the Brickell side of downtown just south of the Miami River. AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown share one building, so a booking under either name ends at the same entrance. Brickell is the banking-and-dining pocket of the city — Brickell City Centre and Mary Brickell Village are a short walk away for shops and restaurants, and Simpson Park preserves a patch of old hammock forest a few blocks off. Room details, luggage holds or an early check-in can be confirmed with the property directly at the hotel’s official site.
It is a short hop rather than a highway haul. The run covers roughly 5.7 miles and takes about 13 to 15 minutes, leaving the port on Port Boulevard and picking up US-1 toward Brickell. Because the journey is private and one-way, there are no other passengers to gather and no side stops — the SUV or van pulls away from the terminal and heads straight to the door at AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown. On a crowded disembarkation morning the driver keeps an eye on the terminal exits and the river bridges, timing the departure to when your group is actually ready instead of a fixed clock.
The vehicle stages at whichever terminal your ship uses on Dodge Island. Give the cruise line and sailing when you book, and the driver is positioned at that building as you come out. You meet at the curb once you have cleared the luggage hall.
It covers the whole SUV for one journey, not a single seat. Up to five passengers ride for that same $89, and the two van sizes carry larger parties at their own flat rates. The fare never climbs with each extra person added to the group.
As soon as your group is through customs and out with the bags, the driver is ready to roll. Self-carry travelers frequently reach the curb early, while parties waiting on checked luggage reach a little later. The car is staged before you appear, so the pace of the hall is the only real variable.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 16 minutes and 5.7 miles to reach AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown via I-395 and I-95. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van, $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 5.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drive time | 16 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | I-395, I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel and drives the 5.7 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 16 minutes. The return fare is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown is 5.7 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 16 minutes via I-395 and I-95; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown is 5.7 miles away, about 16 minutes in light traffic.
Curbside at the terminal your ship uses. Leave the building with your luggage, send a message, and the driver comes to that curb. From there it is 5.7 miles to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown take the Van at $140, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $200, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown to the Port of Miami costs $89 in the Black SUV, $140 in the Van and $200 in the Van XL. Allow about 16 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Just as easy as it sounded — a driver waiting, bags loaded, and a comfortable ride over to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown.
We weren’t about to juggle the little ones and the bags looking for a ride at the port, so we reserved a private van to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so we didn’t have to lift a thing. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything lined up perfectly.
The little ones were running on empty when we walked off, and a private van right at the terminal got everyone to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown with no drama.
As a solo cruiser I lined up a private transfer from the terminal to AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown for the morning I got off, and it took all the guesswork out of it. Getting off the ship on my own, I felt looked after from the terminal all the way to the door of AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown.
Não íamos batalhar com os pequenos e a bagagem procurando transporte no porto, então combinamos uma van privativa até AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown. As crianças dormiram o caminho todo, e chegar direto a AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown sem correria no porto foi perfeito. O motorista nos deixou bem na porta de AC Miami Hotel Downtown & Element Miami Downtown, e não meio quarteirão adiante.