From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Maingate Lakeside Resort 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.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Maingate Lakeside Resort sits in Kissimmee, south of the Disney area, at 7769 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway (zip 34747). That puts it right on US-192, the Irlo Bronson Highway corridor that runs the length of Kissimmee. It is one of the addresses that create this stretch a natural base for families who desire the parks close by while keeping a little distance from the gates.
The road it faces is the local artery. Along the Irlo Bronson Highway you find one resort after another, plus pool-home communities set back from the traffic, so the neighborhood is built around visitors settling in for a few days rather than passing through. Old Town Kissimmee is part of the same fabric, a simple landmark to orient by once you have your bearings, and Gatorland sits neighboring for anyone traveling with kids who desire a Florida wildlife stop.
Arriving here, you step into a slice of Kissimmee that leans toward the outdoors as much as the theme parks. The Kissimmee Lakefront is close, and Lake Toho, with its airboat rides, is within reach for a morning on the water. Between the highway’s attractions, the lake, and the parks a short drive off, the resort works as a launching point in several directions. It is the kind of place where you drop your bags, look at a map, and realize the hard part is deciding what to do first rather than how to reach it.
Your driver is waiting when your ship ties up. Pickup happens at your own terminal on Dodge Island once you have cleared disembarkation, so there is no line to join and no meeting point to hunt for. Your bags go straight into the vehicle, everyone climbs aboard, and the vehicle pulls away for Maingate Lakeside Resort with no other stops on the way. It is your group’s ride and only your group’s, reserved and timed to your ship’s actual arrival rather than a fixed slot.
From the terminal the route follows Florida’s Turnpike north toward Kissimmee. Budget roughly 235 to 246 minutes curb to hotel door, depending on the hour and how the Turnpike is moving that day. Because the pickup is built around when you actually walk off the ship, a slow morning at the port does not cost you the ride. Your driver carries the luggage at both ends and leaves you at the resort entrance, not somewhere down the block.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 54 minutes and 234.2 miles to reach Maingate Lakeside Resort in Kissimmee via Florida’s Turnpike. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van, $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 234.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 54 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Maingate Lakeside Resort | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 234.2 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 54 minutes. From Maingate Lakeside Resort 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
The 234.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Maingate Lakeside Resort take about 3 hours 54 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. 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.
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 Maingate Lakeside Resort then takes about 3 hours 54 minutes.
At the curb outside your own cruise terminal (the terminals are listed below). Before the pickup you get the driver’s name, car and plate; when you are outside with your bags, message us and the car pulls up for the ride to Maingate Lakeside Resort.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $600. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($850), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1050). All three go door to door to Maingate Lakeside Resort.
On sailing day the ride from Maingate Lakeside Resort to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 234.2 miles take about 3 hours 54 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Picked us up right on time, the vehicle was newer than expected. (we were 8 in the van and stall comfortable)
Sin contratiempos, hizo que llegar a Miami se sintiera fácil.
We cruised as a group and wanted everyone and the luggage in one private ride to Maingate Lakeside Resort after disembarking. It was a private car for our party alone — no one else’s stops — a relief after a week aboard.
Nós dois saímos de cruzeiro de PortMiami e ter um carro privativo esperando no terminal para a viagem até Maingate Lakeside Resort foi o melhor do dia. Já guardamos o contato para o nosso próximo cruzeiro saindo do PortMiami. Sinceramente a parte mais tranquila da viagem — tudo se encaixou sozinho no terminal. Sem estresse nenhum.
First time cruising solo out of PortMiami, and having a private car ready at the curb for the trip to Maingate Lakeside Resort took the worry away. The night before, I got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.