From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The curbside greeting there is included in the fare; the Meet & Greet at the terminal is a $40 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel, stands in South Beach, the barrier-island neighborhood most cruisers picture when they think of a night in the city before the ship sails. The name carries the Registry Collection distinction, and the setting matches it: this is the Art Deco end of the island, where pastel facades and 1930s lines run block after block. For guests coming off a cruise, it drops you inside the part of town you likely came to see rather than out on its edge.
The location is a short causeway ride from PortMiami, close enough that the terminal and the hotel feel like two ends of the same journey. Step out the door and Ocean Drive is within reach, the Art Deco Historic District wrapping the streets around it. Lummus Park Beach lines the ocean side, and Española Way — the narrow, café-strung lane a few blocks over — gives the neighborhood its afternoon pace. Everything here is built for walking once your bags are upstairs.
On arrival you land in a compact, walkable pocket of South Beach: Lincoln Road and its shops sit neighboring, the sand is a short stroll, and the whole Art Deco quarter opens up on foot. It is the kind of base numerous travelers select the night before sailing precisely because so little of it requires a car. Anything about the stay itself — the rooms, the dining, the front desk — lives on the hotel’s own page; getting you here from the terminal, bags and all, is our part.
This is a door-to-door private transfer straight from your ship’s terminal at the Port of Miami to the hotel entrance — about 6.9 miles that commonly runs 14 to 16 minutes along MacArthur Causeway and SR A1A, depending on the hour. Disembarkation mornings stack up speedy at the terminal exits, so your chauffeur is staged before you clear the hall, and the wait is theirs rather than yours.
Once your group reaches the curb, the driver loads every bag, and your luggage stays in the vehicle for the whole ride — no juggling it on the sidewalk. The car is reserved for your group alone, and it goes directly to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel with no added stops. Leaving for the ship, the same driver meets you at the entrance and handles the bags in the other direction.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel covers 6.9 miles and takes about 21 minutes in light traffic via 5th Street and the PortMiami Tunnel. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $89, Van $140, Van XL $200. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 6.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drop-off address | 350 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach |
| Drive time | 21 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | 5th Street, PortMiami Tunnel |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel | $89 / $140 / $200 |
The return covers the same 6.9 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel (350 Ocean Dr), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 21 minutes. From Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel the Black SUV costs $89, the Van $140 and the Van XL $200. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 6.9 miles from the Port of Miami to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel take about 21 minutes without heavy traffic via 5th Street and the PortMiami Tunnel. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL.
Choose the moment you will be on the curb with your luggage. The driver is at your terminal at the agreed time, then covers the 6.9 miles to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel.
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 6.9 miles to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel 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 Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel to the Port of Miami costs $89 in the Black SUV, $140 in the Van and $200 in the Van XL. Allow about 21 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Cruising with the kids, we wanted the port end handled, so a private van waiting at the terminal Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel made the day. We were dropped at the entrance of Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel, not on a corner with the bags. The SUV was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
Auto limpio, sin esperas, y un conductor que manejó la terminal como un experto. Lo reservaría de nuevo.
El cierre perfecto del crucero — privado, puntual y fácil. Bajando del barco por mi cuenta, me sentí muy a gusto desde la terminal hasta la puerta de Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel.
We reserved one van for the whole group from the terminal to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel so we all checked in together. We went from the ship to the front desk of Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel with nothing to worry about in between.
Right on schedule, professional, and the driver knew the terminal perfectly. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Balfour Miami Beach, a Registry Collection Hotel, it was money well spent.