From $150 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside greeting costs nothing extra; the Meet & Greet at the terminal with a name sign adds $40.
Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club sits in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a place that has held onto its identity as a real beach village rather than a strip of towers. The low-rise inns, the walkable streets, and the broad-open sand set the tone the moment you arrive. It is the kind of shore town where the pace slows on purpose, and where the water is the main event from the first morning to the last.
What makes this stretch of coast unusual is the reef. A living coral reef lies close enough that you can snorkel straight off the sand, and shore divers wade in without a boat. That single fact shapes the whole stay: mornings tend to start with a mask and fins rather than a long drive to a marina. Anglin’s Fishing Pier anchors the heart of the village, a long walk over the water where anglers and strollers share the same weathered planks and the same view back toward the beach.
Around the resort you find the small, easy pleasures of the village. Datura Avenue runs close by with its shops and casual tables, and El Prado Park gives you a patch of green a short step from the shore. Everything sits within an unhurried reach of your door, so days can be built on foot. After the crowd and motion of the port, this corner of the coast feels like an exhale, a beach town that never traded away its character for size.
Your driver is waiting at the terminal your cruise line uses, so the handoff from ship to car is one seamless step. Bags go straight into the vehicle, and the group stays together for a single direct ride north. There is no line to join and no luggage to drag across the port, just your own vehicle staged around your actual disembarkation time. The route follows I-95 for the 35.1-mile run, which typically takes 59 to 74 minutes depending on the hour of day.
The car is yours alone from curb to door, with room for the whole party and every bag. Weekend mornings are the port’s hectic stretch, when thousands of passengers walk off at once, so the pickup is timed to when you clear the hall rather than to a fixed clock. That planning, plus the I-95 traffic already factored in, means the drive to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club stays calm and predictable from start to finish.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club covers 35.3 miles and takes about 1 hour in light traffic via I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $150, Van $290, Van XL $350. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 35.3 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $150 |
| Drive time | 1 hour |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club | $150 / $290 / $350 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the resort and drives the 35.3 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 1 hour. The return fare is $150 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club is 35.3 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 1 hour via I-95; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $150 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, Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club is 35.3 miles away, about 1 hour in light traffic.
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 35.3 miles to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club.
In the Black SUV ($150 to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club) 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 by The Sea Resort & Beach Club and takes you to your cruise terminal for $150 (Black SUV), $290 (Van) or $350 (Van XL). Plan on about 1 hour for the 35.3 miles, more at rush hour.
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As a solo cruiser I pre-booked a private transfer from the terminal to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club for the morning I got off, and it could not have been easier.
Cruising with the family, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van straight over to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club was perfect. There was a sign with our name at the terminal doors, so we spotted the driver immediately. Booking was quick, we got everything in writing, and everything lined up perfectly.
Viajando com a família, reservamos uma van privativa para estar no meio-fio e levar todos até Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club. Fomos do navio à recepção de Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club sem uma só complicação.
We reserved one van for the entire crew from the terminal to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club so the whole group stayed together. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything matched what we were told.
There were six of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Lauderdale by The Sea Resort & Beach Club was far simpler than splitting into cars. The fare was set up front, the same number we were quoted. The car was fresh and comfortable, and the AC was perfect after the ship.