From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Fort Lauderdale to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel 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.
The meeting point is simple: the entrance of your hotel or the front door of your home in Fort Lauderdale. The driver helps with the suitcases, settles everyone in, and takes the direct route north to the resort. A 15-minute courtesy wait is included at the pickup address.
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel is a resort set in the Universal region of Orlando, well north of South Florida. It works as a home base for a theme-park journey, the kind of stay built around park mornings and slower evenings back at the resort. Getting there means a steady run up the state, and once you cross into the Orlando region the resort sits within the cluster of destinations that draw travelers to this part of Florida.
What matters most on arrival is where the ride actually ends. Your chauffeur brings you to the resort entrance itself, not a distant lot or a curb somewhere down the road. You step out at the door with your bags, ready to check in, without a long walk from wherever a larger vehicle might otherwise be forced to stop. It is the simple, direct finish that a private journey is meant to deliver.
The resort suits groups of every size, from a couple traveling light to a large family or a full journey party heading up for the parks. Because a theme-park journey tends to produce more luggage than most, there is room in the vehicle for the people and the bags together, so nothing gets left behind or squeezed in awkwardly. You reach as one group, dropped at one door, on a schedule shaped around your day rather than someone else’s timetable. Whether the plan is an early park morning or a relaxed check-in, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel gives your Orlando stay a clear starting point.
On the day, your chauffeur comes to the agreed address in Fort Lauderdale, loads the luggage, and heads north on Florida’s Turnpike before joining I-4 toward the Universal region of Orlando. There are no counters and no lines waiting for you — the morning asks nothing beyond walking out to the vehicle when it is time to go. Your driver handles the whole route while you settle in, and a short comfort stop along the way is welcome at any point.
Off-peak, the door-to-door drive averages around three and a half hours, moving most freely through the mid-morning and midday windows. Busier periods can stretch that a little, so if your arrival time really matters, we plan the departure backward from it with a sensible cushion. It is one long, steady push toward Orlando, without the stop-start of city driving, and the flat rate stays the same no matter how the road runs.
The fare is paid in full at booking. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
The ride from Fort Lauderdale to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel covers 209.5 miles and takes about 3 hours 21 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $600, Van $850, Van XL $1050. Pickup is at your hotel lobby or front door in Fort Lauderdale.
| Road distance | 209.5 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 5601 Universal Blvd, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 21 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Loews Portofino Bay Hotel | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel (5601 Universal Blvd) and drives the 209.5 miles to your address in Fort Lauderdale in about 3 hours 21 minutes. The return fare is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Loews Portofino Bay Hotel as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Either one. Enter your hotel or home address in Fort Lauderdale when you book, and the driver meets you at that lobby entrance or front door. Then the 209.5 miles to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel take about 3 hours 21 minutes.
The 209.5 miles from Fort Lauderdale to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel take about 3 hours 21 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL.
There may be tolls, but you never pay them: tolls and fuel are inside the fare, $600 for the Black SUV from Fort Lauderdale to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. The route covers 209.5 miles via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95 and takes about 3 hours 21 minutes in light traffic.
It depends on people and big suitcases together. Up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big cases up to 10, ride in the Black SUV for $600 to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. Six to nine travelers take the Van ($850), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1050).
Any time of day or night. Choose the hour in the booking box and the price for that exact hour appears before you pay; the ride to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel covers 209.5 miles via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95.
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After a few days in Fort Lauderdale we booked a private car to carry us and the bags up to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel — no rental, no return, no stress. We set an early pickup so we could get to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel before check-in, and the driver was there before we were even ready. It was a private car for our party alone — nobody else to wait on — which made the long drive to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel actually enjoyable.
Estábamos en casa de familia en Fort Lauderdale antes de la parte del resort, y una van privada a Loews Portofino Bay Hotel hizo el cambio sin dolor. Recibimos un mensaje esa mañana confirmando la hora en Fort Lauderdale, y el auto ya estaba ahí al salir — nada que adivinar. La tarifa fue fija y acordada al reservar — sin taxímetro, sin sorpresas, algo que en un viaje así agradecimos mucho.
After a few days in Fort Lauderdale we booked a private car to carry us and the bags up to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel — just door to door.
My wife and I didn’t want to deal with the Turnpike ourselves, so we pre-booked a private ride from Fort Lauderdale straight to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. We got a text the morning of confirming the pickup time in Fort Lauderdale, and the car was already waiting — nothing to chase. We set an early pickup so we could beat the traffic north, and the driver was outside as promised.
Nuestra familia necesitaba ir de Fort Lauderdale a Loews Portofino Bay Hotel con todas las maletas, y una sola van privada pudo con todo. La camioneta estaba impecable, y el aire frío todo el camino. El conductor se ocupó de todo el equipaje para que no tuviéramos que cargar nada.