From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Tugboat Resort (private) 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.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Tugboat Resort is a private property in the Orlando region, roughly 232 road miles up from the PortMiami cruise terminals. After a long sailing, it works well as a single, settled home base once you come ashore — one address to offer the chauffeur, one door where the ride ends and the rest of your journey begins.
Orlando is more than its parks, and the property sits close to the real city. Downtown you will locate Lake Eola Park, where swans glide on the lake at the center of it all. A short reach away is the Kia Center, the downtown arena that fills up on game and concert nights. North in Winter Park, Park Avenue lines up boutiques and sidewalk cafes, and the wider Amway and Kia Center district keeps the evenings hectic. All of it falls inside Orlando, simple to fold into the days around your stay.
Because it is a private address rather than a terminal or a crowded lobby, arrival is quiet: the vehicle pulls up to the door, your bags come out, and you are where you meant to be. If you are sailing round journey, the same property becomes your launch point back to the port, so the return leg starts from a place you already know rather than a strange curb at the far end of the drive.
The journey runs door to door, from the PortMiami cruise terminal straight to Tugboat Resort. Plan on roughly 232 miles by way of Florida’s Turnpike, about 231 to 241 minutes depending on the hour and the traffic that day. Because ships rarely release everyone at the same minute, the pickup is planned around your vessel’s actual arrival, with room built in for customs and the luggage hall so no one is standing on the pier watching the clock.
Your chauffeur meets you and handles the bags from the terminal curb into the vehicle — no dragging suitcases across a parking lot. The car is reserved for your party alone for the full run north, with fuel and typical tolls already inside the fare. When the drive is done, the same hands lift the luggage out at the door of Tugboat Resort, and that is the end of it.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Tugboat Resort (private) covers 236.0 miles and takes about 3 hours 46 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $600, Van $855, Van XL $1055. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 236.0 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 1018 S Lake Davis Dr, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $855 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1055 |
| Back from Tugboat Resort (private) | $600 / $855 / $1055 |
The return covers the same 236.0 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort (1018 S Lake Davis Dr), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 46 minutes. From Tugboat Resort (private) the Black SUV costs $600, the Van $855 and the Van XL $1055. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 3 hours 46 minutes for the 236.0 miles from the Port of Miami to Tugboat Resort (private) 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: $600 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 Tugboat Resort (private) then takes about 3 hours 46 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 Tugboat Resort (private).
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $600. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($855), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1055). All three go door to door to Tugboat Resort (private).
On sailing day the ride from Tugboat Resort (private) to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $855 for the Van and $1055 for the Van XL. The 236.0 miles take about 3 hours 46 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Sem reclamações: ajudou a colocar as quatro malas grandes, o que pagamos bateu com o orçamento, mais uma viagem tranquila, por isso já reservo antes.
Our family of five came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver had room for all the suitcases for the ride to Tugboat Resort (private). The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was reliable and on time. The SUV was clean, cool, and comfortable, a relief in the Miami heat.
We got off the ship with the little ones worn out after the cruise, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Tugboat Resort (private) so easy. The fare was fixed when we booked, the same number we were quoted.
Nuestra familia de cuatro bajó del barco en PortMiami y el conductor tenía espacio para cada valija para el viaje a Tugboat Resort (private). Reservar fue simple, recibimos una confirmación sólida, y todo salió tal cual. Sin filas que hacer — caminamos de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí.
Everything went to plan from the port to the front door of Tugboat Resort (private) — exactly as promised. There was a sign with our name at the exit, so we knew right where to go.