Chauffeur service in Fort Lauderdale: FLL, Port Everglades and yacht transfers

Booking a chauffeur in Fort Lauderdale: the four steps

1. Open the reservation engine on this page or the book page and enter the pickup: an FLL terminal, a Port Everglades cruise terminal, a marina on the Intracoastal, a Las Olas address or a hotel on A1A.
2. Add the destination, date and time. For a flight, add the flight number so the car is timed to the real landing.
3. Pick a vehicle class and the engine prices that exact journey once, as a fixed figure. There is no meter and no surge, including on a Saturday in cruise season when the port roads back up.
4. Confirm. The 24/7 reservations and dispatch desk in Toronto assigns a vetted Fort Lauderdale affiliate operator from the LimousineWorldwide.Directory network, contracted to the BlaakLane.com written standard. You get the operator's name, the chauffeur's name and the car details by email.

We do not own a garage in Broward County, and we say so. What you get from us is the fixed fare, the flight tracking, one account across 500 cities and a desk that answers at 3 am. For a day of property viewings from Harbor Beach to Boca Raton, hourly chauffeur hire keeps one car and one chauffeur with you.

What the fare covers, and the waiting rules

The quoted figure is fixed for the route and vehicle you chose. Waiting is built in: 60 minutes from actual landing on international flights, 30 minutes on domestic flights and 15 minutes on other pickups, such as a hotel or a marina. After that, extra time is charged in 15-minute blocks. Child seats are free on request. Planning ranges by class sit on the rates page.

Cancellation terms are the same on every booking: more than 72 hours before pickup is free; 72 hours or less costs 10%; 48 hours or less, 50%; 24 hours or less or a no-show, 100%.

Which vehicle suits a Fort Lauderdale trip?

South Florida trips are short, but luggage is not. Cruise passengers carry a week of clothes, golfers bring bags and yacht crews arrive with kit. See the fleet for the full list; this is how the classes match local trips:

Every affiliate vehicle is four model years old or younger; Rolls-Royce, Maybach and Bentley are accepted up to seven.

Where do I meet my chauffeur at FLL?

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has four terminals, numbered 1 to 4, strung along one loop road. Arrivals and baggage claim are on the lower level. Pre-arranged sedans, SUVs and vans load curbside in the ground transportation areas the airport designates on the lower-level roadway outside the terminals. Once your cases are off the belt, the chauffeur sends a text with the precise loading point. A name-board meet and greet inside baggage claim is an add-on; add-ons are only available in selected locations, and the booking engine shows whether it can be added to your flight.

The airport is unusually close to everything. The runways sit between Dania Beach and the southern edge of the city, so the centre and the port are minutes away:

International arrivals clear US Customs and Border Protection inside the terminal before reaching the curb. Visitors on the Visa Waiver Program need an approved ESTA before they fly. The 60-minute international wait starts at the actual landing, which covers most passport-control queues. Ground rules and terminal maps are published by Broward County's airport site.

FLL or Miami International?

Many travellers to Fort Lauderdale fly into Miami International, which has more long-haul routes to Europe and Latin America. The drive from MIA to Las Olas is typically 35 to 70 minutes on I-95 and much longer on a rainy weekday evening. FLL is simpler for domestic and Caribbean flights. The same fixed-fare logic applies to both, so the choice comes down to the flight, not the transfer. For a stay in Miami or Miami Beach as well, the same account covers both cities.

Private jets at Fort Lauderdale Executive and beyond

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is on the north side of the city, near Cypress Creek and about 15 to 30 minutes from Las Olas. FBOs on the field include Banyan Air Service. Add the tail number and the FBO to your booking; the chauffeur meets the aircraft within that FBO's ramp rules and the pickup time moves with the wheels-down time. Jets also use FLL's own general aviation side and Miami-Opa Locka Executive. Our private aviation and FBO page explains how the timing works.

Port Everglades cruise transfers

Port Everglades is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, with numbered terminals around the harbour between Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach. It is also a secured port. Vehicles enter through staffed checkpoints, and adults in the car are routinely asked for government-issued photo ID, so keep passports or driving licences to hand rather than packed in a case. Tell us your ship and terminal number at booking; on embarkation Saturdays and Sundays the approach roads from the 17th Street Causeway and I-595 can be slow, and the fixed fare does not change.

On disembarkation morning, we time the pickup to your release group rather than the ship's docking time. The port publishes terminal maps and security notices at porteverglades.net. Cruise lines and travel agents moving large groups should read cruise lines and ports.

The yachting capital: crew changes and shipyards

Fort Lauderdale calls itself the yachting capital of the world, and the marine trade shapes a lot of ground transport here. Superyachts berth at marinas along the New River and the Intracoastal Waterway, and refit yards cluster along the Dania Cut-Off Canal and the river west of downtown. Crew arrive at FLL or MIA with sea bags, often at odd hours, and need to reach a yard gate or a marina office. We plan these moves under shipping and crew change; a coordinator confirms names, gate passes and vehicle size in writing.

Neighbourhoods and business districts

• Downtown and Las Olas Boulevard: law firms, banks, the Riverwalk along the New River, and the restaurant strip that runs east to the beach.
• Flagler Village: new residential towers and galleries just north of downtown, near the Brightline station.
• Fort Lauderdale Beach and the Galt Ocean Mile: oceanfront hotels and condominiums along A1A.
• Harbor Beach and Rio Vista: waterfront homes south of Las Olas, close to the port.
• Victoria Park, Wilton Manors and Coral Ridge: residential districts north of downtown.
• Cypress Creek (Uptown): office parks off I-95 near FXE.
• Western suburbs: Plantation, Sunrise and Weston, for corporate campuses, Sawgrass Mills and the arena in Sunrise.

Hotels, venues and the convention centre

Frequent hotel pickups include The Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, the W Fort Lauderdale, the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale, the Conrad, Pier Sixty-Six and The Riverside Hotel on Las Olas. South of the city, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, with its guitar-shaped tower, draws concert and casino traffic from across the region.

The Broward County Convention Center sits at the port entrance on 17th Street, so exhibitors can often walk from harbour hotels. The Florida Panthers play at the arena in Sunrise, about 25 to 40 minutes west of downtown. For trade shows and multi-car events, event transportation is planned by a coordinator and confirmed in writing, and companies with regular travel can open corporate accounts with monthly invoicing.

Fort Lauderdale events by month

The boat show fills every hotel in the county. Exact dates change each year, so check flibs.com and Visit Lauderdale before you book.

Rail and intercity routes

Brightline, the privately run intercity train, stops at its Fort Lauderdale station downtown on its way between Miami and Orlando, with other South Florida stops including Aventura, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. Tri-Rail and Amtrak also serve stations west of downtown. When the timetable does not fit, intercity transfers run door to door:

Driving realities in Broward County

Cars drive on the right. I-95 carries most north-south traffic and has tolled express lanes; Florida's Turnpike, the Sawgrass Expressway and Alligator Alley (I-75) are toll roads collected electronically through SunPass or toll-by-plate. The fare you accept covers the route. The quieter delay is the drawbridge: the Intracoastal and New River bridges, including those on Las Olas and 17th Street, open on schedules for boat traffic and can hold a car for several minutes. Summer brings afternoon thunderstorms that slow I-95 sharply. Chauffeurs plan around both.

Storms, schedule changes and late ships

From June to November, tropical weather can shut FLL and Port Everglades for a day or more, and ships sometimes return early or late to avoid a storm. When a cruise line changes the arrival day, update the booking or contact the 24/7 desk as soon as you hear. Airport pickups adjust themselves, since the chauffeur follows the flight's actual landing time. The standard cancellation terms still apply, so the earlier a change is made the better.

Also in Florida

The same fixed-fare booking works in Tampa, Jacksonville and across the state. For airport-only trips, see airport transfers or our wider black car service.

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