From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Hollywood to Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
The driver is at your door in Hollywood at the time you chose, with the vehicle reserved for your group alone. Bags are handled for you, the courtesy wait at the pickup is 15 minutes, and the journey runs straight to the resort with no detours you did not ask for.
Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel is the flagship property of the Epic Universe complex in Orlando, the third theme park at Universal Orlando Resort, which opened on April 16, 2025. It carries the Loews name and hospitality style, paired with an address that sits right against the action rather than a shuttle ride away from it. For travelers whose whole journey is built around the newest park, this is the hotel that puts the gate within reach.
What sets the property apart is where it stands. The building rises immediately beside the Epic Universe entrance, so the walk from the lobby to the park is short and direct, with easy reach across the wider Universal Orlando Resort as well. That location means a morning can start at the gates with barely any travel after you wake, which is exactly what a family or group planning early park days tends to desire.
Around the hotel you locate the immersive themed lands, restaurants, and entertainment that offer the Universal resort district its character. When our driver pulls up, the drop is right at the door, and your bags come out with you. There is no rental counter to visit, no parking deck to circle, and no queue to join before your day starts. You step out of the vehicle and walk into the resort, with the park, the dining, and the themed streets waiting a short distance ahead. From the first morning, the hotel does the work of keeping Epic Universe close.
The journey starts at your own door in Hollywood. Tell us the pickup time, or offer us the arrival time you desire at the hotel and we count backward from it, and your chauffeur comes to the address you booked rather than a curbside meeting point. Every checked bag and carry-on goes into the vehicle, loaded and unloaded for you, so nobody wrestles luggage at either end. One dedicated driver stays with you the whole way north, with nobody swapping seats and nobody sharing the ride.
Away from peak hours the drive runs about 3.5 hours, though holiday weekends, rush-hour traffic near the metro areas, and large park-event days can add time. A short optional stop for a restroom or a snack is easy midway; say the word and the flat per-vehicle rate still holds. Because your driver runs this corridor frequently, the departure time is set against real conditions, and you reach at the Universal Helios Grand Hotel entrance ready for the day.
From Hollywood, plan on about 3 hours 19 minutes and 214.8 miles to reach Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel in Orlando via Florida’s Turnpike. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van, $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your hotel lobby or front door in Hollywood.
| Road distance | 214.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 8505 S Kirkman Rd, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 19 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel (8505 S Kirkman Rd) and takes you to your address in Hollywood, 214.8 miles away, in about 3 hours 19 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Either one. Enter your hotel or home address in Hollywood when you book, and the driver meets you at that lobby entrance or front door. Then the 214.8 miles to Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel take about 3 hours 19 minutes.
Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel is 214.8 miles by road from Hollywood. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 19 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 for the Black SUV.
Tolls and fuel are included. The fare from Hollywood to Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel is $600 for the Black SUV and covers the full 214.8 miles via Florida’s Turnpike; nothing is added on the way.
Count your group and your large bags. Five people with five cases fit the Black SUV at $600; a group of nine with nine cases needs the Van at $850; up to fourteen with fourteen cases go in the Van XL at $1050. All three run door to door from Hollywood to Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel.
Any time of day or night. Choose the hour in the booking box and the price for that exact hour appears before you pay; the ride to Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel covers 214.8 miles via Florida’s Turnpike.
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Primeira vez em Miami, viajando com amigos, o grupo inteiro, o ar-condicionado deu conta do calor de Miami. o wifi funcionou, as crianças se entretiveram no caminho. Sem tarifa dinâmica e sem esperar no calor.
Reservé esto para ir de Hollywood hasta Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel sin alquilar nada, y no pudo ser más fácil. El conductor fue seguro y constante al volante, así que pude relajarme de verdad. Viajando por mi cuenta, me sentí en buenas manos desde mi puerta en Hollywood hasta Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel.
No tenía ganas de manejar tanto por mi cuenta, así que reservé una SUV privada de Hollywood a Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel y dejé que otro se ocupara de la carretera. El conductor cargó cada maleta para que no tuviera que cargar nada. Me recogieron sin un solo retraso en Hollywood, sin cambios de último momento.
We were visiting grandparents in Hollywood before the resort part of the trip, and a private van to Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel made the switch painless. The fare was fixed and agreed when we booked — nothing added at the end, which for a long trip like this we really appreciated.
With the little ones, pre-booking a door-to-door ride from Hollywood up to Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a Loews Hotel meant no rental to sort out. We got a text the night before confirming the pickup time in Hollywood, and the car was there when we walked out — nothing to chase. The car was roomy enough for everything, a relief in the Florida heat.