From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa 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.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The curbside greeting is covered by the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal is offered for $40. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa sits at 8113 Resort Village Drive, in the International Drive corridor of Orlando. This is the address your driver is heading for, well inland from the coast and set among the hotels and attractions that line one of the city’s busiest visitor streets. It is a resort stay built for travelers who desire to be within simple reach of the theme parks without giving up a quiet base to come home to at the end of the day.
The location is the real draw. International Drive strings together Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, and ICON Park with its observation wheel along one long, hotel-lined boulevard, with the Orange County Convention Center a short hop away as well. Guests coming off a cruise frequently fold Universal and ICON Park into their first days on land, then branch out to the rest of the corridor from there. Everything clusters close enough that a single home base covers a lot of ground.
On arrival, your group is set down right at the resort, with bags carried to the entrance beside you rather than left at a distant curb. The surrounding streets around the stay are familiar territory for the drivers, so there is no circling to locate the door. After a long day that started at a ship’s terminal, walking straight into the resort with the whole journey leg already behind you is the point of booking the ride this way.
The journey runs door to door from your ship’s terminal on Dodge Island straight to the resort entrance, about 228 miles north along Florida’s Turnpike. Plan on roughly 226 to 235 minutes terminal to door, light traffic to heavy, with the Turnpike being the one real variable. Because of that, the pickup is timed to your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare, so a slow customs hall or a late gangway does not throw off the plan.
Your driver stages at the terminal as you come off the ship and coordinates with your group by message on the way out. Every bag rides in the vehicle with you, carried from the hall to the curb, and the car is yours alone for the whole run. There are no transfers or waiting rooms along the way, just one steady leg from the water up to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 43 minutes and 227.6 miles to reach Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa in Orlando via Florida’s Turnpike. 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 | 227.6 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 43 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the resort and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 227.6 miles away, in about 3 hours 43 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
The 227.6 miles from the Port of Miami to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa take about 3 hours 43 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL.
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 227.6 miles to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa.
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 Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($850) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1050) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
On sailing day the ride from Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 227.6 miles take about 3 hours 43 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Easy ride, fixed fare, zero hassle from the terminal to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa. Would book again.
The kids were half asleep when we walked off, and a private van already at the curb got everyone to Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa in one piece. There was a name sign at the exit, so we didn’t have to look around.
Fomos de cruzeiro com amigos e queríamos todo mundo e a bagagem numa viagem privativa só até Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa depois de desembarcar. Tínhamos uma confirmação clara, então não havia o que adivinhar no porto.
Un grupo de nosotros bajamos del barco juntos y coordinamos una van privada de la terminal de cruceros a Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa. Había una ventana de cortesía desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuvimos que apurarme para pasar la aduana. Llegar a Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa a primera hora significó que pudimos dejar las maletas y arrancar el día.
Não íamos fazer malabarismo com crianças e malas procurando transporte no porto, então reservamos uma van privativa até Poolside at Lake Buena Vista Resort & Spa. Tínhamos os dados do motorista com antecedência, então não sobrava com o que se preocupar no terminal. Já guardamos o contato para o nosso próximo cruzeiro saindo do PortMiami.