From $89 per vehicle — a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Hialeah in a black SUV or van.
Each price covers the whole vehicle rather than a single seat, and the figure is locked the moment the booking is made, so heavier traffic or a hectic sailing weekend never changes it.
Pickup happens right at the PortMiami cruise terminal. Once your ship is cleared and you step out with your bags, the driver is waiting curbside, holding a name sign whenever that is requested over WhatsApp beforehand. There is room in every vehicle for a full load of cruise luggage, and the driver helps lift the bags in and out. The evening before disembarkation you receive a text with the driver’s name, the vehicle, and the plate, so there is no guessing about which car is yours at a crowded terminal.
From the cruise terminal the route turns away from the water and heads inland on Miami’s expressways toward Hialeah, which sits northwest of downtown. The one slow stretch is the exit from the port itself: when several ships empty on the same morning, the terminal roads and the ramps feeding the expressway back up before the drive opens out. Because the driver follows your ship’s real arrival and disembarkation timing, the pickup is matched to the moment you actually clear the building rather than a guessed hour. None of that congestion touches the fare, which stays fixed per vehicle whatever the roads do.
Hialeah is one of Miami-Dade’s largest cities and its most thoroughly Latin — a dense, working community where Spanish is the language of the bakeries, cafés, and corner shops. This is a residential and commercial city rather than a beach town: family blocks, hectic avenues, panaderías and cafeterías pouring Cuban coffee, plus long-standing parks and neighborhood markets. Most cruise travelers who ride here are visiting relatives, reaching a home base after the ship, or handling business, and the private transfer sets them down at the exact door. Background on the city sits on the City of Hialeah’s official website, and its centennial history traces how the community grew.
Hialeah numbers many of its streets on its own grid, separate from the county’s, so the same numbered street and avenue can exist both inside the city and outside it in two distinct spots. Consistently send the full city name and the ZIP code, never the street alone. Many blocks also run two or three homes on a single lot, told apart by a letter or a rear entrance, so note which unit is yours and where its door faces — on an early disembarkation morning, that one detail decides whether the bags land at your door or a neighbor’s.
Every booking is fully private. The SUV or van carries only your party — no pooling, no strangers, and no detours to collect other passengers. From the terminal curb to your doorstep, the vehicle is reserved for your group the whole way.
Yes — disembarkation day is exactly what this ride is built for. Book at least 24 hours ahead, share the ship name and your Hialeah address, and the driver is in position curbside as you clear the terminal. Because the ship’s timing is tracked, a slow morning off the vessel just re-times the pickup instead of losing it.
Hialeah is a heavily Spanish-speaking community, and the driver is bilingual — English and Spanish. Confirming an address, arranging a name-sign meet, or adjusting a stop stays clear and simple from the moment you leave the terminal.
Hialeah is 13.4 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 37 minutes without heavy traffic via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and SR 823. The fare is per vehicle: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 13.4 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drive time | 37 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Airport Expressway (SR 112), SR 823 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Hialeah | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at your address in Hialeah and drives the 13.4 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 37 minutes. The return fare is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Hialeah as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 37 minutes for the 13.4 miles from the Port of Miami to Hialeah via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and SR 823 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV.
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 Hialeah then takes about 37 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 Hialeah starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 37 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to Hialeah take the Van at $140, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $200, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
On sailing day the ride from Hialeah to your terminal is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The 13.4 miles take about 37 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
Every policy in full: FAQ
My partner and I weren’t up for the port chaos at PortMiami, so we reserved a private ride to Hialeah.
La forma fácil de manejar el desembarque en PortMiami. Lo reservaría de nuevo sin dudar.
Viajando por mi cuenta tras el crucero, no quería estrés en el puerto, así que un auto privado directo a Hialeah me hizo la mañana fácil. Bajando del barco por mi cuenta, me sentí en buenas manos desde la terminal hasta Hialeah. Sin fila que hacer — caminé de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí.
Nós dois saímos de cruzeiro de PortMiami e ter um carro privativo esperando no terminal para a viagem até Hialeah deixou a manhã fácil. Havia um bom período de tolerância a partir do horário combinado, então nunca precisamos correr para juntar as malas. Reservar foi rápido, recebemos os detalhes de busca claros, e tudo bateu com o que nos disseram.
There were seven of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Hialeah was far simpler than splitting into cars. It was only us in the car — no one else’s stops — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers.