From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Penguin hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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.
The Penguin hotel is one of South Beach’s Art Deco addresses, the kind of place numerous cruisers pick for the night before they sail or the night after they step ashore. It sits inside the Ocean Drive district, where the pastel facades and the beachfront promenade define the neighborhood. When your driver pulls up to the entrance, you are already in the heart of the scene rather than on its edge, with the water and the sand a short walk away.
What draws travelers here is how much sits within reach. Ocean Drive is at the doorstep, and Lincoln Road Mall is close by when the plan turns to shopping and open-air cafes. Lummus Park Beach gives you the sand and the ocean view, while Española Way adds a quieter pocket of restaurants and character a few blocks over. It is a compact part of the city, simple to discover on foot once your bags are set down and the day is yours.
Because the hotel keeps you in the Art Deco quarter, the classic South Beach experience is merely built into the location: people-watching along the strip, a simple stroll to the water, and dinner options in every direction. Anything about the stay itself, from rooms to check-in, belongs to the hotel’s own front desk. Our part is the ride that gets you to that entrance, doors handled and luggage carried, so the first thing you do here is start the journey rather than sort out how to reach.
The journey runs about 6.2 miles from your ship’s terminal to the door of the Penguin hotel, and you should budget roughly 20 to 22 minutes on the road depending on the hour. The route follows SR A1A and the MacArthur Causeway, a straight causeway hop from Dodge Island into South Beach. It is a single leg with no added stops, so the group stays together from the terminal curb to the hotel entrance.
Book before you dock and disembarkation turns simple. Your driver meets you at your ship’s own terminal, loads the luggage into the vehicle, and drives direct to the entrance, where the bags come out to the curb beside you. The pickup is planned around your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare, so a slow line at the gangway does not cost you the ride. Traffic on the causeway is the only real variable, and the flat rate already covers the tolls and fuel along the way.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Penguin Hotel covers 6.4 miles and takes about 23 minutes in light traffic via MacArthur Causeway. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $89, Van $140, Van XL $200. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 6.4 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drop-off address | 1418 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach |
| Drive time | 23 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | MacArthur Causeway |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Penguin Hotel | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel (1418 Ocean Dr) and drives the 6.4 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 23 minutes. The return fare is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Penguin Hotel as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 23 minutes for the 6.4 miles from the Port of Miami to Penguin Hotel via MacArthur Causeway when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $89 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, Penguin Hotel is 6.4 miles away, about 23 minutes in light traffic.
Curbside at the terminal your ship uses. Leave the building with your luggage, send a message, and the driver comes to that curb. From there it is 6.4 miles to Penguin Hotel.
In the Black SUV ($89 to Penguin Hotel) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($140) 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 Penguin Hotel and takes you to your cruise terminal for $89 (Black SUV), $140 (Van) or $200 (Van XL). Plan on about 23 minutes for the 6.4 miles, more at rush hour.
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Booked, paid, done. made arriving in Miami feel easy, honestly the trunk fit four large suitcases plus carry-ons.
Súper bien, un viaje largo terminó con un trayecto tranquilo al hotel.
Los pequeños estaban sin energía cuando bajamos, y una van privada ahí en la terminal llevó a todos a Penguin hotel de una pieza. El conductor cargó todas nuestras maletas del crucero para que no tuviéramos que cargar nada.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Penguin hotel. Honestly the most stress-free part of the whole trip — the port end was completely handled. The ride from the terminal to Penguin hotel was smooth and steady, and we could just watch the city go by.
A group of us came off the ship together and booked one private van from the port to Penguin hotel. Getting to Penguin hotel first thing meant we could settle in without waiting around. 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.