From $340 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to La Playa Hotel And Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
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.
La Playa Hotel And Resort sits in Naples, out on Florida’s Gulf coast, where the water is close enough to reach on foot. After a cruise that ends at PortMiami, this is the far side of the peninsula — a west-coast beach town rather than another stop along the Atlantic. The setting is the draw here: the resort puts you within simple reach of the sand, so the Gulf becomes part of the day rather than a drive away.
Arrival is meant to be simple. Hand off your bags, settle in, and the water is right there when you desire it — a beach afternoon following the ship is the obvious next move, and Naples makes it simple. The town itself runs at an unhurried pace, built around its shoreline and its evenings, which suits travelers who have spent a week at sea and desire things to ease rather than speed up.
Once you are checked in, the rest of Naples opens up. Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South are the two stretches people gravitate toward, full of restaurants and shops and simple to fill an evening on. For green space and open shoreline, the Naples Botanical Garden and Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park both sit close by. The historic pier is worth timing for sunset, and the Everglades wait just out the back door for anyone who wants to go wilder before heading home. It is a refined piece of coast, and the resort places you right in the middle of it.
The ride runs door to door. Your chauffeur meets your group at your ship’s own terminal after you disembark, loads every bag into the vehicle, and heads west across the state on I-75. The whole party travels together in one reserved vehicle, so there is no waiting around and no splitting up — you leave when your group is ready and pull up together at the resort entrance.
The journey covers about 125 miles and takes roughly 124 to 137 minutes, depending on the hour and traffic on I-75. Because the pickup is timed to your ship’s actual arrival rather than a fixed slot, the driver is already staged and waiting when you walk off, with room to spare if disembarkation runs long. Your bags stay in the vehicle the whole way and come out at the door when you reach La Playa Hotel And Resort.
La Playa Hotel And Resort in Naples is 126.8 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 2 hours 2 minutes without heavy traffic via I-75 (Alligator Alley). The fare is per vehicle: $340 for the Black SUV, $450 for the Van and $550 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 126.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $340 |
| Drive time | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $450 |
| Main roads | I-75 (Alligator Alley) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $550 |
| Back from La Playa Hotel And Resort | $340 / $450 / $550 |
The return covers the same 126.8 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 2 hours 2 minutes. From La Playa Hotel And Resort the Black SUV costs $340, the Van $450 and the Van XL $550. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
La Playa Hotel And Resort is 126.8 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 2 hours 2 minutes via I-75 (Alligator Alley); rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $340 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, La Playa Hotel And Resort is 126.8 miles away, about 2 hours 2 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 La Playa Hotel And Resort.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $340. Larger groups going to La Playa Hotel And Resort take the Van at $450, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $550, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
We do. The driver picks you up at La Playa Hotel And Resort and takes you to your cruise terminal for $340 (Black SUV), $450 (Van) or $550 (Van XL). Plan on about 2 hours 2 minutes for the 126.8 miles, more at rush hour.
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My wife and I came down the gangway at PortMiami and a private car was right there for us to take us to La Playa Hotel And Resort. There was a name sign at the terminal doors, so we didn’t have to look around. We had the driver’s details ahead of time, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal.
Our family of five came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver helped with the whole pile of luggage for the ride to La Playa Hotel And Resort. No app to fight with — we just went straight from the curb into the car.
Our whole group rode together straight from the terminal to La Playa Hotel And Resort, and it was so easy. The ride from the terminal to La Playa Hotel And Resort was easy the whole way, and we could just settle in.
Everything went to plan from the terminal curb to the front door of La Playa Hotel And Resort — exactly as promised. I knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was no guessing at the port.
With the little ones, pre-booking a private car from the port to La Playa Hotel And Resort meant no scramble on disembarkation morning. The van was clean, cool, and comfortable, and there was space for everything.