From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites 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.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the curbside greeting included in the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal available for $40 if you desire it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites sits in Auburndale, a calm central-Florida town far removed from the noise of the coast. After a long day at sea and a slow shuffle through customs, this is the kind of place that lets you exhale — a straightforward, well-run stay where you can drop your bags, catch your breath, and let the pace of the journey finally settle. Your driver brings you all the way to the property, so the last thing you handle is your room key, not another line.
Auburndale itself is quiet and simple to get around, tucked among the lakes and citrus country that define this part of the state. It makes a practical base if your plans reach out toward the wider region, and it is a genuine relief if you merely desire somewhere restful to land after a cruise. The town keeps things low-key, which is exactly what most travelers desire at the end of a journey day that started on a ship.
Arriving by private car changes the whole feel of the handoff. There is no scramble for a ride, no dragging suitcases across a parking lot, no guessing where to wait. Your chauffeur pulls up at the entrance, helps with every bag from the vehicle to the door, and leaves you standing at the lobby with the hard part already behind you. For families and small groups traveling together, that steady door-to-door service is what turns a long transfer into a simple one — and it is how the ride to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites is meant to end.
This is a single, unbroken run inland, roughly 227 miles from the pier to the door along Florida’s Turnpike. Your chauffeur is already in place when you clear the terminal, so once your group steps out onto the curb, the luggage goes straight into the vehicle and you are on your way north. Nothing to arrange on the spot, nothing to negotiate — the pickup is planned around your ship’s arrival, with room built in for customs.
Plan on somewhere between 225 and 239 minutes terminal to door, depending on how the Turnpike is moving that day. The whole way, your bags ride with you and the vehicle belongs to your party alone, so you keep your own space, your own climate, and stops only when you ask for them. It is a real road journey, and a private car is exactly where that distance stops feeling like a chore.
Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites is 230.7 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 4 hours 8 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60. The fare is per vehicle: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 230.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 1008 US-92, Auburndale |
| Drive time | 4 hours 8 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, SR 60 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the inn (1008 US-92) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 230.7 miles away, in about 4 hours 8 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
The 230.7 miles from the Port of Miami to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites take about 4 hours 8 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 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 230.7 miles to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites.
Outside the cruise terminal, at the curb. Driver, car and plate arrive by message ahead of the pickup, so you know who to look for; the drive to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 4 hours 8 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites take the Van at $850, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $1050, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites to the Port of Miami costs $600 in the Black SUV, $850 in the Van and $1050 in the Van XL. Allow about 4 hours 8 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Our family of four came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver helped with the whole pile of luggage for the ride to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — exactly right for the morning.
The two of us set up a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t worry about the timing getting over to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites.
The little ones were half asleep when we walked off, and a private van already at the curb got everyone to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites before anyone lost it. Getting to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites with no detours meant we could settle in without waiting around. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything lined up perfectly.
Disembarking alone, I had a driver already at the curb for the ride to Best Western Auburndale Inn & Suites — nothing left to chance.