From $600 per vehicle: private one-way ride, Port of Miami to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
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 want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
The DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando sits in the Disney Springs region of Lake Buena Vista, and in this part of Central Florida that address means one thing: you are right inside the world of Walt Disney World. Lake Buena Vista is essentially the Disney footprint itself, wrapped around four theme parks, the shops and restaurants of Disney Springs, and a ring of resort hotels built to keep the magic within reach. Settling in here puts you where families want to be after a long cruise.
What makes the location work is how much sits close by once you have checked in. Walt Disney World Resort and Disney Springs are both within simple reach of the property, and two of the headline parks, EPCOT and the Magic Kingdom, are neighboring as well. Disney Springs adds a stretch of dining and shopping you can walk into for the evening, so the first night off the ship does not have to mean planning anything ambitious.
Because this is a spot families reach every week straight from the port, the arrival tends to be simple: the driver brings the group to the entrance and carries the bags to the curb beside you, and the property and the streets around your stay are exactly where the drop-off is aimed. From there the parks, the dining, and the resort region open up around you, and the rest of the journey is yours to plan at your own pace rather than around a taxi line or an arrival slot cut to the minute.
The run from PortMiami to the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando is a real road journey of roughly 228 miles, and it normally takes somewhere between 233 and 241 minutes by way of Florida’s Turnpike. Traffic on the Turnpike is the one variable, which is why the terminal pickup is planned around your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare, rather than a slot timed to the minute. You come off the ship, and the vehicle is there.
It runs door to door for your group alone. The driver meets you at the exact terminal your cruise line uses on Dodge Island, helps with every bag from the hall to the curb, and keeps your luggage secure in the vehicle for the full drive north. A 60-minute courtesy wait is built in to absorb customs and the luggage hall, so nobody is rushing you off the ship. When you reach Lake Buena Vista, the drop-off is at the entrance, bags carried out beside you.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 49 minutes and 228.6 miles to reach DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area in Lake Buena Vista 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 | 228.6 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 2305 Hotel Plaza Blvd, Lake Buena Vista |
| Drive time | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 228.6 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel (2305 Hotel Plaza Blvd), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 49 minutes. From DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area 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 49 minutes for the 228.6 miles from the Port of Miami to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area 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.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area is 228.6 miles away, about 3 hours 49 minutes in light traffic.
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 228.6 miles to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area 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 DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area 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 49 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Our group of friends booked one van straight from the port to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area, and it worked out great. For a no-hassle way to get from the ship to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area, it was absolutely worth booking.
Sacar a toda la comitiva del barco y hasta DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area suele ser un dolor de cabeza, pero una van privada reservada le quitó todo el estrés. Había un cartel con nuestro nombre en la salida, así que ubicamos al conductor sin dar vueltas.
The kids were done after a week at sea when we walked off, and a private van already at the curb got everyone to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area before anyone lost it. We were dropped straight at the door of DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area, not down the block. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was there exactly when we needed it.
As a solo cruiser I arranged a private transfer from the port to DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area for the morning I got off, and it took all the guesswork out of it.
De crucero con los niños, queríamos el puerto resuelto, así que una van privada directo hasta DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area valió cada minuto. El conductor cargó todas nuestras maletas del crucero para que no tuviéramos que cargar nada.