From $140 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach in a chauffeured SUV or van.
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.
Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach is a beachfront address in Fort Lauderdale, set where the city meets the ocean. It sits along the same stretch of coast as the beachfront promenade that runs for miles, so the sand and the walkway are part of the neighborhood rather than a drive away. For a traveler stepping off a ship and heading north, it is a place to trade the port for the beach in a single ride.
The setting is one of the things that makes Fort Lauderdale worth the journey. Canals thread through the city from Las Olas to the Intracoastal, which is why locals call it the Venice of America, and the beachfront promenade stretches for miles just beyond the hotel. That mix of water, walkway, and ocean puts a lot within reach on foot once you have checked in and set your bags down.
What you locate on arrival is a straightforward beach base rather than a place you have to work to obtain to. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance and carries your bags to the curb beside you, so the first thing you do in Fort Lauderdale is walk inside, not sort out logistics. From there the promenade, the beach, and the canal-lined streets are the reasons to stay an extra day or two, and the official Greater Fort Lauderdale visitor site is a good place to plan around them.
This is a terminal-to-door private transfer. After you clear the cruise terminal at the Port of Miami, your chauffeur is staged and waiting, timed to your ship’s actual disembarkation rather than a guessed hour. Your bags go straight into the vehicle, the group rides together, and the run north follows I-95 to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach. Plan on roughly 57 to 74 minutes terminal to door, depending on traffic and the time of day.
Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest window, with thousands of passengers walking off the ships at once, so that I-95 traffic is already built into the timing and the flat fare. There is no shuttle line and no dragging luggage across the port. You clear the terminal, the bags go to the curb, and one direct ride takes you to the entrance, where the driver sets your luggage down beside you.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 54 minutes and 30.8 miles to reach Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach via I-95. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $140 for the Black SUV, $200 for the Van, $250 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 30.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $140 |
| Drop-off address | 525 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale |
| Drive time | 54 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $200 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $250 |
| Back from Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach | $140 / $200 / $250 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel (525 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 30.8 miles away, in about 54 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach 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 54 minutes for the 30.8 miles from the Port of Miami to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach 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, Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach is 30.8 miles away, about 54 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 30.8 miles to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $140. Larger groups going to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach 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.
On sailing day the ride from Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach to your terminal is $140 for the Black SUV, $200 for the Van and $250 for the Van XL. The 30.8 miles take about 54 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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We reserved one van for the whole group from the terminal to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach so the whole group stayed together. There was a name sign at the curb, so we knew right where to go.
Coordinamos una sola van para todo el grupo de la terminal a Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach para que hiciéramos el check-in todos juntos. El viaje de la terminal a Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach fue tranquilo y parejo, y pudimos relajarnos tras el crucero. Para llegar del barco a Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach sin estrés, valió mucho la pena.
After our cruise, my wife and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we arranged a private car to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach. An easy, relaxed handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach with nothing left to sort out. We were dropped straight at the door of Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach, not on a corner with the bags.
Our whole crew walked off at once and it was a relief to have one private van waiting at the terminal for the ride to Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach — nobody splitting up. We went from the terminal to a real bed with nothing to worry about in between.