From $370 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Silver Sands Resort 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.
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.
Silver Sands Resort sits in Fort Myers Beach, out on Estero Island — the barrier island that fronts the Gulf with about seven miles of shallow, easy water. It is a genuine road journey away from the cruise terminals, the kind of arrival that feels like a real change of scenery once the ship is behind you. When you step out of the vehicle here, the island itself is the destination, with the beach a short reach in most directions.
The heart of Fort Myers Beach gathers around the pier district at Times Square, where the fishing pier meets the main stretch of shops and open-air tables. It is the walkable, come-as-you-are center of the island, and most guests staying neighboring end up drifting through it more than once. From Silver Sands Resort you are within the same slice of the island, so the pier, the sand, and the Gulf are all part of the ordinary day rather than a separate excursion.
Just beyond the resort, the wilder side of the island opens up. Lovers Key — a state park with undeveloped, natural beaches — sits close by for anyone who wants quieter shoreline and space to walk. Matanzas Pass is also near at hand, part of the same Fort Myers Beach setting of waterways and shallow flats. Guests here tend to fold Estero Island, Times Square, the pier, Lovers Key State Park, and Matanzas Pass into the first day or two after they come ashore, all within easy reach of the resort.
This is a door-to-door private transfer from your ship’s own terminal at the Port of Miami straight to Silver Sands Resort. Your chauffeur is staged at the terminal before you finish clearing the hall, so the group meets the vehicle at the curb rather than searching for a ride. Bags go from the terminal curb into the vehicle with hands-on assist, and they stay with you the whole way — one vehicle reserved for your party alone, timed to when the ship actually docks.
From there it is a single, direct leg. The chauffeur takes I-595 and covers roughly 157.3 miles to Silver Sands Resort, a run that normally lands between 165 and 176 minutes. Disembarkation mornings stack up fast at the terminal exits, but because the driver is already waiting, that wait is theirs and not yours — you settle in, keep your own climate zone, and the highway does the rest of the work up the coast.
Silver Sands Resort in Fort Myers Beach is 148.5 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 2 hours 48 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. The fare is per vehicle: $370 for the Black SUV, $480 for the Van and $590 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 148.5 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $370 |
| Drive time | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $480 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $590 |
| Back from Silver Sands Resort | $370 / $480 / $590 |
The return covers the same 148.5 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 2 hours 48 minutes. From Silver Sands Resort the Black SUV costs $370, the Van $480 and the Van XL $590. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 148.5 miles from the Port of Miami to Silver Sands Resort take about 2 hours 48 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $370 for the Black SUV, $480 for the Van and $590 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 148.5 miles to Silver Sands Resort.
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 148.5 miles to Silver Sands Resort.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $370. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($480), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($590). All three go door to door to Silver Sands Resort.
We do. The driver picks you up at Silver Sands Resort and takes you to your cruise terminal for $370 (Black SUV), $480 (Van) or $590 (Van XL). Plan on about 2 hours 48 minutes for the 148.5 miles, more at rush hour.
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Getting a big group off the ship and over to Silver Sands Resort is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van took the stress right out of it. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Silver Sands Resort, it was money well spent.
We came off the ship worn out from a great week and a driver already waiting to take us to Silver Sands Resort was the right call.
My husband and I weren’t up for the chaos outside the terminal, so we booked a private ride to Silver Sands Resort before we even sailed. We went from the ship to the front desk of Silver Sands Resort with zero hassle along the way.
Después de una semana en el mar, lo único que quería era un traspaso limpio, así que un auto privado desde la terminal hasta Silver Sands Resort fue justo lo indicado.