From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Carne Asada El Gran Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside greeting costs nothing extra; the Meet & Greet at the terminal with a name sign adds $40.
Carne Asada El Gran Hotel sits in Little Havana, the neighborhood that spreads west of downtown along Calle Ocho — SW 8th Street. It is the most distinctly Cuban corner of the city, and the hotel puts you right in the middle of it, an easy base for a first day off the ship or a longer stay.
Step outside and the neighborhood does the rest. Cafecito windows and cigar rollers line the blocks, and Máximo Gómez Domino Park draws a steady crowd of players just down the street. The historic Tower Theater and the Cuban Memorial Boulevard are both close by, so an afternoon here can be spent almost entirely on foot.
Because the hotel is on Calle Ocho rather than out by the water, it is close to the port — roughly 2.7 miles by road. Your driver brings you straight to the hotel door and helps with every bag from the vehicle to the lobby, so the handoff at the end of the ride is short and simple, whatever the group size.
This is a door-to-door private ride: your chauffeur meets you at the terminal curb after disembarkation, loads the luggage into the vehicle, and drives the single direct leg along Port Boulevard to Carne Asada El Gran Hotel. It runs about 5.2 miles, usually 12 to 14 minutes depending on the hour.
Disembarkation mornings back up fast at the terminal exits, so the driver is staged and waiting before you clear the hall — the wait is theirs, not yours. The vehicle is reserved for your party alone, from pickup at the pier to drop-off at the hotel, with no extra stops added along the way.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 16 minutes and 5.2 miles to reach Carne Asada El Gran Hotel in Miami via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) and the PortMiami Tunnel. 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 | 5.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drive time | 16 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Dolphin Expressway (SR 836), PortMiami Tunnel |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Carne Asada El Gran Hotel | $89 / $140 / $200 |
The return covers the same 5.2 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 16 minutes. From Carne Asada El Gran 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 5.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Carne Asada El Gran Hotel take about 16 minutes without heavy traffic via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) 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.
Book the time you expect to walk out of the terminal with your bags, not the docking time. The waiting rules for slow disembarkation days are on the FAQ page linked below. The drive to Carne Asada El Gran Hotel then takes about 16 minutes.
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 Carne Asada El Gran Hotel.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to Carne Asada El Gran 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.
On sailing day the ride from Carne Asada El Gran Hotel to your terminal is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The 5.2 miles take about 16 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
Every policy in full: FAQ
As a solo cruiser I pre-booked a private transfer from PortMiami to Carne Asada El Gran Hotel for disembarkation morning, and it took all the guesswork out of it.
Mi esposo y yo salimos del barco en PortMiami y había un auto privado ahí mismo para nosotros para llevarnos a Carne Asada El Gran Hotel. Teníamos todo el plan antes de que el barco atracara, así que no había que adivinar nada en el puerto. Llegar a Carne Asada El Gran Hotel sin vueltas significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar.
Comfortable ride, easy pickup, and a driver who handled the terminal like a pro. Would book again. The car was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
O desembarque mais tranquilo que já tivemos — busca no terminal, bagagem pronta, direto até a porta de Carne Asada El Gran Hotel. O motorista pôs toda a pilha de bagagem no porta-malas para não precisarmos carregar nada.
Our group came off the ship together and arranged one private van from the port to Carne Asada El Gran Hotel. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.