From $285 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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.
The LaQuinta Inn & Suites in Jupiter, Florida sits at the quiet top of the Palm Beaches, the calmer stretch north of Miami where the pace slows and the coast opens up. Jupiter is known for its laid-back beaches, its spring-training baseball, and above all the red brick lighthouse that has stood over the inlet since 1860. It is a town people come to unwind in, and the hotel makes a natural base for exactly that kind of stay.
When your vehicle pulls up, you are dropped at the entrance rather than left to locate your way across a lot. Your driver carries your bags to the curb beside you, so the handoff from the cruise to your room is a short one. After the crowds and lines of a disembarkation morning, arriving to a settled, unhurried town is a welcome change of gear, and the hotel puts you close to the parts of Jupiter worth seeing.
If you build a longer stay around the hotel, the landmarks are close at hand. The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Jupiter Beach are both neighboring for the classic view over the water and a simple afternoon by the sand. Baseball fans have Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium within reach, and the Gardens Mall is close for shopping and a meal. It is an easygoing corner of Florida, and the hotel keeps you near the heart of it.
The journey runs about 88 miles and normally takes 107 to 121 minutes, with your driver following Florida’s Turnpike most of the way north. Because ships rarely release every passenger at the same minute, your pickup is planned around your vessel’s arrival, and a 60-minute courtesy wait covers the time you spend clearing customs and the luggage hall. You walk out, the vehicle is already staged at your terminal, and LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel is the next stop.
It is a single door-to-door ride reserved for your group alone. Your driver meets you at the curb of your ship’s own terminal, loads every bag into the vehicle, and carries them back out to the entrance of the hotel at the other end. Disembarkation mornings pile up speedy at the terminal exits, but the driver is in place before you clear the hall, so the waiting is theirs and not yours while the Turnpike does the rest.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel is 89.9 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 1 hour 50 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $285 for the Black SUV, $400 for the Van and $485 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 89.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $285 |
| Drive time | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $400 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $485 |
| Back from LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel | $285 / $400 / $485 |
The return covers the same 89.9 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the inn, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 1 hour 50 minutes. From LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel the Black SUV costs $285, the Van $400 and the Van XL $485. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 1 hour 50 minutes for the 89.9 miles from the Port of Miami to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel via 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: $285 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 LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel then takes about 1 hour 50 minutes.
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 LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 1 hour 50 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $285. Larger groups going to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel take the Van at $400, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $485, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
On sailing day the ride from LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel to your terminal is $285 for the Black SUV, $400 for the Van and $485 for the Van XL. The 89.9 miles take about 1 hour 50 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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There were eight of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel was the smart move. There was a name sign at the curb, so we spotted the driver immediately. The fare was locked in at booking, nothing added at the curb.
After a week at sea I only wanted a clean handoff, so a private car from the terminal to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel made the morning simple.
All of us walked off together and it was so easy to have one private van ready at the curb for the ride to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel — nobody splitting up.
Coming ashore by myself, I had a driver there with my name on a sign for the ride to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel — nothing left to chance. Getting to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel first thing meant I could settle in without waiting around.
Smooth transfer, fixed fare, no surprises from the terminal to LaQuinta Inn & Suites – Jupiter, Florida Hotel. Recommend it without hesitation. I got a clear confirmation, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal.