From $350 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites 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.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. The curbside greeting at the terminal is included; the Meet & Greet at the terminal, your driver holding a name sign, is available for $40. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites sits on Marco Island, the largest of the barrier islands that rise out of the Ten Thousand Islands along Florida’s southwest Gulf coast. This is a stretch of crescent Gulf beach, resort towers, and quiet mangrove backwaters where dolphins move through the channels. After days at sea, it is a peaceful place to land — the pace slows, the water turns from cruise-terminal gray to Gulf blue, and the island opens up around you.
The inn puts you within simple reach of the island’s top-known shorelines. Marco Island Beach and Tigertail Beach both sit close by, the kind of broad, soft Gulf sand that rewards an early-morning walk. Beyond the beaches, the Ten Thousand Islands and Cape Romano are neighboring too, a maze of mangrove islets and shell-strewn edges that draws paddlers, anglers, and anyone who likes their coastline wild rather than paved.
Anything about the stay itself — the rooms, the grounds, how the property is run — lives on the inn’s own official page, and that is where those details belong. Our part of the journey is the road that gets you here: one private run from the cruise terminal to the front door, ending exactly where you booked. You step out of the vehicle with the island already around you, the beaches minutes away and the backwaters a short drive past that, ready to trade the ship’s schedule for island time.
Once your group clears the terminal on Dodge Island, the chauffeur meets you at the curb and loads every bag into the vehicle, so nothing rides on your shoulder. From the pier it is one continuous run along Southwest 8th Street and US-41 — roughly 136.1 miles — ending at the door of Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites. The route normally takes 138 to 145 minutes, with traffic on those roads the only real variable.
The pickup is planned around your ship’s actual arrival, not a fixed slot, and your booking includes 60 minutes of complimentary wait to absorb customs and the luggage hall. That means the pace of disembarkation never costs you the car — you walk out, the vehicle is already staged, and the whole party rides together to the island with fuel and standard tolls already inside the fare.
Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites is 136.1 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 2 hours 20 minutes without heavy traffic via I-75 (Alligator Alley). The fare is per vehicle: $350 for the Black SUV, $460 for the Van and $560 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 136.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $350 |
| Drop-off address | 100 Palm St, Marco Island |
| Drive time | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $460 |
| Main roads | I-75 (Alligator Alley) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $560 |
| Back from Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites | $350 / $460 / $560 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the inn (100 Palm St) and drives the 136.1 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 2 hours 20 minutes. The return fare is $350 for the Black SUV, $460 for the Van and $560 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites is 136.1 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 2 hours 20 minutes via I-75 (Alligator Alley); rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $350 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, Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites is 136.1 miles away, about 2 hours 20 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 Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 2 hours 20 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $350. Larger groups going to Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites take the Van at $460, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $560, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
On sailing day the ride from Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites to your terminal is $350 for the Black SUV, $460 for the Van and $560 for the Van XL. The 136.1 miles take about 2 hours 20 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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There were seven of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites was the easy way. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.
Getting the whole party off the ship and over to Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. Honestly the most stress-free part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so we didn’t have to juggle it all.
We booked one van for the whole group from the terminal to Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites so nobody got left behind. Honestly the smoothest part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites, it was absolutely worth booking.
After our week aboard, my husband and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we pre-booked a private car to Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites. We went from the ship to the front desk of Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites with zero hassle along the way. There was a sign with our name at the curb, so we didn’t have to look around.