From $89 per vehicle: private one-way ride, Port of Miami to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside greeting costs nothing extra; the Meet & Greet at the terminal with a name sign adds $40.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG sits inside the MIA Airport District, the part of Miami built for journey days. This is the neighborhood of hotel rows along NW 36th Street, office parks spread around the lakes, and expressways branching off in every direction. It is a practical place to land after a cruise, close to the roads that carry you onward and quiet enough to reset before the next leg of the journey.
The hotel sits near Blue Lagoon, with Miami Springs Golf Course a short distance away for anyone who wants to fill an afternoon before flying out. The Dolphin Expressway (SR-836) runs close by, and the Palmetto Expressway is also within reach, so the property is well placed for a run to the airport or a drive across the city. It is the kind of location that makes an arrival day simple rather than crowded.
When you pull up to the door, the day settles into a simple rhythm: clear the terminal at the port, load the bags, and take one direct ride to the hotel with no detours in between. For questions about rooms, parking, and check-in times, the property’s own official page is the place to look, since those details belong to the hotel itself. What the ride handles is the part before that door — getting you and your luggage there in one clean journey, ready to walk straight into the lobby.
This is a private, terminal-to-door transfer. Your chauffeur meets you at the cruise terminal after disembarkation, times the pickup to when you actually walk off the ship, and drives straight to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG with no stops along the way. Every bag rides in the vehicle, from the curb at the port to the lobby cart at the hotel, and the vehicle is yours alone for the whole run. Fuel and typical tolls are already built into the flat rate you booked.
Budget roughly 18 to 22 minutes between the port and the hotel, depending on the hour. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, when thousands of passengers leave the ships at once, so the pickup is planned around your disembarkation and the traffic on SR-836 is already accounted for. A bilingual chauffeur who works the terminals regularly handles the route, so you step off the ship and into one direct ride.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 20 minutes and 7.2 miles to reach Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van, $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 7.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drop-off address | 2601 NW 42nd Ave, Miami |
| Drive time | 20 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the inn (2601 NW 42nd Ave) and drives the 7.2 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 20 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 & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
The 7.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG take about 20 minutes without heavy traffic via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL.
Choose the moment you will be on the curb with your luggage. The driver is at your terminal at the agreed time, then covers the 7.2 miles to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG.
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 7.2 miles to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG 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 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG to your terminal is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The 7.2 miles take about 20 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Got there before our cruuise boarded. Couldn’t have gone better.
Traveling with our little ones, we booked a private van to meet us at the cruise terminal and take everyone over to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG.
No quería jugármela con un transporte la mañana en que desembarqué, así que coordiné un auto privado del puerto a Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG. Había un cartel con mi nombre en la salida, así que ubiqué al conductor al instante. Reservar fue fácil, recibí los datos de recogida claros, y todo coincidió con lo prometido.
Bajando del barco por mi cuenta, tenía un conductor esperando en la terminal para el viaje a Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG — sin caos en el puerto.
The two of us arranged a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t worry about the timing getting over to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG. An easy, relaxed handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East by IHG with nothing left to sort out.