From $365 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Santa Maria Harbour Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Santa Maria Harbour Resort sits on Estero Island, the barefoot barrier island that shapes Fort Myers Beach on Florida’s Gulf coast. It is a shoreline address in the truest sense: the sand is only steps from where you stay, so the water you spent the cruise looking at from a deck is now something you can walk to in a few minutes. After days at sea, that short distance is the whole point.
Estero Island keeps things wide and unhurried. The beach here is broad, soft, and made for slow mornings, and the Times Square pier district gives you a walkable cluster of the island’s activity when you want a little more going on. Plenty of guests who book this ride do the simple thing on arrival day — drop the bags, change, and trade the ship’s crowded pool for real sand the same afternoon they disembark. Nobody has to plan much for that; the island makes it simple.
There is more within reach when you feel like moving. Lovers Key State Park is close by for a quieter stretch of coast, and Matanzas Pass and Bowditch Point Park anchor either end of the island for walking, watching the water, and catching the boat traffic slipping through. The passes at both ends of Estero Island are known for dolphins, so it is not unusual to spot a fin from shore. It adds up to a calm, coastal base to land in right after a cruise.
This is one direct leg, door to door. After you clear disembarkation at the Port of Miami, your chauffeur is already staged for your ship’s arrival, so the waiting is on the driver’s side, not yours. Bags go straight from the terminal curb into the vehicle, and they stay with you the whole way — no reloading, no second stop. The route runs by I-595 and covers roughly 143.8 miles to Santa Maria Harbour Resort.
Plan on about 154 to 165 minutes on the road, depending on the hour and the traffic that day. The vehicle is yours alone for the journey, so the pace is set by your group and no one else. Tell us your ship and arrival date and the pickup is timed to the morning terminal rush, so the car is ready as you come out rather than something you have to chase down once you are on the curb with your luggage.
Santa Maria Harbour Resort in Fort Myers Beach is 144.1 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 2 hours 36 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. The fare is per vehicle: $365 for the Black SUV, $475 for the Van and $580 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 144.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $365 |
| Drop-off address | 7317 Estero Blvd C1, Fort Myers Beach |
| Drive time | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $475 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $580 |
| Back from Santa Maria Harbour Resort | $365 / $475 / $580 |
The return covers the same 144.1 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort (7317 Estero Blvd C1), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 2 hours 36 minutes. From Santa Maria Harbour Resort the Black SUV costs $365, the Van $475 and the Van XL $580. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 2 hours 36 minutes for the 144.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Santa Maria Harbour Resort via I-595 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $365 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, Santa Maria Harbour Resort is 144.1 miles away, about 2 hours 36 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 Santa Maria Harbour Resort.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $365. Larger groups going to Santa Maria Harbour Resort take the Van at $475, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $580, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from Santa Maria Harbour Resort to the Port of Miami costs $365 in the Black SUV, $475 in the Van and $580 in the Van XL. Allow about 2 hours 36 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and an easy ride over to Santa Maria Harbour Resort.
We got off the ship with the kids and a mountain of luggage, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Santa Maria Harbour Resort so easy. The van was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
My partner and I finished a wonderful cruise and followed it with a private car ready at the curb to take us to Santa Maria Harbour Resort — no fuss at the port. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out.
Couldn’t have been simpler — met at the curb, luggage handled, and a comfortable ride over to Santa Maria Harbour Resort. Getting to Santa Maria Harbour Resort straight from the terminal meant we could settle in without waiting around.
I didn’t feel like chasing a ride the morning I got off the ship, so I arranged a private car from the terminal to Santa Maria Harbour Resort. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so I didn’t have to struggle with anything. The car was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, a relief in the Miami heat.