From $395 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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 want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club sits right on the coast of Sanibel and Captiva, the pair of barrier islands that bend into the Gulf about 164 road miles up from PortMiami. This is a place built around the water. You step off the ship in the morning and, a few hours later, drop your bags and walk straight out to the sand. The setting is the draw here: a quiet stretch of shoreline well away from the pace of the city, with the resort facing open water.
What most people notice first is the shelling. Sanibel and Captiva are known across the Gulf for it, and the beaches out front make for a simple afternoon of walking the tide line to see what the water has left behind. After a long disembarkation and the drive north, a slow beach afternoon is the natural next move. Leave the luggage at the resort, change, and the water is a short walk away. The pace of these islands rewards travelers who are in no hurry.
Beyond the resort, the islands hold ample for a first day ashore. The J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge is a common stop, along with the Sanibel Lighthouse at the eastern tip of the island. Blind Pass and Captiva Village sit neighboring as well, both within simple reach once you have settled in. Bike paths thread the region, and the shell-shaped run of Sanibel and Captiva makes it worth staying put for a day rather than rushing on to the next thing.
The journey runs door to door. Your driver is waiting when you clear disembarkation at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, organized by message as you walk off the ship, so there is no searching a crowded pier. From there it is one run north to Sanibel, around 164 miles and roughly 172 to 180 minutes depending on the hour and the traffic, with no stops along the way. Your bags ride in the vehicle with you, loaded at the port and carried to the resort entrance.
The vehicle is yours alone for the journey, one group per car, so the plan bends to your actual arrival rather than a fixed clock. Slow gangways on hectic port mornings are already accounted for. On the return leg to the ship, the driver meets you at the main entrance of Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club and runs the same route back in reverse.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club covers 163.0 miles and takes about 2 hours 51 minutes in light traffic via I-595. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $395, Van $520, Van XL $635. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 163.0 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $395 |
| Drop-off address | 555 E Gulf Dr, Sanibel |
| Drive time | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $520 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $635 |
| Back from Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club | $395 / $520 / $635 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of your stop (555 E Gulf Dr) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 163.0 miles away, in about 2 hours 51 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club are $395 (Black SUV), $520 (Van) and $635 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club is 163.0 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 2 hours 51 minutes via I-595; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $395 for the Black SUV.
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 163.0 miles to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club.
At the curb outside your own cruise terminal (the terminals are listed below). Before the pickup you get the driver’s name, car and plate; when you are outside with your bags, message us and the car pulls up for the ride to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $395. Larger groups going to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club take the Van at $520, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $635, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club to the Port of Miami costs $395 in the Black SUV, $520 in the Van and $635 in the Van XL. Allow about 2 hours 51 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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We cruised with a big crew and wanted everyone and the luggage in one private ride to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club after disembarking. No app to fight with — we just went straight from the curb into the car. The van was clean, cool, and comfortable, and there was space for everything.
Fuimos de crucero en grupo y queríamos a todos y el equipaje en un solo viaje privado a Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club tras desembarcar. Llegar a Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club sin vueltas significó que pudimos hacer el check-in y por fin darnos una ducha tras la semana en el mar. La noche anterior recibimos un mensaje con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no hubo que adivinar en la acera al salir. Muy recomendable.
Viagem fácil, tarifa fixa, zero complicação do terminal até Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club. Reservaria de novo.
Nuestro grupo entero fue todo junto directo de la terminal a Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club, y salió buenísimo. El conductor nos dejó justo en la puerta de Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club, y no a media cuadra. Ya guardamos el contacto para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami. Muy recomendable.
Our crew rode together straight from the port to Bluegreen Surfrider Beach Club, and it worked out great.