From $635 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to The Salyers Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The curbside greeting is covered by the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal is offered for $40. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
The Salyers Resort sits in Apopka, an inland community in Central Florida, well away from the coast where your cruise ends. It is a destination property in its own right, the kind of place people travel to and settle into rather than pass through, and the drive here carries you from the busy port district into the quieter, greener heart of the region. For a group stepping off a ship, it makes a natural landing point at the end of the sailing.
Because the resort has its own grounds and its own entrance, your ride ends exactly where you are staying, not at a corner or a curb nearby. The chauffeur brings the vehicle to the property entrance and carries your bags the last few steps, so the handoff from car to lobby is short and unhurried. After days at sea and a morning of disembarkation, arriving directly at the door means the travel day is genuinely over the moment you climb out.
Apopka places you in Central Florida rather than along the coast, and that changes the character of your surroundings: a calmer, more inland setting once the port and the highway are behind you. The resort works equally well as a base for a longer stay or as a single comfortable stop before you turn back toward the ship. Whatever the plan, the transfer is built around the property itself, delivering your whole party to The Salyers Resort together and on your own schedule.
The ride runs straight from your cruise terminal to The Salyers Resort with no stops in between. Your chauffeur is staged near the terminal exits before you clear the disembarkation hall, so the group is met at the curb rather than left to hunt for a car, and every bag goes into the vehicle before you pull away. From the port the route follows Florida’s Turnpike inland, covering roughly 252 miles to Apopka. Plan on somewhere between 252 and 261 minutes on the road, depending on whether you roll out in quiet hours or into heavier traffic.
Once you are moving, the vehicle is yours alone for the whole journey: your own climate, room to stretch out, and one quiet run to the property’s entrance. There is nothing to add on the day and nothing to arrange en route unless you ask. When you reach The Salyers Resort, the driver carries your luggage the last few steps to the door.
The Salyers Resort in Apopka is 251.3 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 4 hours 8 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $635 for the Black SUV, $905 for the Van and $1120 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 251.3 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $635 |
| Drive time | 4 hours 8 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $905 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1120 |
| Back from The Salyers Resort | $635 / $905 / $1120 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the resort and drives the 251.3 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 4 hours 8 minutes. The return fare is $635 for the Black SUV, $905 for the Van and $1120 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with The Salyers Resort as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
The 251.3 miles from the Port of Miami to The Salyers Resort take about 4 hours 8 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $635 for the Black SUV, $905 for the Van and $1120 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 Salyers Resort is 251.3 miles away, about 4 hours 8 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 Salyers Resort starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 4 hours 8 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($635 to The Salyers Resort) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($905) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1120) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
Yes. The return from The Salyers Resort to the Port of Miami costs $635 in the Black SUV, $905 in the Van and $1120 in the Van XL. Allow about 4 hours 8 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Cruising with the family, we wanted the port end handled, so a private van waiting at the terminal The Salyers Resort made the day. No scramble at the port — we just stepped out and the car was ready.
All of us walked off at once and it was a relief to have one private van ready at the curb for the ride to The Salyers Resort — everyone in one vehicle. There was a sign with our name at the exit, so we didn’t have to look around. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no wondering which car was the right one on the way out. Made getting off the ship so easy.
Todo salió a tiempo del puerto hasta la puerta de The Salyers Resort — sin ninguna queja.
For an easy disembarkation, my husband and I had a private driver waiting for us at the cruise terminal to run us over to The Salyers Resort. An easy, smooth handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into The Salyers Resort with nothing left to sort out. No line to stand in — we just went straight from the curb into the car.
My partner and I wanted a clean handoff outside the terminal, so we booked a private ride to The Salyers Resort before we even sailed. There was a name sign at the curb, so we didn’t have to look around. The fare was fixed when we booked, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.