From $610 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Hotel Wags 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.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The curbside greeting there is included in the fare; the Meet & Greet at the terminal is a $40 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Hotel Wags is your place to stay in the Tampa area, the address you hand the driver when the cruise ends and the days on land begin. It is where the ride finishes: the vehicle pulls up to the entrance, and your bags come to the curb beside you rather than onto a sidewalk you have to sort out alone. For a group stepping off a ship with luggage in tow, that door-to-door finish is the whole point — one booking carries you from the terminal straight to the front of the building.
The hotel sits in the Tampa area, the far end of a private run that starts at the cruise terminal on Dodge Island. You reserve the whole vehicle in advance, so the drop-off is planned around your ship rather than around whatever happens to be free on a hectic port morning. Because the fare is fixed at booking, the long drive across the state carries no surprises — gas, standard tolls, and bag help are already inside the price.
What you find on arrival is peaceful and simple: the chauffeur brings you to the lobby door at the agreed spot, sets the luggage down where you can reach it, and your group stays together the whole way — one party per vehicle, never shared. From here the hotel becomes your base for the days ahead, with the transfer already handled and nothing left to arrange between the ship and your room. Tell us the details when you book, and the driver stages the drop so the last leg of a long travel day ends without a scramble.
This is a private, door-to-door transfer: your driver meets the group at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island, coordinated by message as you clear the hall, and loads every bag into the vehicle for you. There is no line to join and no luggage to drag along. The pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation, with complimentary wait time built in, so a slow customs line never costs you the ride within that time.
From the port, the chauffeur drives the group across the state to Hotel Wags in one continuous run, the whole vehicle reserved for your party alone. You set the pace and the departure hour, the fare stays locked at what you booked, and the bags come back out at the entrance. For a stretch this long, having your own vehicle instead of a packed one is the difference between arriving worn out and arriving ready for the day.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Hotel Wags covers 285.3 miles and takes about 4 hours 24 minutes in light traffic via I-595. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $610, Van $865, Van XL $1070. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 285.3 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $610 |
| Drive time | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $865 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1070 |
| Back from Hotel Wags | $610 / $865 / $1070 |
The return covers the same 285.3 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 4 hours 24 minutes. From Hotel Wags the Black SUV costs $610, the Van $865 and the Van XL $1070. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 285.3 miles from the Port of Miami to Hotel Wags take about 4 hours 24 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $610 for the Black SUV, $865 for the Van and $1070 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 285.3 miles to Hotel Wags.
Outside the cruise terminal, at the curb. Driver, car and plate arrive by message ahead of the pickup, so you know who to look for; the drive to Hotel Wags starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 4 hours 24 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $610. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($865), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1070). All three go door to door to Hotel Wags.
We do. The driver picks you up at Hotel Wags and takes you to your cruise terminal for $610 (Black SUV), $865 (Van) or $1070 (Van XL). Plan on about 4 hours 24 minutes for the 285.3 miles, more at rush hour.
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Our family of five came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver had room for all the suitcases for the ride to Hotel Wags. Getting to Hotel Wags with no detours meant we could drop the bags and start the day. The ride from the terminal to Hotel Wags was smooth and steady, and we could just settle in.
Getting the whole party off the ship and over to Hotel Wags is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. We went from the ship to the front desk of Hotel Wags with zero hassle along the way.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and booked one private van from the port to Hotel Wags. No scramble at the port — we just walked from the terminal to a car that was already there. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal. Highly recommend.
With kids in tow, pre-booking a private car from the terminal to Hotel Wags meant nothing to sort out on disembarkation morning. No app to fight with — we just went straight from the curb into the car. It was a private car for our party alone — nobody else to wait on — a relief after a week aboard.
We came off the ship worn out from a great week and a driver already waiting to take us to Hotel Wags set the tone for the rest of the trip. Getting to Hotel Wags with no detours meant we could settle in without waiting around.