From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Clerk Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. The curbside greeting at the terminal is included; the Meet & Greet at the terminal, your driver holding a name sign, is available for $40. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
Clerk Hotel sits inside the MIA Airport District, the stretch of Miami built around journey days and swift turnarounds. The region wraps around Blue Lagoon, where hotel rows line up along NW 36th Street and office parks spread across the lakes. It is a practical, well-connected corner of the city, with expressways reaching out in every direction, so a room here keeps you close to both the water and the roads that move you around Miami.
The setting suits a traveler coming straight off a ship. You are not deep in a residential maze or far from the highways; Clerk Hotel is anchored in a district designed for arrivals and departures, where getting picked up and dropped off is the everyday rhythm. That location matters after a cruise, when what you want is a clean handoff from the terminal curb to a hotel door without a long, winding detour through the city.
If you decide to stay on after the sailing, the surroundings give you room to move. The Dolphin Expressway (SR-836) runs close by, and both NW 36th Street and the Palmetto Expressway are within easy reach, opening up the wider MIA Airport District and the rest of Miami beyond it. Blue Lagoon itself is a short distance away. For a night before a flight or a base while you discover, Clerk Hotel puts you in a spot that is simple to reach and simple to leave, which is exactly what most cruise travelers are after once the trip winds down.
Once you clear the terminal and reach the curb, your chauffeur is already staged for your ship’s arrival, so there is no waiting around and no walk across a parking lot. Your bags go straight into the vehicle, and the ride runs as one direct trip along the Airport Expressway and SR-112 Toll. It covers roughly 9.8 miles from the pier to the door of Clerk Hotel, with the whole group in a single vehicle reserved for you alone.
Plan on about 24 to 29 minutes on the road, depending on the hour and the traffic. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest window, with thousands of passengers stepping off ships at the same time, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than a guess. The toll and fuel are already built into the flat rate, and your driver handles the luggage from the terminal curb to the hotel entrance.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Clerk Hotel covers 10.0 miles and takes about 26 minutes in light traffic via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and SR 948. 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 | 10.0 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drive time | 26 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Airport Expressway (SR 112), SR 948 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Clerk Hotel | $89 / $140 / $200 |
The return covers the same 10.0 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 26 minutes. From Clerk 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 10.0 miles from the Port of Miami to Clerk Hotel take about 26 minutes without heavy traffic via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and SR 948. 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 10.0 miles to Clerk 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 10.0 miles to Clerk Hotel.
In the Black SUV ($89 to Clerk Hotel) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($140) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($200) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
On sailing day the ride from Clerk Hotel to your terminal is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The 10.0 miles take about 26 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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I was cruising solo and booked a private car to meet me at the port once the ship docked and take me right over to Clerk Hotel. It was a private car just for me — nobody else to wait on — a relief after a week aboard.
Private, punctual, and painless — way easier than fighting for a ride outside the terminal. The fare was set up front, nothing added at the curb.
The two of us booked a private transfer for disembarkation morning so we wouldn’t hunt for a ride getting over to Clerk Hotel. The fare was set up front, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.
My wife and I stepped off the ship at PortMiami and a private car was already at the curb to take us to Clerk Hotel. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no wondering which car was the right one on the way out.
Los niños estaban sin energía cuando bajamos, y una van privada ahí en la terminal llevó a todos a Clerk Hotel sin dramas. La sillita para el niño estaba ya instalada, lo que fue una gran ayuda esa mañana.