From $89 per vehicle, a private one-way ride from Port of Miami to Virginia Gardens, met at the cruise terminal and driven straight to your door.
Each rate below is charged per vehicle, not per head, and it is locked the moment the booking is confirmed — pick the size that matches your party.
Pickup happens right at the PortMiami cruise terminal, where the driver stands by the curb as your group walks off the gangway.
After you clear the terminal with your bags, the driver steps in, lifts the cruise luggage, and walks your party the short distance to the vehicle parked near the exit. Meet and greet is part of the ride at no extra charge; a held name board is the one add-on here, running $40 when you ask for it over WhatsApp ahead of time. Details on the driver — full name, license plate, vehicle description — land by text the day before departure, so there is no guesswork on the pier. A courtesy wait is built into every terminal pickup, which absorbs the usual disembarkation crowd, and a late berth only shifts the meeting later at no cost to you.
Virginia Gardens is a small, peaceful residential village pressed against the western edge of Miami International Airport, northwest of downtown.
The village keeps a low-rise, easygoing feel: short tree-lined streets, tidy single-family homes, and a settled neighborhood character that sits oddly close to one of the region’s busiest journey gateways. What you locate here is everyday life — a couple of neighborhood parks, casual local restaurants, and ordinary services — rather than a resort strip, which makes Virginia Gardens a practical base for travelers with airport, cargo, or business ties neighboring. Lodging in the surrounding airport corridor — the Miami Springs side, the Doral business district, and the broader neighborhoods ringing the airfield — mixes quiet residential blocks with traveler-welcoming hotels, and the driver drops you at whatever address you have booked. For details on the community itself, the Village of Virginia Gardens keeps an official site, reachable through its contact page.
The journey from the port up to Virginia Gardens is one of the shorter, more direct runs on the roster, tracing a compact path toward the airport corridor northwest of the terminals.
Because the village sits so near the airfield, the drive stays brief and uncomplicated next to the long inland transfers. How long it actually takes swings with the day and the hour rather than with anything on the bill: a quiet afternoon flows freely, while a morning when several ships empty at once puts more cars on the same roads. The driver plans the meeting around your vessel’s real arrival, so the car is staged and ready as you step off instead of circling the pier. Because the fare is one-way and fixed, a slow patch of traffic never adds a cent — the price holds whether the lanes are open or packed.
Yes — the SUV or van carries only your group, with no pooling and no shared seats. From the cruise terminal to your Virginia Gardens address, the vehicle belongs to your party for the whole run. There is never a stop to gather a stranger along the way.
Disembarkation morning is the most common pickup on this route. Book the time for shortly after your scheduled walk-off, and the car is in position when you reach the curb. Even if several ships clear together and traffic thickens near the terminals, your reserved vehicle is waiting and the rate does not move.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Virginia Gardens covers 9.9 miles and takes about 26 minutes in light traffic via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and SR 948. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $89, Van $140, Van XL $200. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 9.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drive time | 26 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Airport Expressway (SR 112), SR 948 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Virginia Gardens | $89 / $140 / $200 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at your address in Virginia Gardens and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 9.9 miles away, in about 26 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Virginia Gardens are $89 (Black SUV), $140 (Van) and $200 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Plan on about 26 minutes for the 9.9 miles from the Port of Miami to Virginia Gardens via the Airport Expressway (SR 112) and SR 948 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV.
Choose the moment you will be on the curb with your luggage. The driver is at your terminal at the agreed time, then covers the 9.9 miles to Virginia Gardens.
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 9.9 miles to Virginia Gardens.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $89. Larger groups going to Virginia Gardens take the Van at $140, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $200, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from Virginia Gardens to the Port of Miami costs $89 in the Black SUV, $140 in the Van and $200 in the Van XL. Allow about 26 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Sin drama. Sin estrés. Bien hecho.
Sem dor de cabeça. Naada pra reclamar, absolutamente nada.
Our crew rode together straight from the terminal to Virginia Gardens, and it worked out great. We’ve already booked them for our next cruise out of PortMiami. It was only our group in the car — no one else’s stops — which was so much nicer than piling in with strangers. No stress at all.
We cruised as a group and wanted everyone and the luggage in one private ride to Virginia Gardens after disembarking. For a stress-free way to get from the port to Virginia Gardens, it was well worth it.
Iba de crucero por mi cuenta y reservé un auto privado para que me esperara en la terminal de cruceros al bajar del barco y llevarme directo a Virginia Gardens. Había un buen período de gracia desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuve que apurarme para juntar las maletas. La noche anterior recibí un mensaje con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no hubo que adivinar en la acera al salir.