From $175 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Garden inn homestead 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.
Garden Inn Homestead is a hotel — the place your cruise journey winds down and your Miami days start. After the crowd of the terminal and the shuffle of disembarkation, it is merely somewhere to set your bags down, breathe, and stop moving for a while. That is the whole appeal of ending the ride here: a room of your own, a bed, and the quiet that a ship’s last morning rarely gives you.
The inn sits well outside the noise of the port, so the drive there is part of the reset — a chance to watch the city open up through the window while someone else handles the road. When you pull up, the vehicle stops at the entrance rather than a distant lot, your driver helps the luggage out, and you walk in without hauling anything across a parking deck. Check in, and the journey’s next chapter is yours to plan.
A night before flying home, or a launch point for the days ahead in the Miami region — either way, having a fixed address to return to changes the rhythm of a journey. Bags stay put, the room is yours, and the surrounding neighborhood is there to discover on your own schedule — no ship’s clock, no group timetable, just the freedom to come and go as the day suits you. It is a peaceful handoff from ship to shore, and the pace from here on is entirely your own.
The ride begins the moment your group clears the terminal. Your driver tracks the ship’s actual arrival and meets you at the curb of your cruise line’s own terminal, so there is no wandering a garage or flagging anyone down. Bags go straight into the vehicle, everyone climbs in, and the run to Garden Inn Homestead is one continuous journey — your group only, no extra stops, no sharing the car with strangers.
From the pier it is a single door-to-door leg out to the inn, and the vehicle stays yours the whole way. The chauffeur is bilingual in English and Spanish and knows the port, and the fare is locked at booking, so cruise-morning traffic changes nothing about what you pay. Sixty minutes of complimentary wait is built in at the terminal, which means a slow customs line never costs you the ride within that time.
Garden Inn Homestead is 43.2 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 59 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). The fare is per vehicle: $175 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 43.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $175 |
| Drop-off address | 51 S Homestead Blvd, Homestead |
| Drive time | 59 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from Garden Inn Homestead | $175 / $290 / $350 |
The return covers the same 43.2 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the inn (51 S Homestead Blvd), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 59 minutes. From Garden Inn Homestead the Black SUV costs $175, the Van $290 and the Van XL $350. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 59 minutes for the 43.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Garden Inn Homestead via Florida’s Turnpike and the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $175 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, Garden Inn Homestead is 43.2 miles away, about 59 minutes in light traffic.
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 Garden Inn Homestead.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $175. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($290), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($350). All three go door to door to Garden Inn Homestead.
On sailing day the ride from Garden Inn Homestead to your terminal is $175 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. The 43.2 miles take about 59 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Mi pareja y yo no queríamos el caos de taxis afuera de la terminal, así que reservamos un viaje privado a Garden inn homestead antes de zarpar. Reservar fue simple, recibimos todo por escrito, y todo coincidió con lo prometido.
Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and a comfortable ride over to Garden inn homestead.
The little ones were running on empty when we walked off, and a private van already at the curb got everyone to Garden inn homestead in one piece.
No quería andar buscando un transporte la mañana en que bajé del barco, así que coordiné un auto privado del puerto a Garden inn homestead. Sin pelear con una app — caminé de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí. Ya guardé el contacto para mi próximo crucero desde PortMiami.