From $405 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Swerve Inn in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Every fare below is per vehicle, one way, with the driver, fuel and tolls inside the number. Pick the row that fits your group and luggage.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the curbside greeting included in the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal available for $40 if you want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Swerve Inn sits in Cape Coral, a Gulf-coast town defined by water. Hundreds of navigable miles of canals thread through the neighborhoods here, which is why so many guests spend their first afternoon out on the water rather than in a car. When you step out of your ride, you are in a place built for slow, easy days along the coast, with the islands and the mainland linked by a handful of quick bridges.
What travelers find on arrival is a base that puts the best of the area within reach. Four Freedoms Park is close by, and the Fourmile Cove Ecological Preserve gives you quiet trails and mangrove water right in Cape Coral. Rotary Park is another nearby stop, an easy pick when you want green space without a long drive. Many guests fold the Cape Coral canals and Four Freedoms Park into their plans as soon as they land ashore, then branch out from there.
The town’s short bridges make Fort Myers and the surrounding islands simple day trips, so a stay at Swerve Inn does not lock you to one spot. You can spend a morning on the canals, cross over for lunch, and be back by evening. It is the kind of setting where the address is only the starting point — the water, the parks, and the island crossings are what shape the visit. Coming straight from the ship, you reach all of it without a shuttle line or a long drag across the port with your bags.
This is one clean run from the pier to the door. Your chauffeur meets you curbside at your own cruise terminal — not a distant parking lot — with the timing set to your ship’s actual disembarkation and an hour of free waiting built in, so a slow customs line never costs you the car within that time. Your bags go straight into the vehicle, help at both ends included, and the drive heads out along I-595 with no added stops. The vehicle is yours alone, and the flat fare is locked at booking.
The route covers roughly 169.5 miles and normally takes about 180 to 188 minutes, terminal to door, with traffic on I-595 the main variable. Because the pickup follows your ship rather than a slot cut to the minute, there is room to spare on arrival day. On a run this long, having your own vehicle means you set the departure, the pace, and the playlist the whole way to Swerve Inn.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Swerve Inn covers 169.7 miles and takes about 3 hours 1 minutes in light traffic via I-595. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $405, Van $540, Van XL $660. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 169.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $405 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 1 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $540 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $660 |
| Back from Swerve Inn | $405 / $540 / $660 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the inn and drives the 169.7 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 3 hours 1 minutes. The return fare is $405 for the Black SUV, $540 for the Van and $660 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Swerve Inn as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
The 169.7 miles from the Port of Miami to Swerve Inn take about 3 hours 1 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $405 for the Black SUV, $540 for the Van and $660 for the Van XL.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Swerve Inn is 169.7 miles away, about 3 hours 1 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 Swerve Inn.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $405. Larger groups going to Swerve Inn take the Van at $540, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $660, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
We do. The driver picks you up at Swerve Inn and takes you to your cruise terminal for $405 (Black SUV), $540 (Van) or $660 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 1 minutes for the 169.7 miles, more at rush hour.
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No íbamos a hacer malabares con niños y maletas buscando transporte en el puerto, así que reservamos una van privada a Swerve Inn. Para llegar del barco a Swerve Inn sin estrés, valió cada minuto.
My partner and I stepped off the ship at PortMiami and a private car was waiting at the terminal curb to take us to Swerve Inn. No lot to comb through — we just went straight from the curb into the car. Getting to Swerve Inn first thing meant we could settle in without waiting around.
Smooth transfer, fixed fare, no surprises from the terminal to Swerve Inn. Would book again.
The kids were running on empty when we walked off, and a private van right at the terminal got everyone to Swerve Inn in one piece. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Swerve Inn, it was money well spent.
Private, punctual, and stress-free — way easier than fighting for a ride outside the terminal. I was dropped right at the front door of Swerve Inn, not down the block.