From $89 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from MIA to the Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive in South Beach, at a flat rate.
Each figure below buys the whole vehicle, not a seat, and it is locked the moment you book — traffic and demand never move it.
Your assigned driver tracks the inbound flight and is at the arrivals curb when you walk out, whichever MIA terminal your airline uses. That curbside meet is part of the fare: clear baggage, step outside, and the black SUV or van is waiting for your bags. Favor to be met inside the hall with a name sign in hand? That in-terminal greeting is a $40 add-on you arrange over WhatsApp when booking. No taxi queue, no app to refresh — a single message sets the pickup point.
At 1440 Ocean Drive, the Betsy Hotel stands out on the barrier island of South Beach, reached across Biscayne Bay. It sits inside the Art Deco Historic District, where pastel facades, sidewalk cafes, and open sand share a handful of blocks. This is a boutique property as known for its poetry, visiting-writer, and live-music programming as for its rooms — a cultural streak that earned it a Michelin Key. Step out of the car and the public beach and Lummus Park lie directly across Ocean Drive, with Lincoln Road’s boutiques and the Collins Avenue bars a simple walk away. Rooms and current happenings are on the hotel’s official site, and a wider neighborhood guide sits on the Miami and Beaches profile.
Plan on roughly 15 to 25 minutes between MIA and the Betsy Hotel in ordinary traffic. Most of that spread is about timing: weekday rush leans toward the longer end, while midday and late-evening runs finish nearer fifteen. The usual line is the Dolphin Expressway, SR-836, running east toward the causeways and over to Ocean Drive. Because the price is fixed per vehicle, a slow stretch never changes the total — there is no meter ticking in the back seat. If a dinner reservation or a meeting follows check-in, tell the driver your target arrival time and the schedule is built back from it.
Every one of these transfers is private: the black SUV or van carries only your party, with no shared seats and no detours to collect other riders. Your driver is bilingual — English and Spanish — which helps at a hectic international airport when a plan needs a swift word on the way in. You also obtain a direct WhatsApp thread with the person actually behind the wheel, so a slow bag or a changed plan is one message rather than a call-center ticket. A named driver assigned before you land, a flat per-vehicle price, and a car that treats the pickup like an appointment: that is the gap between this and flagging something down outside arrivals.
Yes — the service runs in both directions. Share your departure flight and the driver schedules a hotel pickup timed to land you at the terminal with room to spare before check-in. You can reserve that leg alone or bundle it with the arrival as a single round-journey booking.
From Miami International Airport (MIA), plan on about 29 minutes and 12.8 miles to reach The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and I-195 (Julia Tuttle 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 the MIA arrivals curb.
| Road distance | 12.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drive time | 29 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Airport Expressway (SR 112), I-195 (Julia Tuttle Causeway) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from The Betsy Hotel | $89 / $140 / $200 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel and takes you to the departures curb at MIA, 12.8 miles away, in about 29 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from The Betsy Hotel are $89 (Black SUV), $140 (Van) and $200 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Plan on about 29 minutes for the 12.8 miles from Miami International Airport (MIA) to The Betsy Hotel via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and I-195 (Julia Tuttle 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.
Your driver waits outside arrivals at MIA. Text the exit door as you leave baggage claim and the vehicle comes to that curb. The name, car model and plate reach you ahead of the ride. From there the ride to The Betsy Hotel takes about 29 minutes in light traffic.
The pickup follows the flight, not the time you booked. If the schedule changes, send the new details on WhatsApp; the driver watches the landing, and the FAQ page linked below covers the waiting rules before the ride to The Betsy Hotel.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to The Betsy Hotel take the Van at $140, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $200, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. Drivers cover the 12.8 miles between MIA and The Betsy Hotel around the clock. The booking box prices the exact hour you choose before you pay, and the FAQ page linked below explains how pickup hours work.
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There were five of us landing at MIA, and one private transfer to the Betsy Hotel was way simpler than splitting into cars.
Traveling with the kids, I was NOT about to wrangle a taxi at MIA, so I booked a private van to the Betsy Hotel.
Viajando sozinho, não queria complicação ao sair do Aeroporto de Miami, e isto não podia ser mais fácil. Era um carro privativo só para mim, o que deixou o trajeto até the Betsy Hotel fácil e calmo.
Landing with the whole crew, it made all the difference that the driver was waiting at arrivals with room for everyone. The driver was bilingual, which made the whole thing that much easier.
La mejor decisión — la llegada quedó totalmente resuelta, puerta a puerta. El conductor cargó todas nuestras maletas para que no tuviéramos que batallar con nada tras el vuelo.