Miami Airport to PortMiami
PortMiami is the cruise port, and it is the one trip here where the cruise line often decides how you go. The airport lists four ways to make the trip, from a pre-booked cruise transfer to a taxi meter.
- Where
- PortMiami: Downtown Miami, on Dodge Island
- By road
- 13.5 miles, about 27 minutes in light traffic. The airport says PortMiami is about 9 miles away. Our routing tool measures 13.5 road miles to the cruise terminals, so the taxi range below covers both.
- Ways compared
- Cruise line transfer, Taxi, Ride app, Metrorail and City of Miami trolley
Every way to get to PortMiami, compared
| Way | Time | Cost | First from MIA | Last from MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruise line transfer | Set by the cruise line | Set by the cruise line | Follows your ship's schedule | Follows your ship's schedule |
| Taxi | About 27 min in light traffic | About $36 to $50 on the meter | Any hour | Any hour |
| Ride app | About the same as a taxi | Set in the app at booking | Any hour | Any hour |
| Metrorail and City of Miami trolley | Varies with the trolley transfer | $2.25 Metrorail; trolley free | Trolley Mon to Sat from 6:30 a.m. | Trolley to 11:00 p.m., no Sunday service |
Cruise line transfer
Cruise lines that sell a transfer board it at one of two bus stations: the north station on Level 1 of Concourse D at Door 1, or the south station on Level 1 of Concourse J at Door 33. The cruise line sets the price and the timetable, so your cruise booking tells you which door and which time.
Cruise line transfer at MIA: boarding point and full details
Taxi
Taxis load at the arrivals level curb. The meter is the price: $2.95 for the first 1/6 mile, $0.85 for each 1/6 mile up to one mile, $0.55 for each 1/6 mile after that, $0.40 a minute while waiting, plus the $2.00 airport charge. At the airport's 9 miles that comes to about $36, and at our routed 13.5 miles about $50. A trip that starts at MIA or PortMiami has a $15 minimum.
Ride app
Pickups are on the first level (arrivals), at the middle median beyond the crosswalk, and on the second level (departures). The app shows the zone and door number. The airport publishes no ride-app fares, so the price to the port is whatever the app quotes.
Metrorail and City of Miami trolley
The airport's own instructions are to ride the free MIA Mover to the Miami Intermodal Center, then take the City of Miami Trolley on the Flagami, Little Havana or Coral Way route to reach PortMiami. In the county's September 2026 timetable data only the Flagami trolley stops at the Intermodal Center, and its published hours run Monday to Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. That makes this a several-change trip with luggage, so it suits a small bag and a flexible embarkation time.
Metrorail and City of Miami trolley at MIA: boarding point and full details
Good to know
- A cruise line usually asks guests to reach the terminal in a set window. The port and the line, not the airport, publish that window.
- Taxis leaving the port charge the same $2.00 origination fee and $15 minimum as at MIA.
Questions about PortMiami
Is there a shuttle from MIA to PortMiami?
The shuttle or bus option is Cruise line transfer (Set by the cruise line; Set by the cruise line).
Cruise line transfer at MIAHow long is the drive from MIA to PortMiami?
13.5 miles, about 27 minutes in light traffic. The airport says PortMiami is about 9 miles away. Our routing tool measures 13.5 road miles to the cruise terminals, so the taxi range below covers both.
Sources: Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade County, OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), City of Miami, Miami-Dade Transit GTFS feed (service dates July 20 to Nov 22, 2026)