From $145 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The curbside greeting there is included in the fare; the Meet & Greet at the terminal is a $40 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
The TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West carries a name most cruise travelers already trust, and it sits within the wider Miami region your chauffeur knows well. For a family stepping off a ship, it works as a peaceful home base — a place to drop the bags, spread out, and let the pace of the trip slow down after days at sea. As part of Marriott’s family of properties, it draws the mix of guests you would expect: cruise passengers bookending a sailing, visitors in town for a few unhurried days, and groups who want a relaxing landing spot rather than a rushed one.
Your ride ends at the property’s own entrance, so the first thing you see is the lobby door rather than a curb three blocks away. The chauffeur handles the luggage from the vehicle, which matters most at the end of a long disembarkation morning, when the last thing anyone wants is to wrestle suitcases across a parking lot. Check-in, room details, and parking are all questions the front desk answers best, and the property itself is the right source for those.
What the transfer gives you is the clean handoff in between: off the ship, into a reserved vehicle, and delivered to the TownePlace Suites entrance with nothing improvised along the way. It is the quiet, predictable part of the day — the stretch where you are merely a passenger, watching the road pass, until the doors open at the address you booked.
The run from PortMiami to the TownePlace Suites is booked ahead and timed to your ship, so the vehicle is already staged when you clear the terminal. There is no line to join and no app to refresh — your name, your driver, your reserved SUV or van, waiting where the cruise crowd thins out. The luggage goes straight into the vehicle at the terminal curb, and from there it is one direct leg to the property.
Because the pickup is planned around disembarkation, the included wait time absorbs the slow parts — customs, the luggage hall, the shuffle to the exit. You walk out, the driver is there, and the TownePlace Suites entrance is the next stop. Door to door, your group has the vehicle to itself the whole way, with nothing added on the day and nothing shared with strangers.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West is 33.7 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 54 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95. The fare is per vehicle: $145 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 33.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $145 |
| Drop-off address | 3100 Prospect Rd, Fort Lauderdale |
| Drive time | 54 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West | $145 / $290 / $350 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel (3100 Prospect Rd) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 33.7 miles away, in about 54 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West are $145 (Black SUV), $290 (Van) and $350 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Plan on about 54 minutes for the 33.7 miles from the Port of Miami to TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West via Florida’s Turnpike and 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: $145 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 TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West then takes about 54 minutes.
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 TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $145. Larger groups going to TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West take the Van at $290, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $350, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West to the Port of Miami costs $145 in the Black SUV, $290 in the Van and $350 in the Van XL. Allow about 54 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Private, punctual, and painless — so much better than fighting for a ride outside the terminal. We went from the ship to the front desk of TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West with nothing to worry about in between.
Bajamos del barco con los pequeños agotados del crucero, y una van privada esperando en el puerto hizo el viaje a TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West un paseo. Había un cartel con nuestro nombre junto a las puertas de la terminal, así que ubicamos al conductor sin dar vueltas. Llegar a TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West a primera hora significó que pudimos hacer el check-in y por fin darnos una ducha tras la semana en el mar.
Bajamos del barco con los pequeños agotados del crucero, y una van privada ahí en la terminal hizo el viaje a TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West muy simple. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue confiable y puntual. Los niños durmieron todo el camino, y llegar directo a TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West sin correr en el puerto fue justo lo que necesitábamos.
Reservamos una sola van para todo el grupo de la terminal a TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West para que nadie se quedara atrás. Ya guardamos el contacto para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami. Sin caos en el puerto — caminamos de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí.
Getting off the ship on my own, I had a driver already at the curb for the ride to TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West — zero hassle. The fare was set up front, the same number I was quoted. Getting to TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale West with no detours meant I could settle in without waiting around.