From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from MIA to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Every fare below is per vehicle, one way, with the driver, fuel and tolls inside the number. Pick the row that fits your group and luggage.
Arrivals at MIA can feel hectic, so the meeting point is simple: the driver, already aware of your landing time from the flight tracking, waits at the arrivals level. The standard curbside greeting costs nothing extra, and the Meet & Greet inside the hall, name sign in hand, is offered for $40. After that, the journey is private and direct.
Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon sits right inside the MIA Airport District, the band of Miami that wraps the terminals on every side. This is the stretch of office parks, the hotel strip along NW 36th Street, and the calm lakes of Blue Lagoon, all of it only about 4.2 miles from the arrivals hall. Staying here keeps you close to the runways without putting you in the middle of them, which is exactly what most travelers passing through the airport want.
The district pairs well with a swift turnaround or an early outbound flight. Blue Lagoon itself gives the region its name, a set of lakes ringed by low buildings, and the Miami Springs Golf Course sits neighboring for anyone with a free morning. The Dolphin Expressway, also signed as SR-836, and the Palmetto Expressway both run close by, so the hotel is an easy jumping-off point for the rest of the region once you have settled in.
On arrival you locate a property built around the airport rhythm, the kind of place meant for a night before a flight or a short stay between meetings. Rooms, amenities, and check-in details live on the hotel’s own page, so we leave those to the property. What we handle is the part before the front desk, getting you from the terminal to the door quickly and without fuss so your stay in the Blue Lagoon region starts the moment you walk in.
The ride from MIA to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon is a short one, about 5.1 miles that commonly takes 12 to 15 minutes depending on traffic. Your driver takes the Dolphin Expressway and SR-836 Toll, the most direct line from the terminals to the Blue Lagoon region, so there is no wandering and no detour you did not ask for.
After you land, the driver follows your flight and is waiting curbside as you come out, ready to help with the bags and walk you to the vehicle. Everything, including your luggage, rides in the one private car reserved for your party, straight to the door. A delayed landing merely moves the pickup, so a slow arrival never costs you the ride.
Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon is 5.1 miles from Miami International Airport (MIA) by road, about 16 minutes without heavy traffic via Northwest 7th Street and Northwest 21st Street. The fare is per vehicle: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at the MIA arrivals curb.
| Road distance | 5.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drop-off address | 6750 NW 7th St, Miami |
| Drive time | 16 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Northwest 7th Street, Northwest 21st Street |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the inn (6750 NW 7th St) and drives the 5.1 miles to the departures curb at MIA in about 16 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 Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 16 minutes for the 5.1 miles from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon via Northwest 7th Street and Northwest 21st Street 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.
Pickup is curbside at MIA arrivals: tell us your exit door after baggage claim and the driver is there a few minutes later, in the car and with the plate you received by message. Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon is then 5.1 miles away.
The pickup follows the flight, not the time you booked. If the schedule changes, send the new details on WhatsApp; the driver watches the landing, and the FAQ page linked below covers the waiting rules before the ride to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon.
In the Black SUV ($89 to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($140) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($200) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
Any time of day or night. Choose the hour in the booking box and the price for that exact hour appears before you pay; the ride to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon covers 5.1 miles via Northwest 7th Street and Northwest 21st Street.
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Loved it — so much better than a taxi. The driver was happy to speak English or Spanish, which made the whole thing that much easier.
My wife and I didn’t want to deal with the airport taxi chaos, so we pre-booked a private ride to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon. It was a private car for our party alone, which made the ride to Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon relaxed.
The two of us landed at MIA for a getaway and had a driver waiting the moment we came out of baggage claim. A relaxed start to the two of us being on vacation.
The best decision we made — arrival was completely handled, door to door. There was space to spare for the whole group and all our luggage in one van.
Mi esposo y yo reservamos un traslado privado del Aeropuerto de Miami a Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon para no buscar un taxi después del vuelo. El conductor se ocupó del equipaje para que no tuviéramos que batallar con nada tras el vuelo. Era un auto privado solo para nosotros, lo que hizo el viaje a Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport – Blue Lagoon tranquilo.