From $385 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach in a chauffeured SUV or van.
These are fixed one-way fares for the whole car or van, tolls and fuel included, so the total is known before anyone gets in.
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 Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach sits on Estero Island, the barrier island that gives Fort Myers Beach its name and its shape. The island runs for about seven miles along the coast, edged the whole way by shallow Gulf water that stays peaceful and wadeable well past the shoreline. That places your stay right on the water, with the beach a short walk from the door rather than a drive across town. For a group stepping off a cruise, it is a clean change of pace — salt air, open water, and a stretch of sand that follows the length of the island.
The heart of the island is the pier district at Times Square, a simple anchor point for anyone getting their bearings after arriving. Just next door, Lovers Key State Park keeps a wilder edge of the coast, with quiet beaches, mangrove water, and room to walk away from the crowd. Matanzas Pass sits close by as well, the channel that separates the island from the mainland. Together they offer The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach real variety within a few minutes: the hectic pier on one side, protected state-park shoreline on the other.
What the traveler finds on arrival is a coastal base built around the water. The Gulf runs shallow and peaceful off the island, the pier and its shops sit close, and the wilder beaches of Lovers Key are near enough for an afternoon. With the bags dropped at The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach, the natural next move is merely to walk toward the sand — the beach is right there, and the island stays small enough to cover on foot.
The ride begins the moment you clear the ship. Your chauffeur is staged at your cruise line’s own terminal on Dodge Island, timed to your vessel’s real arrival, so there is no line to join and no waiting on anyone else’s schedule. Bags go straight into the vehicle reserved for your party alone, and from the pier it is one run across the state to the coast, door to door.
Count on roughly 168 to 182 minutes from terminal to door, with traffic near Miami the main variable — which is why the pickup follows your ship’s actual arrival with room to spare. It is a genuine road journey, and that is exactly where a private vehicle earns its keep: space to stretch, your own climate control, and stops only when you ask for them. The driver carries you the whole way to the entrance of The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach, luggage handled from the curb.
The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach is 158.1 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 2 hours 49 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. The fare is per vehicle: $385 for the Black SUV, $505 for the Van and $620 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 158.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $385 |
| Drive time | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $505 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $620 |
| Back from The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach | $385 / $505 / $620 |
The return covers the same 158.1 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 2 hours 49 minutes. From The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach the Black SUV costs $385, the Van $505 and the Van XL $620. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 158.1 miles from the Port of Miami to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach take about 2 hours 49 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $385 for the Black SUV, $505 for the Van and $620 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, The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach is 158.1 miles away, about 2 hours 49 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 The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $385. Larger groups going to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach take the Van at $505, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $620, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
We do. The driver picks you up at The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach and takes you to your cruise terminal for $385 (Black SUV), $505 (Van) or $620 (Van XL). Plan on about 2 hours 49 minutes for the 158.1 miles, more at rush hour.
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My husband and I had a great sailing and followed it with a private car ready at the curb to take us to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach — not one worry at the terminal. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach, it was well worth it.
Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and a comfortable ride over to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach, it was money well spent.
Right on schedule, professional, and the driver knew exactly where The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach was.
Our crew rode together straight from the port to The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach, and it was so easy. We went from the ship to the front desk of The Pink Shell Hotel @ Fort Myers Beach with no stress at all. There was a name sign at the curb, so we knew right where to go.