From $140 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the curbside greeting included in the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal available for $40 if you want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
The Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport is a practical, well-placed base for cruise travelers, sitting in Fort Lauderdale close to the harbor at Port Everglades. Its name says exactly what it does: it puts you within simple reach of the cruise piers and the airport, which is why so numerous sailings start or end a night here. If your ship departs from or returns to this part of the coast, a room at this property keeps the last leg of your journey short and the logistics simple.
Fort Lauderdale itself is worth the stay. The city is laced with canals that thread from Las Olas out to the Intracoastal, which earned it the nickname the Venice of America, and its beachfront promenade runs for miles along the water. Step outside and you are minutes from that simple, sun-and-water rhythm the region is known for. It is a relaxing, unhurried place to unwind before you board or to reset for a day after you disembark, with ample to see on foot or a short ride away.
When you reach at the hotel, our part of the journey is done and yours begins. Fort Lauderdale Beach and the Riverwalk are close by, and if you have time to linger, Port Everglades and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park are also neighboring. For anything about your room, parking, or check-in, the property is the right source to ask, since those details belong to the hotel rather than to us. Our job is to obtain you to its entrance, bags in hand, ready to settle in.
The journey runs door to door. After you disembark, your chauffeur is staged at your terminal and meets your group at the curb, not in a distant parking lot. Your bags go into the vehicle, everyone climbs in, and the car heads straight up I-95 for the roughly 28-mile run to the Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport, with no detours along the way. The drive normally takes 47 to 71 minutes, depending on how the highway is moving that morning.
Disembarkation mornings can back up at the terminal exits, so the pickup is planned around your ship’s arrival, with wait time built in to absorb customs and the luggage hall. You walk out, the vehicle is there, and the driver handles the loading at both ends. The vehicle is yours alone for the run, so the pace is set by your group and no one else. When you reach the hotel, the chauffeur pulls up to the entrance and carries the bags to the curb beside you.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport covers 28.5 miles and takes about 49 minutes in light traffic via I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $140, Van $200, Van XL $250. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 28.5 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $140 |
| Drop-off address | 1500 SE 17th St, Fort Lauderdale |
| Drive time | 49 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $200 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $250 |
| Back from Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport | $140 / $200 / $250 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the inn (1500 SE 17th St) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 28.5 miles away, in about 49 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport are $140 (Black SUV), $200 (Van) and $250 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Plan on about 49 minutes for the 28.5 miles from the Port of Miami to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport via I-95 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $140 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, Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport is 28.5 miles away, about 49 minutes in light traffic.
Curbside at the terminal your ship uses. Leave the building with your luggage, send a message, and the driver comes to that curb. From there it is 28.5 miles to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $140. Larger groups going to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport take the Van at $200, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $250, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
We do. The driver picks you up at Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport and takes you to your cruise terminal for $140 (Black SUV), $200 (Van) or $250 (Van XL). Plan on about 49 minutes for the 28.5 miles, more at rush hour.
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Que bom que reservamos com antecedência — carro limpo, ótimo motorista, zero estresse no terminal, porta a porta. Havia uma placa com o nosso nome no meio-fio, então achamos o motorista sem dar voltas.
No íbamos a batallar con los pequeños y el equipaje buscando transporte en el puerto, así que reservamos una van privada a Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport. Sinceramente la parte más tranquila del viaje — el puerto quedó totalmente resuelto.
Our crew rode together straight from the terminal to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport, and it worked out great. The ride from the terminal to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport was easy the whole way, and we could just unwind after the cruise. No scramble at the port — we just went straight from the curb into the car.
My partner and I had a great sailing and capped it off with a private car ready at the curb to take us to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport — not one worry at the terminal. No app to fight with — we just stepped out and the car was ready. The ride from the terminal to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport was easy the whole way, and we could just unwind after the cruise.
For a smooth disembarkation, my wife and I had a private driver waiting for us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Holiday Inn Express Fort Lauderdale Cruise Airport.