From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The prices are flat and quoted per vehicle for the whole one-way ride: no meter, no surge, nothing added at the curb.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. The curbside greeting at the terminal is included; the Meet & Greet at the terminal, your driver holding a name sign, is available for $40. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is a hotel-and-resort property set in Winter Springs, a quiet community within Central Florida. It sits well inland from the coast, in the calmer stretch of the state where residential streets and green space replace the bustle of the shoreline. For a traveler stepping off a cruise, it is the kind of destination that rewards the long drive north — a place to unpack, slow down, and settle in once the ship is behind you.
Because the property has its own entrance, the ride ends exactly where you are staying rather than at a corner neighboring or a lot down the block. Your chauffeur brings the vehicle to the door, and the group steps out at the property itself with the bags carried the last few feet to the curb. The surrounding roads are the ordinary streets of Winter Springs, so the final minutes of the journey stay peaceful and easy — a gentle close to a day that began with disembarkation and customs at a hectic port.
Central Florida asks for a bit of planning after a cruise, and that is part of why arriving by private vehicle suits Starwood Hotels & Resorts so well. You travel as one group, keep your own pace, and reach the entrance without transfers or waiting in a line for a ride. However tired the sea days have left you, the last leg is spent in a vehicle reserved for your party alone, with the door of your stay as the single, settled destination at the end of it.
The ride begins right at your cruise terminal at the Port of Miami. Once you have cleared the ship and customs, your chauffeur is already staged and waiting, so there is no scramble for a car in the disembarkation crowd. Your luggage goes into the vehicle for you, the group settles in together, and the drive north toward Winter Springs starts on your own schedule rather than a stranger’s.
From there it is a long inland haul across Central Florida — plan on roughly 244 to 255 minutes door to door, depending on the hour and the traffic. The route stays the same for your whole party in one vehicle, at a single locked fare, so the only thing left to do is watch the miles pass. At the far end, you are dropped at the property’s own entrance with your bags brought to the curb beside you.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is 227.2 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 3 hours 44 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 227.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 44 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Starwood Hotels & Resorts | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 227.2 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 44 minutes. From Starwood Hotels & Resorts the Black SUV costs $600, the Van $850 and the Van XL $1050. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is 227.2 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 44 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 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, Starwood Hotels & Resorts is 227.2 miles away, about 3 hours 44 minutes in light traffic.
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 Starwood Hotels & Resorts starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 44 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Starwood Hotels & Resorts) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($850) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1050) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
We do. The driver picks you up at Starwood Hotels & Resorts and takes you to your cruise terminal for $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) or $1050 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 44 minutes for the 227.2 miles, more at rush hour.
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The two of us booked a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t worry about the timing getting over to Starwood Hotels & Resorts. We knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was no guessing at the port. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Starwood Hotels & Resorts, it was absolutely worth booking.
After our sailing, my wife and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we lined up a private car to Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no wondering which car was the right one on the way out. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — so much nicer than piling in with strangers.
Cruising with the family, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van straight over to Starwood Hotels & Resorts was perfect. The SUV was clean, cool, and comfortable, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
Éramos seis bajando en PortMiami, y un traslado privado a Starwood Hotels & Resorts fue la forma fácil. Pasamos de la terminal a una cama de verdad sin estrés alguno. La tarifa estaba acordada de antemano, sin sorpresas en una mañana de desembarque cargada.