Fort Lauderdale hotels with a shuttle to Port Everglades
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
1The situation
Most Port Everglades cruisers fly into FLL, and the airport is so close to the port that the cruise lines' own transfers are a 10-minute bus ride. The hotel shuttle matters because you arrived the night before and need the morning leg. Here is the thing the listings hide: at this port the port run is almost always **charged per person**, and the range is wide — $9 a head at the Hyatt Place, $10 at the Cambria, about $10 at the Four Points, and $20 at the Hilton Garden Inn, which also runs only three pickups a day. Even the airport leg is not always free: the Embassy Suites charges $12 a person and runs 6am-10pm. For two people a $20-a-head transfer costs more than a rideshare. Do the sum per party, not per room.
2What you actually need
A port run that matches your line's arrival window
Embarkation windows are usually 11am-3pm. Several hotels run the port shuttle in a morning block and then switch back to airport-only. If the last port run leaves before your window opens, you wait at the terminal with your bags.
Whether the port shuttle is free, paid, or package-only
The airport leg is usually free. The port leg is often a per-person charge or bundled into a cruise package. A $10-per-head shuttle for four people is the same as a rideshare.
Capacity on multi-ship Saturdays and Sundays
Port Everglades can turn five or more ships on a winter weekend. Hotel vans fill. Reserve the shuttle at booking, in writing, with the departure time and the number of people.
Which terminal it drops at
The port is big. A shuttle that drops at Terminal 2 when you sail from Terminal 18 leaves you a mile-plus away. Tell the hotel your ship and line when you reserve.
3The shortlist4 hotels, cheapest first
Each hotel is here because it meets the requirements above — not because of its star rating. Prices are nightly rates before tax for the default dates; volatile facts (shuttles, parking terms) are stated as what to confirm, not as promises.
1.Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina
0.5 mi from Port Everglades Cruise Terminal · 1881 South East 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Hilton4-starRenovated 2023
7.5/10173
Port shuttle availability has varied — confirm directly whether it runs, when, and whether there is a charge. The rideshare fallback is the shortest in the city.
Parking
Paid, roughly $25-40/night; no cruise-length parking — use the port garages.
Shuttle
Confirm directly with the hotel; plan on a $10-15 rideshare as the default.
Check-in
from 04:00 PM (hotel-stated)
Check-out
by 11:00 AM (hotel-stated)
$115/nightbefore tax
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
$443on Agoda · Sep 25–Sep 26 · before taxCheck live price →checked Sep 17
2.Embassy Suites by Hilton Fort Lauderdale 17th Street
1.0 mi from Port Everglades Cruise Terminal · 1100 Se 17Th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Embassy Suites3-starRenovated 2007
8.0/1040
Runs an airport shuttle at $12 per person, 6am-10pm, and a cruise terminal shuttle **for a surcharge it does not publish**. Ask for the port fare per person and the departure time; for two people a rideshare at $10-20 for the car may well be cheaper.
Parking
Self-parking $36.00 per day, valet $41.00 per day for ordinary stays. Park, Stay & Go covers up to seven nights' parking. Confirm days covered directly with the hotel.
Shuttle
Airport shuttle $12 per person, 6am-10pm — not free. Cruise terminal shuttle for a surcharge, price unpublished. Confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-out
Confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-in
from 04:00 PM (hotel-stated)
$130/nightbefore tax
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
3.Le Méridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport
0.9 mi from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) · 1825 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33004
Le Méridien4-star
8.4/1012
Complimentary scheduled airport shuttle around the clock; the port run is quoted at about $10 per person one way. Confirm the fare, the times and which terminals it serves — and check you are being quoted for this hotel and not the similarly named Four Points nearby.
Parking
Self-parking quoted at about $10 per day / $70 per week; cruise-length parking via package. Confirm directly — two similarly named Four Points properties exist near FLL.
Shuttle
Complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle. Port transfer about $10 per person one way. Confirm directly.
Check-in
from 03:00 PM (hotel-stated)
Check-out
by 11:00 AM (hotel-stated)
$144/nightbefore tax
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
$169on Agoda · Sep 25–Sep 26 · before taxCheck live price →checked Sep 17
1.0 mi from Port Everglades Cruise Terminal · 1851 SE 10th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316-2935
Hyatt Place Hotels3.5-star
7.9/1050
Runs an airport and cruise port shuttle, and the port fare is the cheapest found here at **$9.00 per passenger**. At half a mile out the rideshare alternative is trivial anyway. Confirm the departure times for your sailing and reserve at booking.
Parking
Self-parking from about $12 per night. No named cruise-length package found — confirm directly.
Shuttle
Airport and cruise port shuttle; port fare $9.00 per passenger. Confirm times directly.
Check-in
from 03:00 PM (hotel-stated)
Check-out
by 12:00 PM (hotel-stated)
$288/nightbefore tax
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
About 2-3 miles; 10 minutes without traffic. Taxis from the airport to the port are short and cheap; the cruise lines' own transfers are usually not worth it for a party of two.
Rideshare backup from 17th Street / Dania Beach hotels
Typically $10-20, 5-10 minutes. Surge is common from mid-morning on embarkation days. Worth pricing against the hotel shuttle: at $20 per person each way, a couple pays more for the shuttle than for a car.
Walkable hotels
None are truly walkable to the terminals — the port is a secured area with a vehicle entrance. The 17th Street hotels are the closest at 1-2 miles, but plan a ride with luggage.
Hollywood / Dania Beach hotels
3-5 miles south on US-1 or I-95; 10-15 minutes. The shuttle matters more here because the rideshare is longer.
Prices and schedules change. Treat figures as ranges and check before booking.
5What to avoid
⚠️Trusting the phrase 'airport/cruise port shuttle' without asking which one runs when. At many hotels the port leg is a paid, scheduled service and the airport leg is the free one.
⚠️Booking a shuttle hotel for a family of five and assuming you'll all fit on the same run with six suitcases. Ask about luggage capacity.
⚠️Relying on a hotel shuttle alone on a five-ship weekend in February without a rideshare plan B. Surge pricing is annoying; missing the ship is worse.
6Book
Use the rate links on each hotel above. If a hotel's value depends on a named package (park & cruise, shuttle), confirm the package with the hotel before you pay — packages are usually direct-booking rate codes, not OTA rooms.
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