From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Select 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.
The Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike is a Courtyard by Marriott property in the Fort Lauderdale region, the kind of practical, well-run hotel the Courtyard brand is known for. As the name signals, it sits along the Florida Turnpike corridor, which makes it a natural landing spot for travelers moving between the highway, the coast, and the cruise terminals. It reads as a relaxing, no-drama base rather than a destination in itself.
Its position along the Turnpike is the point: you are close to the road that ties South Florida together, so getting to or from the water is a direct affair. That matters most on a cruise day, when your window is fixed and you would rather spend it on the ship than in traffic. The neighborhood works as a staging region for the night before you sail or the night you step back onto land, with the highway doing the heavy lifting either direction.
On arrival, what you locate is the familiar Courtyard rhythm: a straightforward lobby, a front desk that checks you in without fuss, and a curb where a driver can pull up and hand off your bags. The stay itself, the rooms, and the on-site details all live with the hotel and its own official page; our part is the ride between your ship and this door. We keep that piece clean, so the only thing left for you to think about is the journey you actually came for.
The ride runs door to door, from your ship’s terminal at the Port of Miami straight to the entrance of the Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike. There is no shuffle between vehicles and no waiting in a line for strangers to fill seats. One group rides in one vehicle, and your chauffeur is staged and ready as you clear the terminal, so the wait belongs to the driver, not to you.
At the curb, the chauffeur handles the bags and loads them into the vehicle, then takes the direct route north toward the hotel. Your luggage travels with you the whole way, never handed off or reloaded. It is a single, quiet leg from the cruise terminal to the hotel entrance, timed to your ship’s arrival and priced flat before you ever step aboard, so the fare you agreed to is the fare you pay.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 35 minutes and 21.2 miles to reach Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) and Florida’s Turnpike. 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 | 21.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drop-off address | 11580 NW 105th St, Miami |
| Drive time | 35 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Dolphin Expressway (SR 836), Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel (11580 NW 105th St) and drives the 21.2 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 35 minutes. The return fare is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike is 21.2 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 35 minutes via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) and Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike is 21.2 miles away, about 35 minutes in light traffic.
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 Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 35 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike 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.
Yes. The return from Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike to the Port of Miami costs $89 in the Black SUV, $140 in the Van and $200 in the Van XL. Allow about 35 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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We cruised as a group and wanted all of us and the bags in one private ride to Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike after disembarking.
Nós dois deixamos pronto um traslado privativo para a manhã do desembarque e assim não nos preocupar com horário a caminho de Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike. Tínhamos todo o plano antes mesmo de o navio atracar, então não havia o que adivinhar no porto. O motorista nos deixou bem na porta de Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike, e não do outro lado da rua. Recomendo muito.
My partner and I finished a wonderful cruise and followed it with a private car waiting right at the terminal to take us to Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike — not one worry at the terminal.
Fuimos de crucero con una tropa grande y queríamos a todos y el equipaje en un solo viaje privado a Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike tras desembarcar. Teníamos todo el plan antes de que el barco atracara, así que no había que adivinar nada en el puerto.
Getting off the ship on my own, I had a driver waiting at the terminal for the ride to Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike — no scramble at the port. The ride from the terminal to Courtyard by Marriott Miami West / FL Turnpike was smooth and steady, and I could just watch the city go by.