Getting to PortMiami: Terminals, Parking and Directions

Cars and taxis reach PortMiami through the Port of Miami Tunnel, a no-toll, 4,200-foot undersea link from the MacArthur Causeway (State Road A1A) and I-395 to PortMiami (Port of Miami Tunnel).

Inside the Port of Miami Tunnel, cruise traffic keeps to the left lane and cargo trucks to the right, the speed limit is 35 mph, and the size limits are 15 feet high and 8 feet 6 inches wide (PortMiami tunnel safety tips). Pedestrians, bicycles and placarded hazardous materials are not allowed in the tunnel. PortMiami counts nearly 16,000 vehicles a weekday on the port trip through downtown Miami, 28 percent of them trucks, and the tunnel is designed to improve traffic flow in downtown Miami.

PortMiami's own offices are at 1080 Caribbean Way, Suite 500, and the main line is 305-347-4800, the same number the contact page lists for Operations - Cruise (Contact PortMiami). Ground transportation such as shuttles and limousines also serves the cruise terminals (PortMiami directions).

Every PortMiami cruise terminal has its own garage or lot, from Garage AA at 2200 N Cruise Blvd for MSC's Terminal AA to Garages J and K on Caribbean Way for the southside Terminal J (Parking at PortMiami).

The terminal operators come from the PortMiami terminal list: MSC's 490,000 square foot Terminal AA dates from 2025 and can berth three ships at once, Royal Caribbean's twin-peaked Terminal A has served since 2018, Norwegian's Terminal B is the Pearl of Miami, and Virgin Voyages moved into its three-story Terminal V in 2022 (PortMiami cruise terminals). Carnival's three terminals are lettered D through F, and the small southside Terminal J handles boutique and luxury ships. Terminal F parkers use Garage G, not a Garage F, so the ticket in hand should be matched to the terminal letter before driving in.

County-run PortMiami garages charge $28 a day for overnight cruise parking and $10 for a same-day visit, while the MSC and Norwegian garages charge $35 a day (Parking at PortMiami).

PortMiami garages take cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and U.S. traveler's checks, but not debit cards (PortMiami parking payment). At PortMiami a lost ticket is charged as an 11-day cruise, up to $275, and special events cost at least $15. Garage B parking is reserved through ParkWhiz for Norwegian Cruise Line guests, and Garage AA questions go to 888-264-1002.

Clearance matters for vans and roof boxes at PortMiami: above the first floor, posted clearance runs from 6 feet 8 inches (Garage D) to 8 feet 2 inches (Garage K), and Garage AA's clearance is 7 feet (PortMiami garage clearance heights). Recreational vehicles, oversized vans and trailers belong in Surface Lot E, which has no roof; help parking an oversized vehicle is at 305-960-5463 or 305-960-6454.

On cruise days every PortMiami garage is open and staffed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the free shuttle runs only on cruise days (Parking at PortMiami).

On days with no ship in port, PortMiami says to call Cruise Operations or Port Security at 305-347-4800 (PortMiami garage hours). Each PortMiami garage has designated spaces for disabled permit holders, who pay standard rates after two free hours. A vehicle with a Florida disabled veterans plate parks free when the veteran is in it; at the exit, the veteran shows the parking ticket, driver's license and registration and fills out a short form.

PortMiami's accessibility page says wheelchair accessible taxicabs charge wheelchair users no extra fee, cruise terminals have TTY telephones at selected phone banks, and Special Transportation Service offers county paratransit door to door (PortMiami accessibility). Requests for accommodations at PortMiami go to Luis Gonzalez at 305-347-4827 on the contact page, while the accessibility page lists 305-498-4491 for the same office, and TTY callers use Florida Relay at 711 (Contact PortMiami; PortMiami accessibility).

Last verified: October 15, 2026, on the PortMiami website.

Most cruise lines run their own transfers from Miami International Airport to PortMiami, and at MIA those buses load on level 1 at the North bus station (Concourse D, Door 1) or the South bus station (Concourse J, Door 33) (PortMiami directions; MIA FAQ).

MIA also lists public transportation, taxis and ride-share as ways to reach PortMiami, and its FAQ links to driving directions for the port (MIA FAQ). PortMiami adds that permitted ground transportation companies offer charter and shuttle service for individuals and groups, and that travelers flying into Fort Lauderdale have their own route guidance on the port site (PortMiami directions).

PortMiami's cruise line list names 27 lines, from Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian to small-ship operators such as Ponant, Sea Cloud and SeaDream (PortMiami cruise lines). Travelers who drive themselves instead can reserve Norwegian's Garage B through ParkWhiz, with Norwegian parking questions answered at 800-392-1899 (Parking at PortMiami).

A record 8,564,225 cruise passengers sailed through PortMiami in the county's 2025 fiscal year, compared with 8,233,056 a year earlier (Miami-Dade County release, Dec. 2, 2025).

Cargo grew alongside the ships: Miami-Dade's December 2, 2025 announcement put PortMiami at 1,115,058 TEUs for the year through September 30, 2025, its 11th consecutive year above one million (PortMiami FY2025 results). The PortMiami home page repeats the 8,564,225 passengers and 1,115,058 TEUs, while the port site's cargo menu says it handled more than 1,120,913 TEUs in the last fiscal year without naming the year (PortMiami home page).

Royal Caribbean's Terminal G is the next big change at PortMiami. Its terminal listing has not caught up: the page still describes work starting in summer 2025 at the port's western tip and a 2027 opening (PortMiami cruise terminals), while the PortMiami home page now reports the groundbreaking led by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (PortMiami news). The port pages also disagree on leadership: the December 2025 release and the home page's Terminal G item name Hydi Webb as PortMiami Director and CEO, but the contact page still lists Jonathan Daniels in that job (Contact PortMiami). The port home page also notes that PortMiami was the first seaport chosen for a federal Global Entry Enrollment Center.