From $175 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Homestead Base, cruise-terminal pickup to your door.
One flat figure covers the entire vehicle, set the moment you reserve — the number quoted is the number you pay, with no climb for peak demand or a heavy disembarkation morning.
The driver holds curbside at your cruise terminal and greets your party as you step out with the bags. Send the ship, the terminal, the sailing date and your group size when you book, and sixty minutes of courtesy waiting is built in from the agreed time, so a slow walk-off costs nothing. When several ships empty at once and the terminals back up, the reserved vehicle simply stays in place. The night before, a text brings the driver’s name and license plate, so there is no guessing at the curb — you walk from baggage claim straight into a private car that carries only your group.
Homestead Base is Homestead Air Reserve Base, a working military installation in the far south of Miami-Dade County. Because the post is active, the gate screens every arrival, and a civilian car carries no base credentials; visitors normally clear the visitor control center with a photo ID and a sponsor waiting inside. Say at booking whether your ride ends at the gate or whether clearance has already been arranged, and the driver will stop only where he is actually permitted to stop.
The route is a straight push south from the cruise terminal toward the Homestead corner of southern Miami-Dade. It is a longer haul than a swift downtown hop, since the base sits well below the city, so plan it as a real drive rather than a short transfer. Timing turns on the hour: disembarkation mornings are the heaviest stretch, when a cluster of ships unloads together and the roads out of the port move at a crawl, while an off-peak departure lets the southbound corridor open up once you clear the terminals. Your driver reads the conditions on the day and takes the cleanest line. Whatever the traffic does, the fare holds — it was locked per vehicle at booking, so a slow morning costs time, never money.
Homestead and neighboring Florida City sit in farm country — open agricultural land, quiet residential blocks and an unhurried small-city pace, a world apart from the high-rises beside the port. The region is the doorway to South Florida’s outdoors, with broad natural parkland, wildlife and fishing water reaching south and west. Whether you are reporting to Homestead Base, visiting family, or continuing on to the parks, the ride ends at the exact address you offer.
Yes. The same private vehicle can carry you back from Homestead Base to Port of Miami for a connecting flight or your next sailing. Book both legs together so a single driver and a confirmed pickup time cover the outbound and the return, each priced one-way per vehicle.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Homestead Base covers 37.9 miles and takes about 54 minutes in light traffic via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) and Florida’s Turnpike. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $175, Van $290, Van XL $350. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 37.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $175 |
| Drive time | 54 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | Dolphin Expressway (SR 836), Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from Homestead Base | $175 / $290 / $350 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at your address in Homestead Base and drives the 37.9 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 54 minutes. The return fare is $175 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Homestead Base as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 54 minutes for the 37.9 miles from the Port of Miami to Homestead Base via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) and Florida’s Turnpike when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $175 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, Homestead Base is 37.9 miles away, about 54 minutes in light traffic.
At the curb outside your own cruise terminal (the terminals are listed below). Before the pickup you get the driver’s name, car and plate; when you are outside with your bags, message us and the car pulls up for the ride to Homestead Base.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $175. Larger groups going to Homestead Base take the Van at $290, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $350, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
We do. The driver picks you up at Homestead Base and takes you to your cruise terminal for $175 (Black SUV), $290 (Van) or $350 (Van XL). Plan on about 54 minutes for the 37.9 miles, more at rush hour.
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Tidy interior. Quick pickup. Booked easy.
Last leg of a long travel day handled without fuss.
We came off the ship tired but happy and a private car straight from the port to Homestead Base was exactly right. No lot to comb through — we just stepped out and the car was ready. The driver handled the suitcases so we didn’t have to struggle with anything.
Our crew booked one van straight from the port to Homestead Base, and it was so easy. There was space to spare for the whole group and everyone’s bags in one van to Homestead Base. The ride to Homestead Base was quiet and relaxed, cool and comfortable, and we could just relax after the cruise.
Cruising with the kids, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van straight to Homestead Base was perfect. The SUV was spotless, and there was space for everything.