From $605 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Relax Inn 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.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The curbside greeting there is included in the fare; the Meet & Greet at the terminal is a $40 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Relax Inn sits in Lakeland, well up the state from the cruise terminals and along the corridor that carries traffic between South Florida and the center of the peninsula. For a group stepping off a ship at the Port of Miami, it is a genuine road journey north — the kind of distance where a private vehicle earns its keep, with room to stretch out, your own climate zone in the cabin, and stops only when someone in your party asks for one.
This is a straightforward roadside property rather than a resort, which is exactly what most travelers desire after a long day at sea and a long day on the road. The chauffeur pulls up to the hotel entrance, unloads every bag from the lobby cart to the curb, and hands you off at the door — no luggage scramble across a parking lot, no fumbling for the right building. When you reverse the journey and head back to your ship, the pickup is timed to your departure and the same door-to-curb bag handling applies.
Because Relax Inn is a practical overnight base rather than a destination in itself, the ride does the heavy lifting: one direct leg on Florida’s Turnpike, a single private car reserved for your group, and a driver who knows both the terminals at the port and the run north. You book one location per reservation, so the address you offer is the address the chauffeur brings you to, with nothing shared and no detours added along the way.
Coming off the ship, the car is staged for the terminal curb once your group clears the exit, with 60 minutes of courtesy wait built into the plan for the slow walk off a full vessel. The chauffeur meets you, loads every bag, and takes Florida’s Turnpike so the journey north to Relax Inn runs as a single, direct leg rather than a series of connections. The vehicle is reserved for your party alone, door to door, with fuel and typical tolls already priced in.
Budget roughly 234 to 242 minutes between the Port of Miami and Relax Inn, depending on the hour. Saturday and Sunday mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, when thousands of passengers disembark at once, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation and the Turnpike traffic is already accounted for in the schedule — not left to chance at the curb.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 4 hours 14 minutes and 238.1 miles to reach Relax Inn in Lakeland via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $605 for the Black SUV, $860 for the Van, $1060 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 238.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $605 |
| Drop-off address | 1433 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland |
| Drive time | 4 hours 14 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $860 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, SR 60 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1060 |
| Back from Relax Inn | $605 / $860 / $1060 |
The return covers the same 238.1 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the inn (1433 Lakeland Hills Blvd), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 4 hours 14 minutes. From Relax Inn the Black SUV costs $605, the Van $860 and the Van XL $1060. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 238.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Relax Inn take about 4 hours 14 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $605 for the Black SUV, $860 for the Van and $1060 for the Van XL.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Relax Inn is 238.1 miles away, about 4 hours 14 minutes in light traffic.
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 Relax Inn.
In the Black SUV ($605 to Relax Inn) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($860) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1060) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
On sailing day the ride from Relax Inn to your terminal is $605 for the Black SUV, $860 for the Van and $1060 for the Van XL. The 238.1 miles take about 4 hours 14 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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We came off the ship worn out from a great week and a driver already waiting to take us to Relax Inn was exactly right.
Mi pareja y yo bajamos del barco en PortMiami y había un auto privado ahí mismo para nosotros para llevarnos a Relax Inn.
My partner and I stepped off the ship at PortMiami and a private car was already at the curb to take us to Relax Inn.
First time cruising on my own out of PortMiami, and having a private car ready at the curb for the trip to Relax Inn made it painless. I was dropped right at the front door of Relax Inn, not on a corner with the bags. There was a generous grace period from the agreed time, so I never had to rush to gather the bags.