From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Comfort Inn Maingate 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.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The curbside greeting is covered by the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal is offered for $40. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Comfort Inn Maingate sits at 7675 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee, 34747, right on the US-192 corridor that has long been the value base for the theme parks. This is the classic Kissimmee address — vacation homes, roadside attractions, and swift reach to the gates, without an on-property price tag. Your ride ends at the door, so the first thing you touch after the cruise terminal is the lobby rather than another line.
The stretch around the hotel gives families ample to fold into a journey. Old Town Kissimmee and its carnival strip sit close by, Gatorland keeps the reptiles within reach, and Lake Tohopekaliga adds open water and airboat country to the mix. The parks themselves are only minutes away, which is the whole reason to base here — you stay on Irlo Bronson Highway and obtain to Disney rapidly each morning. Guests here frequently work these spots into the days after they come ashore.
Drop-off covers Kissimmee and the streets right around your stay, so the chauffeur brings you to Comfort Inn Maingate itself instead of some distant transfer point. For anything about the room, on-site parking, or check-in timing, the property is the place to ask — those details live with the hotel, not with the ride. What we handle is the leg from the pier to this door: one address per reservation, your party alone in the vehicle, and every bag carried from curb to lobby.
After you clear the ship, the chauffeur meets your group at your cruise line’s own terminal, loads every bag at the curb, and points the vehicle north. From the Port of Miami the route runs up Florida’s Turnpike in one direct leg to Comfort Inn Maingate — about 228 miles, no stops to break the journey, and no luggage-drag across the port.
Budget roughly 235 to 258 minutes for the run, depending on the hour you roll off the ship. The pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than a fixed clock, and the turnpike traffic is already built into the plan, so weekend mornings when the port empties all at once do not throw off the timing. The vehicle is yours alone the whole way, with your bags riding with you door to door.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 52 minutes and 233.9 miles to reach Comfort Inn Maingate in Kissimmee via Florida’s Turnpike. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van, $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 233.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 7675 W Irlo Bronson Hwy, Kissimmee |
| Drive time | 3 hours 52 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Comfort Inn Maingate | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 233.9 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the inn (7675 W Irlo Bronson Hwy), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 52 minutes. From Comfort Inn Maingate 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
Plan on about 3 hours 52 minutes for the 233.9 miles from the Port of Miami to Comfort Inn Maingate via Florida’s Turnpike when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $600 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 233.9 miles to Comfort Inn Maingate.
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 Comfort Inn Maingate starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 52 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Comfort Inn Maingate) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($850) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1050) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
On sailing day the ride from Comfort Inn Maingate to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 233.9 miles take about 3 hours 52 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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So glad we pre-booked — clean car, great driver, no scramble at the port, right to the door. We were dropped straight at the door of Comfort Inn Maingate, not on a corner with the bags.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and having a private car meet us at the terminal for the ride over to Comfort Inn Maingate was the best part of the day.
Nós dois zarpamos de PortMiami e ter um carro privativo esperando no terminal para a viagem até Comfort Inn Maingate tirou todo o estresse. Fomos do navio à recepção de Comfort Inn Maingate sem estresse nenhum.
As a solo cruiser I arranged a private transfer from PortMiami to Comfort Inn Maingate for disembarkation morning, and it took all the guesswork out of it.
Coordinamos una sola van para la comitiva entera de la terminal a Comfort Inn Maingate para que nadie se quedara atrás. Llegar a Comfort Inn Maingate directo desde la terminal significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar.