From $110 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from the Port of Miami cruise terminal to Tamiami by black SUV or van.
Every price below covers the whole private vehicle, not each seat, and it is fixed the moment you book — traffic, demand, or a busy disembarkation morning never moves it.
Cruise arrivals start with a curbside pickup right outside your terminal at the Port of Miami. Once you clear customs and collect your bags, the driver is already positioned at the curb, ready to load the cruise luggage and start the run inland — no app to open and no shared vehicle to wait on. If several ships empty on the same morning and the terminal roads back up, the driver tracks your ship’s real arrival and shifts the pickup to the moment you step off, so a slow disembarkation never costs you the ride. Prefer a name sign held at the exit? That can be added for $40.
Tamiami is a quiet, family-oriented pocket on the western side of Miami-Dade, in the Westchester region, well back from the downtown crowds. Its center of gravity is a broad county park with ball fields, tennis and racquet courts, an indoor arena, and open lawns that fill with seasonal fairs, expos, and community events through the year. Around that green anchor sit neighborhood plazas, schools, and local restaurants, giving arriving travelers a low-key landing spot near the metro’s western edge, where the streets offer way toward the border of the Everglades. Read more on the Miami-Dade County park page or this local guide to the park.
From the port the route runs inland across Miami-Dade on the Dolphin Expressway (SR-836), a short journey that usually stays well under an hour. A crowded disembarkation morning or the afternoon rush can add minutes, yet the fare is fixed, so a slower drive only means a longer ride and never a higher price. One quirk of this western stretch is worth a note: the avenues here carry three-digit numbers, and flipping a single pair can leave a driver a few blocks off target. Paste the complete drop-off address at booking with its quadrant letters and ZIP, and add a map pin for a newly built home, because mapping data lags behind fresh construction out this way. The run still ends right at your Tamiami doorstep.
The rate is per vehicle, never per person. Five passengers in the black SUV pay the same $110 as a solo rider, and the vans keep their flat price whether they ride half full or packed. Select the size that fits the party and the number in the list above is the full cost of the ride.
There is no penalty and no need to re-book. The driver follows the ship’s real arrival and moves the pickup to when you actually clear the terminal. A late berth merely shifts the timing, and the fixed fare stays exactly what was agreed at booking.
It does — this is a private, door-to-door run, not a drop at a station or lot. Offer the full street address at booking and the driver takes you from the terminal curb directly to that Tamiami door, bags carried to the step. There are no shared legs and no extra pickups along the way.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 35 minutes and 18.4 miles to reach Tamiami via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $110 for the Black SUV, $170 for the Van, $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 18.4 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $110 |
| Drive time | 35 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $170 |
| Main roads | Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Tamiami | $110 / $170 / $200 |
The return covers the same 18.4 miles: pickup at your address in Tamiami, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 35 minutes. From Tamiami the Black SUV costs $110, the Van $170 and the Van XL $200. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 35 minutes for the 18.4 miles from the Port of Miami to Tamiami via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $110 for the Black SUV.
Book the time you expect to walk out of the terminal with your bags, not the docking time. The waiting rules for slow disembarkation days are on the FAQ page linked below. The drive to Tamiami then takes about 35 minutes.
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 Tamiami starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 35 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($110 to Tamiami) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($170) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($200) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
We do. The driver picks you up at Tamiami and takes you to your cruise terminal for $110 (Black SUV), $170 (Van) or $200 (Van XL). Plan on about 35 minutes for the 18.4 miles, more at rush hour.
Every policy in full: FAQ
We came off the ship tired but happy and a private car right from the terminal to Tamiami was exactly right. The driver took care of every bag so we didn’t have to juggle it all.
Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and a comfortable ride to Tamiami. The fare was the number we were quoted, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.
Exactly as promised — a driver waiting, bags loaded, and an easy ride out to Tamiami. The meet-and-greet at the curb was included, and I didn’t have to search for anyone.
Cruising with the family, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van waiting at the terminal Tamiami was perfect. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out when we walked out. The kids were done after a week at sea, and getting straight to Tamiami without a scramble at the port was exactly what we needed.
No íbamos a batallar con los pequeños y el equipaje buscando transporte en el puerto, así que reservamos una van privada a Tamiami. Reservar fue fácil, recibimos todo por escrito, y todo coincidió con lo que nos dijeron. El conductor metió toda la pila de equipaje para que no tuviéramos que batallar con todo.