From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Days Hotel 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.
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.
Days Hotel Maingate sits in Kissimmee, on the stretch of central Florida that spreads out just south of Disney. The name says where it stands: close to the theme-park main gates, on the side of town where park-goers land after a long travel day. The Irlo Bronson Highway runs through this corridor, and the hotel is one of numerous places to stay strung along it, in easy reach of the entrances that draw families to this part of the state.
The area around the property is built for visitors. Resorts and pool-home communities line the same highway, so the neighborhood feels geared toward people arriving to play rather than to work. A little way off, Lake Toho is known for its airboats, a quieter counterpoint to the parks for anyone who wants a morning on the water before or after the crowds. It is the kind of base you pick when the theme parks are the plan and you desire to be near the gate.
For a cruise traveler, the appeal is simple: the hotel puts you where you actually desire to wake up on a Florida park journey, well up toward the attractions and away from the port city. Port of Miami is roughly 229.8 miles away, so the property is a full drive north from the ship — a destination in its own right rather than a quick hop from the terminal.
After you clear the ship, the driver is already at your cruise line’s own terminal, watching for your group rather than for the next available car. The bags go straight into the vehicle at the curb, and the run to Days Hotel Maingate is a single direct leg up Florida’s Turnpike — no transfers, no shared stops, no standing on the sidewalk with your luggage while you sort out a ride.
Plan on roughly 225 to 236 minutes terminal to door across the 229.8 miles, with the exact timing shaped by the traffic on the day. Because disembarkation rarely runs to the minute, the pickup is timed to when you actually walk off, with free waiting built in so a slow customs line does not cost you the ride within that time. At the property, the drop is right at the door, bags and all.
Days Hotel Maingate in Kissimmee is 233.8 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 3 hours 51 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 233.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 51 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Days Hotel Maingate | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 233.8 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 51 minutes. From Days Hotel 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
Days Hotel Maingate is 233.8 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 51 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, 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 233.8 miles to Days Hotel Maingate.
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 233.8 miles to Days Hotel Maingate.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to Days Hotel Maingate take the Van at $850, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $1050, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from Days Hotel Maingate to the Port of Miami costs $600 in the Black SUV, $850 in the Van and $1050 in the Van XL. Allow about 3 hours 51 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Getting the whole party off the ship and over to Days Hotel Maingate is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.
Bajamos del barco cansados pero contentos y un conductor ya esperando para llevarnos a Days Hotel Maingate fue justo lo indicado. Llegar a Days Hotel Maingate a primera hora significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue totalmente sólido. Muy recomendable.
After our sailing, my partner and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we arranged a private car to Days Hotel Maingate. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — a relief after a week aboard.
We got off the ship with the little ones and a mountain of luggage, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Days Hotel Maingate painless. We were dropped at the entrance of Days Hotel Maingate, not down the block.
With the whole crew, pre-booking a private car from the port to Days Hotel Maingate meant no scramble on disembarkation morning. Honestly the smoothest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal. There was a board with our name on it at the curb, so we spotted the driver immediately.