From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside greeting costs nothing extra; the Meet & Greet at the terminal with a name sign adds $40.
SoBe Ocean Drive Suites sits in South Beach, the southern tip of the barrier island that holds the classic Miami Beach postcard. The address puts you on Ocean Drive itself, the strip lined with pastel Art Deco facades that offer this stretch its name. Step out the door and the grid opens up on foot — this is one of the most walkable corners of the coast, so much of what draws people here is reachable without getting back in a car.
The beach is the obvious pull. With South Beach right on the water, Lummus Park and its broad band of sand sit close to the suites, which makes a beach afternoon the natural move once you have dropped your bags. Guests who stay here tend to fold in the Art Deco Historic District, Española Way, and the Lincoln Road Mall over the course of a visit, with the New World Center also neighboring in South Beach. It all falls inside the same compact grid.
That concentration is the appeal — sand, pastel storefronts, and shopping packed into a few blocks you can cover on foot. Anything about the rooms, rates, or amenities lives on the property’s own page; our part is getting you there from the ship. Arrival day runs in one direct line: clear the cruise terminal, bags to the curb, and a single ride that ends at the door of SoBe Ocean Drive Suites, with the whole vehicle reserved for your group alone.
The run begins the moment you clear the terminal. Your chauffeur is staged for your ship’s actual arrival, meets you at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, and handles every bag from the curb into the vehicle. From the pier it is one direct journey along SR A1A and the MacArthur Causeway — roughly 6.1 miles — ending at the door of SoBe Ocean Drive Suites.
Plan on about 19 to 21 minutes on the road, a little more if you sail in on a weekend morning when the port empties all at once; that traffic is already built into the timing. Fuel, standard tolls, and luggage assist ride inside the fare, and the vehicle stays yours alone from pickup to drop-off — no waiting for a driver on the curb, no detours along the way.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 22 minutes and 6.3 miles to reach SoBe Ocean Drive Suites in Miami Beach via MacArthur Causeway. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van, $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 6.3 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drop-off address | 1458 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach |
| Drive time | 22 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | MacArthur Causeway |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from SoBe Ocean Drive Suites | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel (1458 Ocean Dr) and drives the 6.3 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 22 minutes. The return fare is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with SoBe Ocean Drive Suites as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 22 minutes for the 6.3 miles from the Port of Miami to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites via MacArthur Causeway when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV.
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 6.3 miles to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites.
Outside the cruise terminal, at the curb. Driver, car and plate arrive by message ahead of the pickup, so you know who to look for; the drive to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 22 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $89. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($140), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($200). All three go door to door to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites.
We do. The driver picks you up at SoBe Ocean Drive Suites and takes you to your cruise terminal for $89 (Black SUV), $140 (Van) or $200 (Van XL). Plan on about 22 minutes for the 6.3 miles, more at rush hour.
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On point, first time setting up a transfer like this and it went smoothly.
Con toda la tropa, reservar un auto privado del puerto a SoBe Ocean Drive Suites significó nada de correr la mañana del desembarque. El viaje de la terminal a SoBe Ocean Drive Suites fue cómodo y sin apuros, y pudimos ver pasar la ciudad.
Mejor imposible. nos ayudó con las cuatro maletas grandes, y encima sin peajes sorpresa, sin sobreventa, solo el viaje.
We cruised with a group of friends and wanted the whole group in one private ride to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites after disembarking.
My partner and I weren’t up for the chaos outside the terminal, so we reserved a private ride to SoBe Ocean Drive Suites before we even sailed. There was a board with our name on it at the curb, so we didn’t have to look around. It was a private car for our party alone — nobody else to wait on — a relief after a week aboard.