From $150 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel 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.
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.
Lauderdale Beachside Hotel sits at the peaceful north end of the island, where the crowds thin out and the streets turn residential. This is the stretch that trades late-night energy for open space — broad beaches, an oceanfront walking path, and low-slung blocks that feel more like a neighborhood than a resort strip. Step out of the lobby and the shoreline is right there, close enough that plenty of guests swap the ship’s pool for real sand the same afternoon they come ashore.
The surrounding region gives you a simple list of places within reach. Bal Harbour Shops and the Surfside beachwalk are the usual first stops once travelers land ashore, and North Beach itself holds the North Beach Bandshell and Haulover Park for anyone who wants more room to roam. It is a corner of town built around the water rather than the nightlife, so the pace stays unhurried from the moment you arrive.
For the specifics of your stay — room details, parking, and check-in times — the property’s own page is the place to confirm them, and we leave those questions to the hotel. Our part starts the moment you clear the terminal: your group rides straight here in one private vehicle, never shared and never rerouted, ending right at the door of Lauderdale Beachside Hotel. If your flight lands early or leaves late, the same private service runs flexible hourly tours from the cruise terminals, with your luggage locked in the vehicle while you discover the murals of Wynwood or the cafes of Little Havana.
Book before you dock and the messy part of the morning takes care of itself. Your reserved vehicle is staged around your ship’s arrival, so while the terminal exits back up, the driver is already waiting — the wait is theirs, not yours. You clear customs and the luggage hall, walk out to the curb, and the vehicle is there for your group alone. A bilingual chauffeur handles the bags at both ends of the journey, and the included 60 minutes of wait time covers the slow pace of disembarkation.
From the pier it is a single run to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel — roughly 35.5 miles along the Julia Tuttle Causeway and I-195, with no stops in between. Plan on about 32 to 34 minutes depending on the hour. The fare is locked when you book, tolls and fuel already inside it, so nothing gets added on the day.
Lauderdale Beachside Hotel in Lauderdale by the Sea is 35.5 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 1 hour 1 minutes without heavy traffic via I-95. The fare is per vehicle: $150 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 35.5 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $150 |
| Drive time | 1 hour 1 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from Lauderdale Beachside Hotel | $150 / $290 / $350 |
The return covers the same 35.5 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 1 hour 1 minutes. From Lauderdale Beachside Hotel the Black SUV costs $150, the Van $290 and the Van XL $350. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 1 hour 1 minutes for the 35.5 miles from the Port of Miami to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel 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: $150 for the Black SUV.
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 35.5 miles to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel.
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 35.5 miles to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel.
In the Black SUV ($150 to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($290) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($350) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
We do. The driver picks you up at Lauderdale Beachside Hotel and takes you to your cruise terminal for $150 (Black SUV), $290 (Van) or $350 (Van XL). Plan on about 1 hour 1 minutes for the 35.5 miles, more at rush hour.
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Chegamos ao porto antes do embarque.
We didn’t want to juggle the little ones and the bags looking for a ride at the port, so we reserved a private van to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel.
I wasn’t going to fight for a ride the morning I disembarked, so I booked a private car from the terminal to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel. I was dropped right at the front door of Lauderdale Beachside Hotel, not across the street.
My partner and I walked off the ship at PortMiami and a private car was right there for us to take us to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel. There was a sign with our name at the terminal doors, so we didn’t have to look around. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — the port end was completely handled.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and having a private car meet us at the terminal for the ride over to Lauderdale Beachside Hotel took all the stress out of it. Booking was simple, we got clear pickup details, and everything lined up perfectly.