From $140 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel 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.
The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel puts you in Fort Lauderdale, the coastal city that sits just up the shoreline from the Port of Miami. It is a small, personal kind of stay, and the drop-off brings you right to the streets around it rather than to a distant lot. After a week at sea, walking into a hotel that feels its size instead of its scale is a welcome change of pace, and your ride ends at the door, bags and all.
The city around the hotel gives you room to unwind. Fort Lauderdale runs a long promenade beach, and the yacht-lined New River threads through the middle of town. Las Olas Boulevard sets the tone for the neighborhood, with galleries and shopfronts lining the street, and the Riverwalk following the water neighboring. Port Everglades and its cruise piers sit at the southern edge of the city, so you are close to the water on more than one side.
Whether you are here for a single night before a flight or settling in for a longer stay, the location keeps the good parts of Fort Lauderdale within simple reach of the hotel. The beach, the boulevard, and the river are the anchors, and The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel sits among them. Your chauffeur knows Fort Lauderdale and the streets around your stay, so the last stretch of the journey is handled the same way as the highway miles before it, and you step out where you meant to be.
The journey from the Port of Miami to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel covers about 28 miles and takes roughly 44 to 60 minutes, depending on how the day is running. Your chauffeur takes I-95, which keeps the route to a single, direct leg north to Fort Lauderdale. The pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation, so the driver is already organized to meet your group as you come off the ship rather than left to chance.
Once the terminal is behind you, the chauffeur loads every bag at the curb and the luggage rides with you the whole way, lobby to door. It is one group per vehicle, so the journey is yours alone, with no extra stops between the pier and the hotel. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, and that traffic is already worked into the plan, so the drive stays steady from the terminal curb to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 48 minutes and 28.2 miles to reach The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel in Fort Lauderdale via I-95. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $140 for the Black SUV, $200 for the Van, $250 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 28.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $140 |
| Drop-off address | 505 SE 16th St, Fort Lauderdale |
| Drive time | 48 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $200 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $250 |
| Back from The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel | $140 / $200 / $250 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel (505 SE 16th St) and drives the 28.2 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 48 minutes. The return fare is $140 for the Black SUV, $200 for the Van and $250 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 48 minutes for the 28.2 miles from the Port of Miami to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel via I-95 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $140 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, The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel is 28.2 miles away, about 48 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 The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 48 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $140. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($200), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($250). All three go door to door to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel.
Yes. The return from The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel to the Port of Miami costs $140 in the Black SUV, $200 in the Van and $250 in the Van XL. Allow about 48 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Travelling solo this time and managed my oversized bags fine. they confirmed by message the night before. Made the day easier.
Quiet ride. Good price. Nice ride
Bajamos del barco listos para una cama de verdad y un conductor ya esperando para llevarnos a The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel fue justo lo indicado. Para llegar del barco a The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel sin estrés, fue dinero bien gastado. Había una ventana de cortesía desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuvimos que apurarme para bajar del barco.
As a solo cruiser I pre-booked a private transfer from the port to The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel for the morning I got off, and it could not have been easier. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so I didn’t have to lift a thing.
Everything ran on time from the port to the front door of The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel — couldn’t ask for more. We knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was no guessing at the port.