From $620 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Opal Hotel and Suites in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Every fare below is per vehicle, one way, with the driver, fuel and tolls inside the number. Pick the row that fits your group and luggage.
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.
Opal Hotel and Suites is a suites-style property in Altamonte Springs, a settled community in Central Florida well inland from the coast. It sits far from the noise of the waterfront, which makes it a calm base once the sailing is over and the group is ready to slow down. Reaching it from the pier is a real journey rather than a quick hop, so the point of a private ride is having the whole run handled for you from the moment you step off the ship.
What you find on arrival is straightforward. The vehicle pulls up to the entrance, your chauffeur brings every bag from the car to the door beside you, and there is no scramble for a curbside pickup after a long day of travel. Because the vehicle is reserved for your party alone, the group stays together the whole way and steps out at Opal Hotel and Suites as one, luggage and all.
Altamonte Springs works well as a landing point after a cruise. It is quieter and more residential than the terminal district you left behind, and the drive up gives everyone time to settle before check-in. For a haul of this length a private vehicle earns its place: room to stretch out, your own climate control, and a fixed plan from the port straight to the front of the hotel with no stops you did not ask for.
The journey is door to door from your ship’s terminal to the front of Opal Hotel and Suites. Your chauffeur is staged before you clear the arrivals hall, so the wait belongs to the driver, not to you. When your group comes out, the bags go straight into the reserved vehicle and you head out together, with fuel and standard tolls already inside the fixed fare.
From the port the route follows Florida’s Turnpike for roughly 243.9 miles, a run that normally takes about 241 to 249 minutes depending on the day. It is a long inland drive rather than a short city transfer, which is exactly why a private vehicle suits it: the group rides in one car, luggage stays with you the whole way, and you reach at the entrance without changing anything along the road.
Opal Hotel and Suites in Altamonte Springs is 244.2 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 3 hours 55 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $620 for the Black SUV, $880 for the Van and $1090 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 244.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $620 |
| Drop-off address | 230 W State Rd 436, Altamonte Springs |
| Drive time | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $880 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1090 |
| Back from Opal Hotel and Suites | $620 / $880 / $1090 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel (230 W State Rd 436) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 244.2 miles away, in about 3 hours 55 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Opal Hotel and Suites are $620 (Black SUV), $880 (Van) and $1090 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Opal Hotel and Suites is 244.2 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 55 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $620 for the Black SUV.
Choose the moment you will be on the curb with your luggage. The driver is at your terminal at the agreed time, then covers the 244.2 miles to Opal Hotel and Suites.
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 Opal Hotel and Suites starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 55 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $620. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($880), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1090). All three go door to door to Opal Hotel and Suites.
We do. The driver picks you up at Opal Hotel and Suites and takes you to your cruise terminal for $620 (Black SUV), $880 (Van) or $1090 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 55 minutes for the 244.2 miles, more at rush hour.
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Our whole crew walked off at once and it was so easy to have one private van waiting at the terminal for the ride to Opal Hotel and Suites — nobody splitting up. The ride from the terminal to Opal Hotel and Suites was easy the whole way, and we could just unwind after the cruise. It was a private car for our party alone — nobody else to wait on — exactly right for the morning. Made getting off the ship so easy.
A group of us came off the ship together and arranged one private van from the port to Opal Hotel and Suites. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was rock solid. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out.
Our crew rode together straight from the terminal to Opal Hotel and Suites, and it worked out great.
Tras una semana larga en el mar, tener el traslado ya resuelto hasta Opal Hotel and Suites fue un alivio. El van estaba con espacio de sobra para todo el equipaje del crucero, con lugar para todo.
Los dos coordinamos un traslado privado para la mañana del desembarque y así no lidiar con el gentío del puerto camino a Opal Hotel and Suites. Un traspaso fácil y cómodo para los dos — del barco a Opal Hotel and Suites sin nada que resolver. Llegar a Opal Hotel and Suites sin vueltas significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar.