Your return to the airport

Your return to Miami Airport

The queue inside and the traffic outside both go into the pick-up time.

Your return to Miami Airport

  1. Domestic flights

    Pick-up 2 hours before departure, plus the drive from your hotel.

  2. International flights

    Pick-up 3 hours before departure, plus journey time. MIA is one of the busiest international airports in the country and it shows at check-in.

  3. Rush hour counts double

    From South Beach between 16 and 19 h, allow an hour for a drive the map calls thirty minutes.

Departure tips at this airport

  • Peak hoursWeekday afternoons from 16 to 20 h is the busiest window. We suggest earlier pick-ups then.
  • SecurityQuick at most of our airports; the charter check-in queues are the slow part.
  • After securityFood and shops are airside, past security; don’t linger before it.
  • Nothing to payThe return is already paid. The driver may accept a tip; never a fare.
Need to change the pick-up time?

Change the time, the flight or the number of passengers from your booking. With Premium, free up to 12 hours before; with Economy, one change with 24 hours’ notice.

Written and kept up to date by our own team at Miami International Airport · reviewed 30 September 2026