From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to East Palm Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way trip, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
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.
East Palm Resort sits in Kissimmee, the stretch of central Florida that begins just south of the Disney parks and stays busy with vacationers year round. The resort lines the Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, the broad east-west road that ties the area’s lodgings, dining, and attractions into one easy corridor. It makes a natural base for families who desire theme-park mornings without paying gate-side rates, and for anyone who prefers a little more room to spread out after a week at sea.
Kissimmee itself is built for this kind of visit. Around East Palm Resort you find a mix of resorts and pool-home communities, the sort of neighborhoods where a group can rent space with a private pool and settle in for several days. The pace is relaxed compared with the parks, and there is plenty within reach: Lake Tohopekaliga, known locally as Lake Toho, sits neighboring with airboat rides that skim across the water in search of alligators and wading birds.
Arriving straight from your ship, you reach East Palm Resort with your whole day still ahead of you. The setting is practical and open, with the highway close by for the short hops to restaurants, groceries, and the parks farther north. Checking in for a park-focused week or treating Kissimmee as a quiet landing spot after the cruise, you sit in the middle of everything the corridor has to offer.
Once you clear the terminal, your chauffeur is already waiting curbside, ready to load the luggage and point the vehicle north. From the Port of Miami it is a single, direct run to East Palm Resort, with no added stops and no detours, and your bags ride in the same vehicle the whole way. The route follows Florida’s Turnpike, which carries most of the distance in one clean leg.
The drive covers roughly 213 miles and normally takes about 209 to 219 minutes, depending on the hour and the traffic. Disembarkation mornings move slowly at the terminal exits, so your driver stages before you reach the curb and the waiting is theirs, not yours. From there it is a straight line to the resort, and you step out at the door with your day still open.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 27 minutes and 213.1 miles to reach East Palm Resort in Kissimmee 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 | 213.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from East Palm Resort | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the resort and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 213.1 miles away, in about 3 hours 27 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from East Palm Resort are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
East Palm Resort is 213.1 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 27 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 213.1 miles to East Palm Resort.
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 East Palm Resort starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 27 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to East Palm Resort 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.
On sailing day the ride from East Palm Resort to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 213.1 miles take about 3 hours 27 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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I was traveling by myself and arranged a private car to meet me at the cruise terminal once the ship docked and take me right over to East Palm Resort. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was reliable and on time. I was dropped at the entrance of East Palm Resort, not down the block. No stress at all.
Exactly as promised — met at the curb, luggage handled, and an easy ride over to East Palm Resort. There was a generous grace period from the agreed time, so I never had to rush to gather the bags.
Sacar a toda la comitiva del barco y hasta East Palm Resort suele ser un dolor de cabeza, pero una van privada reservada lo hizo sin esfuerzo. Había espacio de sobra para todo el grupo y la pila entera de valijas en una sola van hasta East Palm Resort. Llegar a East Palm Resort sin vueltas significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar.
Bajamos del barco con los pequeños y una montaña de maletas, y una van privada ahí en la terminal hizo el viaje a East Palm Resort un paseo. Pasamos de la terminal a una cama de verdad sin una sola complicación.
Tras una semana larga en el mar, tener el traslado ya resuelto hasta East Palm Resort fue dinero bien gastado.