From $600 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Patrick AFB on Florida’s Space Coast, meeting you right at the terminal.
Each fare below covers the whole vehicle for your group, fixed the moment you book and untouched by traffic, tolls, or how hectic the cruise weekend turns out to be. Read the tier that matches your party and your pile of bags.
Your driver is at the curb as your group steps off the ship and clears the terminal with its luggage. Share the ship name and sailing date at booking, and the pickup is timed to the real disembarkation rather than a guessed hour. Mornings when several vessels empty at once clog the terminal roads, and the driver plans around that crush instead of being caught in it. Every bag is loaded for you, and the car pulls away from Port of Miami without a hunt through a parking garage.
This is a long-haul run, not a cross-town hop. From the Port of Miami terminals the route climbs north along Florida’s Atlantic coast on I-95 toward the Space Coast, and the clock depends mostly on when you travel. A light-traffic morning flows steadily; holiday cruise weekends and the hours when several ships disembark together stretch the terminal stretch first, then ease once the highway opens up. Your driver reads the conditions on the day, keeps a sensible buffer for anything time-sensitive at the far end, and picks the cleanest lanes rather than promising a fixed number on the dashboard clock.
Patrick is an active installation, and the gate decides who drives in; a civilian vehicle is not waved through simply because a passenger holds a military ID. Say at booking whether you will sponsor the driver onto the base or would rather be set down just outside the gate. Both arrangements work cleanly. What does not work is settling it at the guard post with the engine idling, so flag the plan early and the drop-off is arranged to match it.
Patrick Space Force Base, still widely called Patrick AFB, sits on a barrier-island stretch of Brevard County with the Atlantic on one side and the Banana River on the other. It is home to Space Launch Delta 45, the unit that runs the launches fired from the neighboring cape, so most arrivals are service members, families, contractors, or visitors with base business. The surrounding Space Coast leans beachy and unhurried: broad public shorelines, surf shops, small seafood spots, and low-key towns such as Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach rather than a large-city core, with a rocket climbing overhead often enough to feel routine. Official base information lives at the Patrick Space Force Base site.
A military move rarely means neat wheeled suitcases. Soft sea bags and footlockers stack differently and eat floor space, so offer the count and rough size of the awkward pieces when you reserve, and the vehicle tier is chosen for the shape of the load and not just the headcount. The whole party rides together in one car held for you alone: the black SUV for up to five, or a van for six-to-nine or ten-to-fourteen. The fare is locked at booking, the driver speaks English and Spanish, and questions run straight over WhatsApp instead of a call-center queue.
A round journey is the one-way fare doubled, with the same private car carrying you back to Port of Miami for a connecting flight or your next sailing. Book both legs in one reservation so a single driver and a confirmed time cover the return. Nothing about the return is priced per person.
Yes. The same private black cars link Miami International Airport with Port of Miami, so a fly-in before the cruise or an onward ride after the ship returns can chain into one plan. Share both the flight and the ship details, and the pickups are lined up to your real arrival rather than a guess.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 16 minutes and 192.6 miles to reach Patrick AFB via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95. 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 | 192.6 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Patrick AFB | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 192.6 miles: pickup at your address in Patrick AFB, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 16 minutes. From Patrick AFB 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
Plan on about 3 hours 16 minutes for the 192.6 miles from the Port of Miami to Patrick AFB via Florida’s Turnpike and 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: $600 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 192.6 miles to Patrick AFB.
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 Patrick AFB.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to Patrick AFB take the Van at $850, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $1050, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
We do. The driver picks you up at Patrick AFB and takes you to your cruise terminal for $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) or $1050 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 16 minutes for the 192.6 miles, more at rush hour.
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With kids in tow, pre-booking a private car from the port to Patrick AFB meant no scramble the morning we disembarked. The fare was locked in at booking, nothing added at the curb.
Bajamos del barco con los niños y una montaña de maletas, y una van privada ahí en la terminal hizo el viaje a Patrick AFB muy fácil. Reservar fue rápido, recibimos los datos de recogida claros, y todo salió tal cual. En el auto íbamos solo nosotros — sin compartir con nadie — justo lo que queríamos.
Para um desembarque fácil, minha esposa e eu combinamos de um motorista privativo nos receber no terminal e nos levar até Patrick AFB. Uma passagem fácil e tranquila para nós dois, do navio até Patrick AFB. Reservar foi fácil, recebemos uma confirmação sólida, e tudo bateu com o que nos disseram.
Our family of five came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver loaded all the cruise bags for the ride to Patrick AFB.
My partner and I came down the gangway at PortMiami and had a private car waiting at the terminal curb to take us to Patrick AFB. An easy, relaxed handoff for the two of us from the ship to Patrick AFB.