From $600 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from the Port of Miami to Buenaventura Lakes, driven door to door in a black SUV or van.
Each fare below covers the entire vehicle for a one-way journey between the Port of Miami and Buenaventura Lakes. The price is set the moment you book, so a hectic cruise-turnaround Saturday costs no more than a quiet weekday.
Once your ship clears customs, the driver is already positioned at the PortMiami cruise terminal, waiting at the curb as your group walks out with the bags. Meet & greet comes with every booking, so a real person is there rather than a curbside scramble. Ask on WhatsApp beforehand and the driver will hold a name sign for your party, a $40 add-on that keeps the meeting simple in a crowded terminal. Because the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation, the driver follows the ship’s arrival and adjusts if the morning runs long, so several vessels emptying at once will not leave you stranded.
Buenaventura Lakes sits well north of the port, and the journey is a genuine long-distance run rather than a quick cross-town hop. Plan on three and a half to four hours on the road, heading up Florida’s Turnpike toward Osceola County, just east of Kissimmee. Departure time shapes the clock: an early, off-peak start moves steadily, while a pickup that lands in Miami rush hour or a heavy disembarkation window slows the first stretch. On a journey this long, one short comfort stop can be arranged when you mention it ahead of time.
Buenaventura Lakes is a large residential community in Osceola County, set just east of Kissimmee inside the wider Orlando region. It grew as a master-planned suburb and now reads as a lived-in neighborhood of single-family homes, local shopping plazas, parks, and a golf course, with a strong Hispanic community and family-run restaurants along its main roads. For cruise travelers it works as a calm home base away from the tourist crush, yet still within reach of the region’s theme-park corridor and outlet shopping. You can read the county’s overview on Osceola County’s Buenaventura Lakes page before you arrive.
Buenaventura Lakes is unincorporated, so mail carriers and mapping apps frequently print the address with a Kissimmee city line even though the neighborhood carries its own name. Copy the street address exactly as your host or rental agreement writes it, and add a neighboring cross street if the house sits along one of the curving interior loops. That small step keeps the drop-off precise at the end of a long drive.
Yes — disembarkation morning is the most common pickup on this route. Reserve at least a day ahead with the ship name and sail date, and the driver tracks the arrival so the car is in place when your group clears the terminal. A hectic morning with several ships in port does not change that.
A round journey is priced as double the one-way fare, booked under a single reservation. Putting both legs together means the same driver and vehicle return your group to the Port of Miami for the next sailing or a connecting flight, with the pickup time set in advance.
Each driver is bilingual, speaking English and Spanish, which helps arriving international cruise passengers settle the details of the drive. You can message ahead on WhatsApp in either language to confirm the pickup before your sail date.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Buenaventura Lakes covers 219.9 miles and takes about 3 hours 34 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $600, Van $850, Van XL $1050. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 219.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 34 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Buenaventura Lakes | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 219.9 miles: pickup at your address in Buenaventura Lakes, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 34 minutes. From Buenaventura Lakes the Black SUV costs $600, the Van $850 and the Van XL $1050. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 219.9 miles from the Port of Miami to Buenaventura Lakes take about 3 hours 34 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. 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.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Buenaventura Lakes is 219.9 miles away, about 3 hours 34 minutes in light traffic.
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 Buenaventura Lakes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to Buenaventura Lakes 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 Buenaventura Lakes to the Port of Miami costs $600 in the Black SUV, $850 in the Van and $1050 in the Van XL. Allow about 3 hours 34 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Couldn’t have been simpler — met at the curb, luggage handled, and a comfortable ride out to Buenaventura Lakes. The van was spotless, a relief in the Miami heat.
Traslado tranquilo, tarifa fija, cero complicación hasta Buenaventura Lakes. Lo reservaría de nuevo. El SUV estaba impecable, con el aire perfecto tras el barco.
Our crew booked one van straight from the port to Buenaventura Lakes, and nobody had to think about a thing. It was just our party in the car — no one else’s stops — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers. There was a generous grace period from the agreed time, so we never had to rush off the ship. Highly recommend.
With kids in tow, arranging a private car from the port to Buenaventura Lakes meant nothing to sort out the morning we disembarked. It was only our group in the car — no one else’s stops — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers. There was a thirty-minute cushion from the agreed time, so we never had to rush to gather the bags.
Coming off the ship solo, the last thing I wanted was to scramble for a car at the port, so I had a private transfer booked ahead to take me to Buenaventura Lakes. The fare was set up front, no surge because the port was slammed.