From $150 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Coral Key Inn in a chauffeured SUV or van.
These are fixed one-way fares for the whole car or van, tolls and fuel included, so the total is known before anyone gets in.
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 desire it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Coral Key Inn sits in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a small beach town where the shoreline is only steps from the door. Guests who stay here can trade the ship’s pool for real sand the same afternoon they come off the boat, which is a rare thing after a cruise week spent looking at the water rather than standing in it. The inn puts you inside a walkable stretch of town rather than out on a highway, so most of what you came for is close by on foot.
The town itself is built around the water. Divers walk straight into the sea here, because the reef sits just offshore, tucked behind a main street lined with ice-cream shops and an old fishing pier. It is the kind of place where the beach, the shops, and the pier all sit within a short walk of one another, and where the reef being that close to the sand shapes the whole feel of the neighborhood.
Once you have dropped your bags, there is ample within reach. Guests staying at Coral Key Inn frequently fit in Anglin’s Fishing Pier and a stroll down Datura Avenue soon after arriving, with the shore-dive reef and El Prado Park also neighboring. You can be reef-diving, walking the pier, or merely on the sand within the same day you disembark, without needing to plan much beyond stepping outside and following the main street toward the water.
This is a door-to-door private transfer that starts at your ship’s terminal on Dodge Island and ends at the entrance to Coral Key Inn. Your driver is organized by message as you walk off, meets your group curbside rather than in a parking lot, and loads the luggage into the vehicle so your bags ride with you the whole way. From the port the route follows I-95 for the roughly 35.4-mile run north, with no stops in between, and the group travels together in one vehicle.
Plan on 60 to 76 minutes between the Port of Miami and Coral Key Inn, depending on the hour. Saturday and Sunday mornings are the port’s busiest, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than a fixed clock, and the included 60-minute wait window absorbs a slow gangway or a long customs line. At the inn, the driver pulls up to the main entrance and carries the bags to the curb beside you.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Coral Key Inn covers 35.7 miles and takes about 1 hour 2 minutes in light traffic via I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $150, Van $290, Van XL $350. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 35.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $150 |
| Drop-off address | 4601 El Mar Dr, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea |
| Drive time | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from Coral Key Inn | $150 / $290 / $350 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the inn (4601 El Mar Dr) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 35.7 miles away, in about 1 hour 2 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Coral Key Inn are $150 (Black SUV), $290 (Van) and $350 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Coral Key Inn is 35.7 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 1 hour 2 minutes via I-95; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $150 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 35.7 miles to Coral Key Inn.
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 Coral Key Inn starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 1 hour 2 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $150. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($290), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($350). All three go door to door to Coral Key Inn.
On sailing day the ride from Coral Key Inn to your terminal is $150 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. The 35.7 miles take about 1 hour 2 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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We came off the ship tired but happy and a driver already waiting to take us to Coral Key Inn set the tone for the rest of the trip. The driver handled the suitcases so we didn’t have to juggle it all. An easy, relaxed handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Coral Key Inn with nothing left to sort out.
Private, punctual, and painless — way easier than fighting for a ride outside the terminal. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Coral Key Inn, it was money well spent.
Todo salió a tiempo del puerto hasta la puerta de Coral Key Inn — sin ninguna queja. Teníamos todo el plan antes de que el barco atracara, así que no había que adivinar nada en el puerto.
We reserved one van for the entire crew from the terminal to Coral Key Inn so nobody got left behind. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Coral Key Inn, it was well worth it. Getting to Coral Key Inn first thing meant we could check in and finally shower after the week at sea.
Waiting at the curb the moment I walked out, and a comfortable ride over to Coral Key Inn. No app to fight with — I just went straight from the curb into the car.