From $610 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Zell Island Resort 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.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The curbside greeting is covered by the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal is offered for $40. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Zell Island Resort sits in Orlando, the inland Florida city that trades the coastline for lakes, parks, and a downtown built around them. After a cruise week on the water, the change of scenery is part of the appeal: instead of the port and the open sea, you arrive to a resort surrounded by the calmer, greener side of central Florida. It is a long ride from the terminal, which makes the resort feel like a genuine second destination rather than a swift hop off the ship.
What you find on arrival is the grown-up side of the metro. Lake Eola Park anchors downtown Orlando with its lakeside paths, and the Kia Center is close by for events and shows. The region around the resort leans toward museums, lakefront green space, and a walkable, boutique-lined feel rather than theme-park crowds, so it reads as unhurried after the pace of a cruise itinerary.
Nearby, Park Avenue in Winter Park gives you a boutique main street to wander, and the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum rounds out the cultural side of the visit. Between the parks, the museums, and the shopping street, the setting around Zell Island Resort suits travelers who want to stretch a cruise into a few more days of simple, walkable Orlando rather than head straight home. Everything reachable from the resort keeps that same relaxed, lakeside-and-galleries character.
The journey is one direct, door-to-door leg. Your chauffeur is staged at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island before you clear the hall, so the wait is theirs, not yours. On disembarkation mornings the terminal exits back up quickly, and having the vehicle already in place means you load and go instead of standing in line. Bags are handled at the curb and ride with you, and the car is reserved for your group alone the whole way.
From the Port of Miami, the route runs about 237 miles up Florida’s Turnpike and I-95 to Zell Island Resort, roughly 234 to 246 minutes terminal to door depending on traffic. It is a single straight shot inland, so once the luggage is in and everyone is settled, you set the pace: one flat fare, one vehicle, and no transfers along the way.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 51 minutes and 238.9 miles to reach Zell Island Resort in Orlando via Florida’s Turnpike. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $610 for the Black SUV, $865 for the Van, $1065 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 238.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $610 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 51 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $865 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1065 |
| Back from Zell Island Resort | $610 / $865 / $1065 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the resort and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 238.9 miles away, in about 3 hours 51 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Zell Island Resort are $610 (Black SUV), $865 (Van) and $1065 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Zell Island Resort is 238.9 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 51 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $610 for the Black SUV.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Zell Island Resort is 238.9 miles away, about 3 hours 51 minutes in light traffic.
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 Zell Island Resort.
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 ($1065). All three go door to door to Zell Island Resort.
On sailing day the ride from Zell Island Resort to your terminal is $610 for the Black SUV, $865 for the Van and $1065 for the Van XL. The 238.9 miles take about 3 hours 51 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Got there fine. we used them last year and again this trip, best of all smooth ride from the curb to the lobby.
Quiet ride. Quick pickup. Fast confirmation.
Todo salió a tiempo de la acera de la terminal hasta la puerta de Zell Island Resort — sin ninguna queja. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue totalmente sólido.
My wife and I stepped off the ship at PortMiami and a private car was waiting at the terminal curb to take us to Zell Island Resort. The ride from the terminal to Zell Island Resort was calm and comfortable, and we could just settle in. An easy, smooth handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Zell Island Resort with nothing left to sort out. Thanks for the smooth handoff!
All of us walked off together and it was a relief to have one private van waiting at the terminal for the ride to Zell Island Resort — everyone in one vehicle. There was a name sign at the curb, so we knew right where to go. The fare was locked in at booking, nothing added at the curb.