From $600 per vehicle: private one-way ride, Port of Miami to Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG.
The prices are flat and quoted per vehicle for the whole one-way ride: no meter, no surge, nothing added at the curb.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG sits at 5001 Calypso Cay Way in Kissimmee, 34746, on the south side of the Lake Buena Vista region that anchors so much of Central Florida’s visitor scene. It is a practical base for a group coming off a cruise: a real front desk, room to spread out, and a location close to the roads that carry you toward the theme parks and the wider Orlando region. Guests arriving after a sailing tend to utilize it as their landing point before the rest of the journey begins.
The property is within simple reach of International Drive, the long, hotel-lined boulevard that strings together several of the region’s biggest draws. From here you are close to Universal Orlando Resort and ICON Park, with SeaWorld Orlando and the Orange County Convention Center also part of that same International Drive cluster. It is the kind of setting where a family can settle in, drop the bags, and pick a direction the next morning without a long haul across town.
For anything tied to the building itself — room types, parking, check-in timing, or specific amenities — the hotel’s own official page is the place to confirm, since those details belong to the property and can change. What matters for your ride is simple: the address is fixed, the neighborhood is well connected, and the drop-off puts you right at the door with your luggage still in the vehicle rather than dragged across a lot.
The journey is one direct run from the cruise terminal to Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG, with no shared stops along the way. After you disembark, your chauffeur meets you at the terminal, helps load every bag, and heads north — about 228 miles, largely along Florida’s Turnpike, ending at the hotel door. Your bags stay in the vehicle the whole way, so arrival day is really just clear the terminal, curbside to the car, and go.
Plan on roughly 229 to 250 minutes for the drive, depending on the hour. Saturday and Sunday mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, with thousands of passengers walking off ships at once, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than a fixed clock. The vehicle is reserved for your party alone, the driver waits for you, and the Turnpike traffic is already built into the plan.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 46 minutes and 231.0 miles to reach Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG 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 | 231.0 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the inn and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 231.0 miles away, in about 3 hours 46 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG is 231.0 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 46 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 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 Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG then takes about 3 hours 46 minutes.
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 231.0 miles to Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG 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.
On sailing day the ride from Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 231.0 miles take about 3 hours 46 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Indico. o motorista foi gentil e atencioso.
Solid pickup. right on schedule, no surprises.
De la confirmación a la bajada, cada paso en su sitio. Recomendamos sin dudar. Ventana de 20 minutos para el pickup
Smoothest disembarkation we’ve had — met right at the terminal, luggage sorted, straight to the door of Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG. We were dropped at the entrance of Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG, not across the street.
We got off the ship with the kids and a mountain of luggage, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Holiday Inn Express & Suites S Lake Buena Vista by IHG painless. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything lined up perfectly.