Taxi

[Victoria51]

Is it easy to just get a taxi when you arrive back to Miami Port?   Or….should we buy the pricey transfers from the cruiseline?  Or ….any other suggestion? 

[CAG]

Easy to get a taxi and there is a flat rate to Miami International Airport.

 

[LHT28]

26 minutes ago, CAG said:

Easy to get a taxi and there is a flat rate to Miami International Airport.

 

not flat rate any longer

 

[LHT28]

28 minutes ago, Victoria51 said:

Is it easy to just get a taxi when you arrive back to Miami Port?   Or….should we buy the pricey transfers from the cruiseline?  Or ….any other suggestion? 

just walk out the door after baggage claim & get in the taxi line

[Victoria51]

51 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

just walk out the door after baggage claim & get in the taxi line

 

51 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

just walk out the door after baggage claim & get in the taxi line

 

[Victoria51]

Huge lines waiting or….manageable 20 mins or less?

[LHT28]

19 minutes ago, Victoria51 said:

Huge lines waiting or….manageable 20 mins or less?

when we disembarked  in Oct  it was like 3 mins wait  for a larger  taxi as there were 4 of us

we had 8:30  time slot   got bags  & in taxi in no time

it was about $60 to MIA

[edgee]

Do not even THINK of booking cruise line transportation for Florida home ports!

[rebeccac]

Personally, I would use Lyft or Uber.  Usually a bit cheaper than the taxis.  

[ORV]

58 minutes ago, rebeccac said:

Personally, I would use Lyft or Uber.  Usually a bit cheaper than the taxis.  

Not only that but in my experience using Uber is much much better all the way around than a taxi. Nicer cars, nicer drivers, better prices, you know what you're paying upfront. We were forced to use a taxi recently when we had vouchers for them on a flight that was delayed overnight. On the way back to the airport the next morning they filled their van up, to the point of being uncomfortable, and collected vouchers from everyone. Just one voucher alone would pay for the ride. On top of that the van smelled bad and the driver was not friendly. 

Edited November 10, 2023 by ORV

[the mice]

21 hours ago, rebeccac said:

Personally, I would use Lyft or Uber.  Usually a bit cheaper than the taxis.  

How easy to get Uber or Lyft?  Special area for pickup?

Thanks.

[BarbaraM]

17 minutes ago, the mice said:

How easy to get Uber or Lyft?  Special area for pickup?

Thanks.

In Miami—  easy. We wait across the street near the parking structure entrance, I don’t think there is a designated area. . I’m not sure what the experience is like if several mega ships are disembarking at the same time.  taxi’s are impacted by that as well.  

[Hlitner]

1 hour ago, the mice said:

How easy to get Uber or Lyft?  Special area for pickup?

Thanks.

There are numerical markers along the road.  When we  summon an Uber/Lyft we simply tell the driver (via text or a phone call) our exact location.  It is then easy to follow the drivers progress (on the app) to know when to look for the car.

 

As to the taxi queues, they generally move fast.  While some run out of patience, they might consider using a cruise line transfer means boarding a bus, waiting until the bus is filled, waiting until the luggage is loaded, and generally being dropped at a single airport drop site that can be a long way from your particular terminal/gate.  And to make the situation worse, the cost of most cruise line transfers are more expensive than taxis or Uber.

 

Hank

[MarkWiltonM]

Uber or Lyft is definitely less expensive than a taxi. 

[Hlitner]

47 minutes ago, MarkWiltonM said:

Uber or Lyft is definitely less expensive than a taxi. 

One does need to beware of Uber "surge pricing."  What is nice about Uber or Lyft is that you do see the price on the app and do not need to make a decision (Uber vs Taxi) until that time.  We have sometimes walked over to the taxi queue and looked at Uber while we waited in line.  If there is a decent Uber (or Lyft) price and a car will get to us in a few minutes, than we move out of the queue and over to our Uber/Lyft pick-up spot.

 

It used to be easy to figure pricing, but now that Miami has done away with the fixed price to MIA, it is more difficult.   If heading to a more distant airport (such as FLL from the Port of Miami or MIA from the Port Everglades) we have always found Uber/Lyft a much better deal than a taxi.

 

Hank

[Jayne E]

On 11/10/2023 at 1:16 PM, Victoria51 said:

Huge lines waiting or….manageable 20 mins or less?

Your wait for ship to fill up and leave will be longer than a taxi line and much more expensive. 
Great idea to get on taxi line and then call Uber/Lyft. 
 

[tipsygirl]

On 11/10/2023 at 10:56 AM, CAG said:

Easy to get a taxi and there is a flat rate to Miami International Airport.

 

It is easy to get a taxi. Does takes some time, depending on where you are in the line coming off the ship.