From $240 per vehicle: a private one-way ride from the Port of Miami cruise terminals north to Gun Club Estates in West Palm Beach.
The figure below is the whole-vehicle rate, fixed the moment you reserve. It carries your whole party and cruise luggage on one booking, and it never climbs for demand, weekend traffic, or a crowded disembarkation morning.
Before the highway even begins, the car has to get clear of the port, and everything crossing that water funnels through a single tunnel and one downtown bridge. Cruise coaches, freight trucks, and crew shuttles all share those two exits, so a busy morning can eat more time than the short distance suggests. Rather than idle in that queue for hours, your driver stages close by and rolls up to the curb the moment you send word that you are off the ship. Ask for a name sign when you book and the driver holds it as your group steps out of the terminal, then loads every case for you. The night before you sail, a text arrives with the driver’s name, the vehicle, and the plate, so nothing is a guess at the curb.
Gun Club Estates is a settled residential corner of West Palm Beach, made up of single-family homes along calm, tree-shaded streets rather than hotel rows or tourist strips. It feels like a place people actually live and return home to, with the everyday shops, restaurants, and services of central West Palm Beach a short distance off, plus the city’s waterfront downtown and cultural venues within simple reach. Arriving cruise travelers usually head here to visit family, to settle in for a longer regional stay, or to use the region as a calm base for a wider Palm Beach County trip, so the drop-off is a quiet driveway or front door instead of a packed curb. For a sense of the streets before you arrive, browse a guide to the Gun Club Estates community.
This is a regional run rather than a quick local hop: the Port of Miami sits well to the south, and the route climbs north along the I-95 corridor toward West Palm Beach. How long it takes depends entirely on the day — midday and evening departures tend to move steadily, while weekday rush hours and mornings when several ships empty at once put far more cars on the road. Because the driver follows your vessel’s real arrival and disembarkation timing, the departure is planned around the conditions in front of you rather than a fixed guess made weeks earlier, so you are neither stranded on the curb nor rushed out before your bags are down. When a cluster of ships clears together, the terminal roadway itself can inch along well before you ever reach open highway.
Daytime service runs from 7 AM to 9 PM with no added charge. A pickup that lands outside that window carries one modest, per-trip addition that depends on the vehicle.
Yes — disembarkation morning is the most common pickup on this route. Reserve at least 24 hours ahead so the vehicle and driver are set aside, and the driver watches your ship’s arrival to be in place as your group comes ashore. Requests inside that 24-hour window are still reviewed by hand, though same-day space is never promised.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Gun Club Estates covers 70.7 miles and takes about 1 hour 26 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $240, Van $400, Van XL $430. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 70.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $240 |
| Drive time | 1 hour 26 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $400 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $430 |
| Back from Gun Club Estates | $240 / $400 / $430 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at your address in Gun Club Estates and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 70.7 miles away, in about 1 hour 26 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Gun Club Estates are $240 (Black SUV), $400 (Van) and $430 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
The 70.7 miles from the Port of Miami to Gun Club Estates take about 1 hour 26 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $240 for the Black SUV, $400 for the Van and $430 for the Van XL.
Book the time you expect to walk out of the terminal with your bags, not the docking time. The waiting rules for slow disembarkation days are on the FAQ page linked below. The drive to Gun Club Estates then takes about 1 hour 26 minutes.
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 Gun Club Estates.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $240. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($400), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($430). All three go door to door to Gun Club Estates.
We do. The driver picks you up at Gun Club Estates and takes you to your cruise terminal for $240 (Black SUV), $400 (Van) or $430 (Van XL). Plan on about 1 hour 26 minutes for the 70.7 miles, more at rush hour.
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Con los niños, coordinar un auto privado de la puerto a Gun Club Estates significó cero estrés la mañana del desembarque.
Bajamos del barco listos para instalarnos y un auto privado desde la terminal a Gun Club Estates fue la decisión correcta. Reservar fue fácil, recibimos los datos de recogida claros, y todo salió tal cual. El conductor se encargó de cada bolso para que no tuviéramos que cargar nada.
El cierre perfecto del crucero — resuelto de la acera a la puerta. Para llegar del puerto a Gun Club Estates de forma confiable, valió cada peso.
With the whole crew, pre-booking a private car from the port to Gun Club Estates meant nothing to sort out the morning we disembarked. The ride to Gun Club Estates was smooth and steady, cool and comfortable, and we could just relax after the cruise.
After our sailing, my wife and I didn’t want to risk a ride at the terminal, so we pre-booked a private car to Gun Club Estates. An easy, smooth handoff for the two of us from the ship to Gun Club Estates. We’ve already saved them for our next cruise out of PortMiami.