From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Miami Beach 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.
Book with the address in Miami Beach and the pickup time; the driver confirms the details the day before and is waiting at the door when you come out. Luggage is loaded for you, the whole vehicle is reserved for your group, and the drive north to the resort runs without transfers or extra pickups.
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel is a Universal Orlando Resort property built to resemble an Italian seaside village. Pastel facades wrap around a harbor, piazzas open between the buildings, and waterfront dining lines the water. As one of Universal’s on-site hotels, it was designed around a theme-park journey from the ground up, which is part of why families, couples, and groups settle on it as a base.
The hotel sits inside Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, a water taxi ride or a garden walking path from the wider Universal region. Both Universal theme parks and the dining-and-nightlife district are close, along with the other on-site resort grounds, so your group can move between attractions without ever leaving the complex. Being on-site keeps park access simple, and the water taxis and walking paths tie the hotel naturally into the rest of the resort.
On arrival you locate the resort perks that hold a theme-park vacation together — pools, a spa, and themed restaurants — plus the scenic harbor to return to between park days. Families tend to split their time among the two theme parks, the on-site pools, and the Italian-village waterfront, while the surrounding entertainment district adds shopping and evening shows inside the resort. Most guests fill their days at the parks and unwind back at the harbor in the evening. Whatever the plan, your chauffeur delivers the whole group right to the porte-cochère with the luggage still aboard, so the arrival is the simple part of the day.
Pickup happens at the South Florida address you choose — a home, a hotel lobby, a condo entrance — at the hour you set. A single dedicated vehicle carries your group the whole way, so there are no transfers and no swaps along the route. Your bags ride with you the whole time; tell us the count when you book and the vehicle is sized to hold them. Your chauffeur knows this corridor and pulls up at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel entrance inside Universal Orlando Resort with the luggage still in the car.
Door to door, the drive runs roughly 4.1 to 4.3 hours across about 232 miles, with Florida’s Turnpike joining I-4 to form most of the route north. Leave off-peak and you sit near the reduced figure; rush hours and busy park or holiday weekends push it toward the upper one. Your driver watches conditions live and adjusts the start time, so when an arrival is tight we plan the pickup backward from it with margin for traffic.
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando is 233.8 miles from Miami Beach by road, about 3 hours 49 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your hotel lobby or front door in Miami Beach.
| Road distance | 233.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 5601 Universal Blvd, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Loews Portofino Bay Hotel | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 233.8 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel (5601 Universal Blvd), drop-off at your address in Miami Beach after about 3 hours 49 minutes. From Loews Portofino Bay Hotel the Black SUV costs $600, the Van $850 and the Van XL $1050. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Either one. Enter your hotel or home address in Miami Beach when you book, and the driver meets you at that lobby entrance or front door. Then the 233.8 miles to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel take about 3 hours 49 minutes.
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel is 233.8 miles by road from Miami Beach. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 49 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 for the Black SUV.
The engine’s route runs 233.8 miles via Florida’s Turnpike. Any tolls on the way are already in the price, so the fare to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL.
Count your group and your large bags. Five people with five cases fit the Black SUV at $600; a group of nine with nine cases needs the Van at $850; up to fourteen with fourteen cases go in the Van XL at $1050. All three run door to door from Miami Beach to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel.
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 233.8 miles via Florida’s Turnpike.
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Éramos un equipo de trabajo en viaje y cargó todo rápido y con cuidado. el wifi funcionó, los chicos se entretuvieron en el camino. Forma perfecta de llegar a Miami. (con 3 carry-ons y 2 maletas grandes)
Un grupo de nosotros estábamos en Miami Beach por una boda y reservamos una van privada hasta Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. La camioneta estaba con espacio para todo, y el aire frío todo el camino. El conductor fue seguro y constante al volante, así que pudimos relajarnos de verdad.
Our group were in Miami Beach for a few days at the beach and booked one private van up to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. Pickup was right at the door of our hotel in Miami Beach, exactly when agreed. The driver dropped us at the front doors of Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, not a step further than needed.
La forma perfecta de unir la playa con los parques. Muy recomendable. La van estaba limpia, fresca y cómoda, con lugar para estirarse.
Con los pequeños, coordinar un viaje puerta a puerta de Miami Beach a Loews Portofino Bay Hotel significó cero peleas con las maletas. El viaje de Miami Beach a Loews Portofino Bay Hotel fue suave y estable, y llegamos sin nada de cansancio.