From $630 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando 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.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando is a straightforward hotel base on the northwest side of the Orlando region, the kind of stay that works well after a long day at sea. When your ship clears and you have hours of road ahead, arriving at a booked room with your bags carried to the door is exactly the low-key ending most cruise travelers desire. Anything about the property itself lives on the hotel’s own official page; the drive to reach it is our part of the journey.
What makes the location simple to like is the ground around it. The stay sits within reach of the Winter Garden and West Orange region, where the town restored its brick main street into one of Central Florida’s most walkable small downtowns. Historic Plant Street runs through the center, and the West Orange Trail rolls right past it, so a slow morning of coffee, shops, and a stretch of the trail is simple to plan once you have settled in.
There is more neighboring if you desire it. The Winter Garden Farmers Market draws a crowd on its market days, and the lakes around Windermere sit just to the south for anyone chasing quieter water and open sky. It is a good balance for a cruise crowd that has already had plenty of movement: a real Florida small-town feel close at hand, without the pace of the theme-park corridors. You dock, you ride, and you land somewhere with room to breathe and a few genuine things to do on foot.
This is a terminal-to-door private transfer. Once you walk off the ship at the Port of Miami cruise terminal, your driver is already staged at the pier, matched to your ship’s actual arrival rather than a slot cut to the minute. Your bags go into the vehicle at the curb, and the car is yours alone from that first handshake to the hotel entrance. The route follows Florida’s Turnpike north, a clean run that lets a group spread out, keep its own climate zone, and stop only when someone asks.
Plan on roughly 242 to 251 minutes between the terminal and Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando, depending on the hour and how the Turnpike is moving. That road time is the only real variable, which is why the pickup is timed with room to spare. At the end, the driver pulls up to the entrance and helps carry every bag from the vehicle to the door, so the long day closes at the curb of your stay.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando covers 248.2 miles and takes about 3 hours 55 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $630, Van $895, Van XL $1105. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 248.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $630 |
| Drop-off address | 228 W Main St, Apopka |
| Drive time | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $895 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1105 |
| Back from Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando | $630 / $895 / $1105 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the inn (228 W Main St) and drives the 248.2 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 3 hours 55 minutes. The return fare is $630 for the Black SUV, $895 for the Van and $1105 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 3 hours 55 minutes for the 248.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando 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: $630 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 248.2 miles to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando.
At the curb outside your own cruise terminal (the terminals are listed below). Before the pickup you get the driver’s name, car and plate; when you are outside with your bags, message us and the car pulls up for the ride to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $630. Larger groups going to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando take the Van at $895, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $1105, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
We do. The driver picks you up at Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando and takes you to your cruise terminal for $630 (Black SUV), $895 (Van) or $1105 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 55 minutes for the 248.2 miles, more at rush hour.
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There were eight of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando was the easy way. We got a clear confirmation, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal. The fare was set up front, the same number we were quoted.
First time cruising solo out of PortMiami, and having a private car ready at the curb for the trip to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando took the worry away. There was a name sign at the curb, so I didn’t have to look around.
Our family of four came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver helped with the whole pile of luggage for the ride to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.
Tras la travesía, mi esposo y yo no queríamos arriesgar un transporte en la terminal, así que coordinamos un auto privado a Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando. Para llegar del barco a Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando sin estrés, fue dinero bien gastado. La noche anterior recibimos un texto con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no quedaba nada por resolver al salir.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and having a private car waiting curbside for the ride over to Days Inn by Wyndham Apopka Orlando was the best part of the day.