Fort Lauderdale to PortMiami Cruise Port Transfer
- Flat rate
- $149
- Distance
- 29 mi
- Duration
- ~45 min
Payment reserves your date · 50% deposit if booked over 72 h ahead · free cancellation 24+ h · cancellation policy
This page is for the guest who's already checked into a Fort Lauderdale hotel the night before a cruise — the 'park and stay' package traveler, not someone landing at an airport. You booked a room near Las Olas or the beach, you're sailing out of PortMiami in the morning, and you need a car that shows up at your hotel's front entrance at the exact time you asked for, no earlier scramble to an airport curb involved.
Fort Lauderdale to PortMiami is a straightforward 29 miles and about 45 minutes down I-95, short enough that timing is more about your hotel's checkout and porter process than the drive itself. We coordinate directly with your embarkation window rather than a flight — tell us your ship's boarding time and we work backward from there.
Because this is a hotel pickup, there's no flight-tracking involved and no baggage-claim wait to plan around — it's a scheduled departure from your lobby or porte-cochère, which makes the whole morning simpler for groups traveling with cruise-sized luggage.
How much is a private car from Fort Lauderdale (city/hotels) to PortMiami?
The flat rate is $149 one way in a black Chevrolet Suburban, for up to 6 passengers and 6 large bags. The drive is about 45 minutes over roughly 29 miles. The rate covers the whole vehicle, with tolls included. Gratuity is optional.
Pickup Procedure
For hotel-origin pickups in Fort Lauderdale — Las Olas, the beach corridor, or downtown properties on a cruise package — your chauffeur arrives at the main entrance or valet area at the confirmed time, with 15 minutes of free wait built in if your group is still finishing checkout or waiting on a bellman for the bags.
What's Included
- —Black Chevrolet Suburban — up to 6 passengers, 6 bags
- —Licensed, professionally vetted chauffeur
- —Flight tracking on airport pickups
- —60 min free wait at airports & cruise ports, 15 min elsewhere
- —Child seats from $49 each (infant, toddler, booster)
- —Bottled water · phone chargers · English and Español · Russian booking and phone support
Frequently Asked
Do you pick up from Fort Lauderdale hotels the morning of a cruise, or only from FLL airport?
This page is specifically for hotel-to-port pickups — no airport, no flight involved. If you're flying into FLL and heading straight to a cruise, that's a separate transfer; ask us and we'll route you correctly.
How early should we leave our Las Olas hotel for a PortMiami embarkation?
Given the 45-minute drive, leaving your hotel 3 hours before boarding cutoff is comfortable, accounting for porter drop-off, security lines, and check-in at the terminal, which gets busiest between 11am and 1pm on turnaround days.
What's the fare for this route?
$149 flat, hotel door to PortMiami terminal, regardless of which Fort Lauderdale neighborhood your hotel is in within the metro area.
Can you handle a group with a lot of cruise luggage from the hotel?
Up to 6 passengers and 6 bags fit in the Suburban. If your hotel's bell staff is loading the vehicle, let your driver know on arrival so timing accounts for that step.
How does payment work?
Payment reserves your date. Book more than 72 hours ahead and a 50% deposit reserves it now; 72 hours before pickup, the balance is charged automatically to the payment method you booked with. Book 72 hours or less ahead and checkout collects the whole fare. There's no card processing fee — that's built into the flat rate — and gratuity is optional.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel 24+ hours before pickup for a full refund. Inside that window, we retain 25% of the fare; no-shows retain 50% of the fare.
Do you provide child seats?
Yes. Infant, toddler and booster seats are $49 each for the first two and $99 each after that, charged once per booking. Round trips and multi-leg bookings add 50% per additional leg. Request them when you book so they are installed before pickup.