Arriving at Miami Airport
Three levels, six concourses, and one rule: ground transportation is Level 1.
Arrival instructions, step by step
MIA is big. The one thing to get right is that everything happens on Level 1, and Level 1 is arrivals.
Immigration
US citizens and residents, and Global Entry holders, use the kiosks. Everyone else joins the visitors line, which at MIA is genuinely long when several wide-bodies land together.
The laser visa works for flying, with a passport
Mexico’s border crossing card (DSP-150) is a B-1/B-2 visa, so it works for flying to Miami or Orlando. The one thing to remember is that arriving by air you always present it together with a valid Mexican passport: the card on its own will not get you on the plane.
A connection in the United States counts as entry
There is no sterile international transit here: everyone who lands clears immigration, collects their bag and rechecks it. If you are only connecting onward to another country, you still need an ESTA or a visa. Without one you will not be allowed to board at origin.
Baggage claim and customs
Collect your bags, clear customs, and if you are connecting you re-check them right there.
Go to Level 1
Every terminal at MIA has three levels and ground transportation is on Level 1, the arrivals level. If you came out of Customs at Concourse J, take the elevator down.
Find the sign
Your driver meets you on the ground transportation level of your terminal, holding an eTransfers sign. Photo and plate are in MyTrip before you land.
Twenty minutes to downtown
Downtown and Brickell are twenty minutes without traffic, South Beach about thirty, Fort Lauderdale forty-five.
Meeting point by terminal
Your confirmation names your terminal. Here is where we stand at each one.
Ground transportation, Level 1, by the eTransfers sign.
5 min walk · AmericanGround transportation, Level 1, by the eTransfers sign.
4 min walk · American (international), British Airways, Iberia…Ground transportation, Level 1, by the eTransfers sign.
4 min walk · Southwest, Spirit, Frontier…Ground transportation, Level 1, by the eTransfers sign.
4 min walk · Avianca, Copa, Aeroméxico…Ground transportation, Level 1, by the eTransfers sign.
4 min walk · Delta, United, JetBlue…Ground transportation, Level 1, by the eTransfers sign.
5 min walk · Lufthansa, Air France, KLM…How to recognize your driver
- Name and photoSent by WhatsApp the evening before, with the vehicle plates.
- The eTransfers signBlue sign, white logo, your name in large letters.
- Uniform and vehicleNavy polo with the logo. The vehicle model and plates match your message.
- Live locationAsk IAN and we send the driver’s live location while you walk out.
What to watch for at Miami Airport
Nobody licensed solicits rides inside a US airport terminal. Anyone offering you a ride at baggage claim is operating illegally.
Departures is Level 2, arrivals and ground transportation are Level 1. Most missed pickups at MIA are a level problem, not a driver problem.
MIA is one of the worst airports in the country for surge. A prepaid transfer costs what it said in January, whatever is happening outside.
Driver name, photo and plate are in MyTrip before you land.
What happens if your flight moves
- We track your flight numberFrom the moment you book. If the schedule moves, we move the pickup before you land.
- The driver waits, at no chargeSixty minutes after landing on international flights, thirty on domestic. Immigration lines never count against you.
- If you miss the flight entirelyMessage us with the new flight number. With Premium, changing the date or the time is free up to 12 hours before the original pickup; with Economy it is your one included change, with 24 hours’ notice. Outside those windows, we move it subject to availability.
Miami Airport transfer questions
Where exactly do we meet?
I am arriving at Concourse J. Is that different?
Do you go to PortMiami and Port Everglades?
Are tolls included?
How far is Fort Lauderdale?
Is the price the same at night?
Written and kept up to date by our own team at Miami International Airport · reviewed September 30, 2026
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