From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way trip, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
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.
Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside is your address in Orlando, standing at 7499 Augusta National Drive. It sits about 232 road miles up from the Port of Miami cruise terminals, which makes it a true long-haul destination rather than a swift hop across town. Arriving here means the busy pier is well behind you and the calmer pace of central Florida is ahead, with the hotel waiting at the end of a single overland run.
The location puts guests within simple reach of what Orlando is actually known for. Lake Eola Park and its downtown swans are close by, and the Kia Center and the surrounding Amway arena district are part of the same corner of the city. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum adds a quieter cultural stop, and Winter Park’s Park Avenue boutiques offer you an unhurried afternoon of browsing once you have settled in.
What you locate on arrival is a real city rather than a strip of parks. Beyond the theme-park draw, Orlando has downtown blocks, arena nights, and neighborhoods worth wandering, and this hotel keeps you positioned to reach them without a long slog each morning. After the crowds of a cruise departure, the space and steadier rhythm of the region tend to be a welcome change, and having a fixed base at Augusta National Drive lets you plan your days around what you desire to see rather than around the traffic. It is a practical landing point for a group coming off the water and heading inland.
The trip is one direct overland leg from the cruise terminal to the door at Augusta National Drive. Your chauffeur is staged and waiting as you clear disembarkation, loads every bag at the terminal curb, and keeps your party together in a single vehicle reserved for you alone. There is no detour to collect other passengers, so the roughly 232 miles run as one clean stretch north along Florida’s Turnpike and I-95.
Plan on about 225 to 238 minutes from the terminal to the hotel door, shifting a little with traffic and the hour you roll out. Disembarkation mornings pile up rapidly at the exits, but because the driver is in place before you finish the walk off the ship, the waiting is theirs and not yours. You climb in, the luggage is already stowed, and the vehicle points straight toward Orlando with stops made only when you ask for them.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 42 minutes and 231.7 miles to reach Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside 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 | 231.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 7499 Augusta National Dr, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel (7499 Augusta National Dr) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 231.7 miles away, in about 3 hours 42 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside is 231.7 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 42 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.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside is 231.7 miles away, about 3 hours 42 minutes in light traffic.
Outside the cruise terminal, at the curb. Driver, car and plate arrive by message ahead of the pickup, so you know who to look for; the drive to Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 42 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($850) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1050) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
On sailing day the ride from Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 231.7 miles take about 3 hours 42 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Travelling with the kids, good value compared to other options, they confirmed by message the night before.
Para un desembarque fácil, mi pareja y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos recibiera en la terminal de cruceros y nos llevara a Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside. La noche anterior recibimos un texto con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no quedaba nada por resolver al salir.
El grupo entero bajamos juntos y fue un alivio tener una van privada esperando en la terminal para el viaje a Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside — sin dividirnos. Pasamos del barco a la recepción de Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside sin nada de qué preocuparnos en el medio. La tarifa estaba acordada de antemano, exactamente lo acordado. ¡Gracias por el traspaso tan tranquilo!
Fuimos de crucero con una tropa grande y queríamos a todos y las maletas en un solo viaje privado a Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside tras desembarcar. La tarifa estaba cerrada al reservar, sin sorpresas en una mañana de desembarque cargada.
Stepping off the ship, having a private car ready to Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside was such a relief. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out.