From $610 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Timbers Resorts 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.
Timbers Resorts is a private resort stay set in the Winter Park area, the grown-up corner of the metro where lakeside parks, small museums, and a boutique-lined main street set the pace. After a long cruise week, it is the kind of place that trades crowds for calm: a home base where you unpack once, settle in, and let the days shape themselves around you rather than a departure board.
What makes the location work is what sits around it. Park Avenue, Winter Park’s boutique-lined main street, is within easy reach, along with the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum and the lakeside parks that offer the area its quiet, walkable character. It is a slower, more polished side of Central Florida — museums you can actually linger in, cafes and shops on a street built for strolling, and green space at the water’s edge instead of highway and parking.
Because the run from the pier is a long one, the goal is to arrive rested and ready to do nothing in particular. You step out of the vehicle at the door of Timbers Resorts with your bags handed down beside you, the journey already paid at its locked rate, and the rest of the day yours to spend. Whether that means an afternoon on Park Avenue, an hour with the glass at the Morse Museum, or a bench by the water, the stay puts you close to the good parts of Winter Park without a second leg to arrange.
This is a door-to-door private transfer that begins at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island. Tell us the cruise line and we stage the vehicle at the correct terminal, so a driver is already waiting at the curb by the time you clear the hall. Your luggage rides with you, loaded once and unloaded at the end — no re-checking, no second vehicle, no shared stops along the way. From the pier it is a single run, and the group travels together for one locked fare.
The route follows Florida’s Turnpike for the full journey — about 239.9 miles, or roughly 240 to 247 minutes depending on the hour. Disembarkation mornings back up fast at the exits, but your driver is staged before you finish walking off, so that wait is theirs rather than yours. You set the departure, the pace, and the playlist, and the ride ends at the door of Timbers Resorts.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 58 minutes and 240.2 miles to reach Timbers Resorts in Winter Park via Florida’s Turnpike. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $610 for the Black SUV, $865 for the Van, $1070 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 240.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $610 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 58 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $865 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1070 |
| Back from Timbers Resorts | $610 / $865 / $1070 |
The return covers the same 240.2 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 58 minutes. From Timbers Resorts the Black SUV costs $610, the Van $865 and the Van XL $1070. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 3 hours 58 minutes for the 240.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Timbers Resorts via Florida’s Turnpike when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $610 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 Timbers Resorts then takes about 3 hours 58 minutes.
Curbside at the terminal your ship uses. Leave the building with your luggage, send a message, and the driver comes to that curb. From there it is 240.2 miles to Timbers Resorts.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $610. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($865), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1070). All three go door to door to Timbers Resorts.
On sailing day the ride from Timbers Resorts to your terminal is $610 for the Black SUV, $865 for the Van and $1070 for the Van XL. The 240.2 miles take about 3 hours 58 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Recogida en la acera, bajada en el lobby.
Mi esposo y yo terminamos un crucero buenísimo y lo rematamos con un auto privado listo en la acera para llevarnos a Timbers Resorts — sin una sola preocupación en la terminal. Teníamos los datos del conductor con anticipación, así que no quedaba de qué preocuparse en la terminal. Sinceramente la parte más fácil del viaje — del barco a la puerta del hotel sin estrés. Sin estrés alguno.
We didn’t want to wrangle kids and luggage looking for a ride at the port, so we booked a private van to Timbers Resorts.
Our family of six came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver had room for all the suitcases for the ride to Timbers Resorts. Booking was simple, we got everything in writing, and everything went exactly as planned. The ride from the terminal to Timbers Resorts was easy the whole way, and we could just watch the city go by.
My wife and I had a great sailing and capped it off with a private car waiting right at the terminal to take us to Timbers Resorts — no fuss at the port. Booking was quick, we got everything in writing, and everything matched what we were told.