From $110 per vehicle — a private, one-way black-car ride from Port of Miami straight to your Richmond West door, by SUV or van.
Every fare below is the price for the whole vehicle, not per seat, and it locks the moment the booking is confirmed — traffic and demand never move it.
Your driver is curbside at the PortMiami cruise terminal, right where passengers exit after customs. Sixty minutes of courtesy waiting come with the pickup, so there is room to gather bags before you head out. Ask on WhatsApp beforehand and a name sign is held at the curb for an added $40. Disembarkation day is the most-booked slot, and it runs the same way each time: reserve using your ship’s name and docking date, and the car is in place as you walk out. Meet-and-greet is part of the ride at no charge.
From the port the route runs southwest across Miami-Dade County toward Richmond West, and the door-to-door time swings with the day and hour more than anything else. A quiet midday journey moves quickly. Cruise mornings are the slow stretch — when several vessels clear together, the roads out of downtown and the southbound routes load up fast, and the ride runs longer than an off-peak crossing. The driver reads live traffic and picks the cleanest exit from the terminal. Since the price is set per vehicle, a slower road never lifts what you owe.
Richmond West is a low-key, family-minded pocket of southwest Miami-Dade County, a good distance from the crowds that ring the port downtown. Nearly all of it is residential — block after block of single-family homes, with local parks, schools, and the odd shopping plaza mixed in — and it lands near the southern rim of the metro, close to where the built-up streets fade into the greener Redland farm belt and open ground. For a visit to family, a base in the southern suburbs, or a pause in a longer Florida journey well away from beach nightlife, it works as a quiet place to set down.
Yes, with a little prep. Some addresses in this corner of the county sit behind a staffed booth or a keypad, and a hired car carries no resident pass. Ask whoever you are visiting to register your arrival through the community’s guest app, or to call it down to the gatehouse. Mention which street the main entrance opens onto, too, since side gates commonly stay reserved for residents.
Lodging sits across southwest Miami-Dade’s suburbs and the roads feeding them, near the family neighborhoods and shopping plazas. Because the ride is door to door, you are dropped at the exact street address you name — a house, a vacation rental, or a local hotel — so no follow-on ride is needed once you land in Richmond West.
Richmond West is 27.4 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 49 minutes without heavy traffic via the Don Shula Expressway (SR 874) and the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). The fare is per vehicle: $110 for the Black SUV, $170 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 27.4 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $110 |
| Drive time | 49 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $170 |
| Main roads | Don Shula Expressway (SR 874), Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Richmond West | $110 / $170 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at your address in Richmond West and drives the 27.4 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 49 minutes. The return fare is $110 for the Black SUV, $170 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Richmond West as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
The 27.4 miles from the Port of Miami to Richmond West take about 49 minutes without heavy traffic via the Don Shula Expressway (SR 874) and the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $110 for the Black SUV, $170 for the Van and $200 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 27.4 miles to Richmond West.
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 27.4 miles to Richmond West.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $110. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($170), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($200). All three go door to door to Richmond West.
Yes. The return from Richmond West to the Port of Miami costs $110 in the Black SUV, $170 in the Van and $200 in the Van XL. Allow about 49 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Nosso grupo reservou uma van direto do terminal até Richmond West, e foi muito fácil. Tinha espaço de sobra para o grupo todo e a pilha inteira de malas numa van só até Richmond West. Na noite anterior recebemos uma texto com o nome do motorista e a placa, então não havia nada para resolver ao sair.
Nuestro grupo bajamos del barco juntos y reservamos una van privada de la terminal de cruceros a Richmond West. Había un buen período de gracia desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuvimos que apurarme para pasar la aduana.
We got off the ship with the kids worn out after the cruise, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Richmond West painless. The car was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
Bajamos del barco cansados pero contentos y un auto privado desde la terminal a Richmond West marcó la pauta. El auto estaba con espacio de sobra para todo el equipaje del crucero, con el aire perfecto tras el barco.
The two of us sailed out of PortMiami and getting a private car to meet us at the terminal for the ride to Richmond West took all the stress out of it. An easy, smooth handoff for the two of us from the ship to Richmond West. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no guessing at the curb when we walked out.