From $110 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Miami Gardens for your whole cruise group.
Each rate below is the whole-vehicle price for your group, not a per-seat charge, and it holds from the moment you book.
Once your ship ties up and you clear customs with your luggage, the driver is waiting curbside just outside the cruise terminal doors. The pickup is timed to your ship, not to a clock set weeks earlier: your arrival and disembarkation are tracked from terminal updates, so a slow morning at the port never leaves the car gone within the free waiting time. Meet-and-greet at the curb comes with every booking. Send your ship name and terminal when you reserve, and on busy mornings — when several vessels empty at the same hour — that tracking keeps the pickup matched to when you actually step outside.
Miami Gardens sits in the north of Miami-Dade County — a residential city known for diverse, family-oriented neighborhoods and a name built on large events. Its most recognizable landmark is a main stadium that fills for expert football, a marquee tennis tournament, and the concerts and festivals that roll through the calendar. Away from those event days, Miami Gardens reads as a settled place of houses, parks, and neighborhood shops rather than a beachfront strip — a practical, quieter base that still keeps the wider Miami region within simple reach. To plan around a game, a match, or a show, you can read up on the area before you journey.
Leaving the cruise terminals, the drive to Miami Gardens heads north through the port district and up toward the northern edge of Miami-Dade County. On a quiet morning, when few ships are turning over, the roads move freely and the journey stays simple. When several ships disembark together, the streets around the port fill first and add minutes before things loosen north of downtown. None of that changes the fare — it is fixed per vehicle, so traffic only moves the clock, never the price. Because the driver follows your ship’s real arrival, the pickup is set to the moment you actually walk out, and the run to your address stays a single private journey.
Yes — disembarkation morning is the pickup this route is built around. Reserve at least 24 hours ahead and share your ship and terminal, and the driver watches your arrival to meet you curbside once you clear customs. Even when several ships empty together, that tracking keeps your car matched to your group.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Miami Gardens covers 16.2 miles and takes about 39 minutes in light traffic via I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $110, Van $170, Van XL $200. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 16.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $110 |
| Drive time | 39 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $170 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Miami Gardens | $110 / $170 / $200 |
The return covers the same 16.2 miles: pickup at your address in Miami Gardens, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 39 minutes. From Miami Gardens the Black SUV costs $110, the Van $170 and the Van XL $200. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 39 minutes for the 16.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Miami Gardens via I-95 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $110 for the Black SUV.
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 Miami Gardens then takes about 39 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 Miami Gardens.
In the Black SUV ($110 to Miami Gardens) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($170) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($200) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
We do. The driver picks you up at Miami Gardens and takes you to your cruise terminal for $110 (Black SUV), $170 (Van) or $200 (Van XL). Plan on about 39 minutes for the 16.2 miles, more at rush hour.
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No drama. No phone tag, no confusion at pickup.
Meu marido e eu saímos do navio no PortMiami e tínhamos um carro privativo esperando no meio-fio do terminal para nos levar até Miami Gardens. O motorista se encarregou de cada bolsa para não precisarmos fazer força.
Smooth transfer, fixed fare, zero hassle out to Miami Gardens. Would book again.
A group of us came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Miami Gardens. The car was spotless, and there was space for everything. No scramble at the port — we just went straight from the curb to the car.
Bajamos del barco tras una semana buenísima y un auto privado directo del puerto a Miami Gardens fue la decisión correcta. La tarifa estaba fija desde la reserva, sin nada extra en la acera.