From $140 per vehicle: private one-way ride, Port of Miami to Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center.
Every fare below is per vehicle, one way, with the driver, fuel and tolls inside the number. Pick the row that fits your group and luggage.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the curbside greeting included in the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal available for $40 if you desire it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center sits at 1851 Southeast 10th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33316, in the hectic 17th Street corridor near the southern edge of the city. It is a relaxing base for cruise travelers, close to the water and to the roads that feed the convention region, so you land somewhere central without a long haul across town once the ride ends.
Fort Lauderdale layers a promenade beach, the yacht-lined New River, and the galleries of Las Olas Boulevard, with the Port Everglades cruise piers just to the south. Stay a night or two after your sailing and the Riverwalk is a simple stroll, while Hugh Taylor Birch State Park gives you a green pocket to walk off the sea legs. The neighborhood puts dining, shopping, and the beachfront within reach, so an early arrival or a late departure never turns into wasted hours.
On arrival, your chauffeur brings you to the hotel’s main entrance and carries the bags to the curb beside you, lobby to door. Details on the property itself — amenities, luggage holds, and early check-in — are handled directly by the hotel through its own official page, so you can confirm room timing on their end while we handle the road. The plan is simple: one direct ride from the ship to the door, with your driver waiting rather than a line to join, so the group steps out of the vehicle and straight into the day.
The trip runs about 27.8 miles from the Port of Miami cruise terminals up to Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center, following I-95 for roughly 44 to 60 minutes depending on the day’s traffic. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, with thousands of passengers leaving the ships at once, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation and the highway conditions are already built into the plan rather than left as a surprise.
Once you clear the terminal, the pickup is organized by message as you walk off, and your driver meets the group at the curb on Dodge Island. The bags go straight into the vehicle, which is reserved for your party alone, and the ride stays direct from the pier to the hotel entrance. There are no stops to share and no scramble for a car, so you settle in and let the chauffeur carry you door to door.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 47 minutes and 28.0 miles to reach Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center 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 | 28.0 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $140 |
| Drop-off address | 1851 SE 10th Ave, Fort Lauderdale |
| Drive time | 47 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $200 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $250 |
| Back from Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center | $140 / $200 / $250 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel (1851 SE 10th Ave) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 28.0 miles away, in about 47 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center are $140 (Black SUV), $200 (Van) and $250 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center is 28.0 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 47 minutes via I-95; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $140 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 Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center then takes about 47 minutes.
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 Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $140. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($200), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($250). All three go door to door to Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center.
On sailing day the ride from Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center to your terminal is $140 for the Black SUV, $200 for the Van and $250 for the Van XL. The 28.0 miles take about 47 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Solid pickup. first time setting up a transfer like this and it went smoothly, what’s more the trunk fit four large suitcases plus carry-ons.
Couldn’t have been simpler — met at the curb, luggage handled, and a comfortable ride over to Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center.
Getting off the ship on my own, I had a driver already at the curb for the ride to Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center — no scramble at the port. The fare was fixed when I booked, the same number I was quoted.
Our group came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center. The driver loaded all our cruise luggage so we didn’t have to juggle it all.
For an easy morning off the ship, my husband and I had a private driver meet us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center. Booking was quick, we got clear pickup details, and everything matched what we were told. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.