From $600 per vehicle: private one-way ride, Port of Miami to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. The curbside greeting at the terminal is included; the Meet & Greet at the terminal, your driver holding a name sign, is available for $40. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham sits on Orlando’s International Drive, the long, hotel-lined boulevard that gathers so much of the city’s visitor life into one stretch. The address puts you in easy reach of the names travelers plan their days around — Universal, SeaWorld, the observation wheel at ICON Park, and the Orange County Convention Center all sit along or near the same corridor. It is a practical base: everything feels close, and the street itself keeps you oriented.
What makes the location work is how much it strings together. International Drive runs like a spine through the tourist district, so a stay here means the parks, the dining, and the convention floor are lined up along one familiar road rather than scattered across town. Guests who arrive with a full itinerary tend to locate the pieces they wanted were already within reach, which is part of why the address stays a steady pick for both families and people in town on business.
Your drop-off is right at the door, on International Drive and the streets around your stay — not a distant lot or a curb blocks away. After a long journey day that detail matters: the chauffeur brings you to the entrance, helps with every bag from the vehicle to the lobby, and leaves you standing where you actually want to be. From there the boulevard does the rest of the work, with the parks and the convention center waiting a short way off whenever you are ready to head back out.
This is a door-to-door private ride that begins at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island. After you clear the hall, the chauffeur is organized by message and meets your group at the curb, so there is no line to stand in and no luggage left waiting on the sidewalk. Every bag goes into the vehicle with a hand from the driver, and the car is yours alone for the whole run north.
From the pier it is one straight run along Florida’s Turnpike — about 228.6 miles, and figure on 226 to 236 minutes depending on the hour. Traffic on the Turnpike is really the only variable, which is why the pickup is planned around your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare rather than a slot cut to the minute. You ride in your own climate zone with space to stretch, and the journey ends at the door of Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 42 minutes and 232.1 miles to reach Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive 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 | 232.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 7975 Canada Ave, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 232.1 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel (7975 Canada Ave), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 42 minutes. From Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive 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
The 232.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive take about 3 hours 42 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: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 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 Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive then takes about 3 hours 42 minutes.
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 Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 42 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive 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 Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive 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 42 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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My husband and I wanted a clean handoff outside the terminal, so we booked a private ride to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive before we even sailed. The van was spotless, a relief in the Miami heat.
I was cruising by myself and booked a private car to meet me at the port once the ship docked and take me right over to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive. I was dropped straight at the door of Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive, not on a corner with the bags.
We didn’t want to juggle the little ones and the bags looking for a ride at the port, so we booked a private van to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress. It was a private car for our party alone — nobody else to wait on — so much nicer than piling in with strangers.
Com os pequenos, combinar um carro privativo do terminal até Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive significou nada de correria na manhã do desembarque. O SUV estava fresco e confortável, com lugar para tudo.
Our whole crew walked off at once and it was a relief to have one private van waiting at the terminal for the ride to Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Orlando International Drive — everyone in one vehicle. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.