Your return to the airport

Your return to Miami Airport

The line inside and the traffic outside both go into the pickup time.

Your return to Miami Airport

  1. Domestic flights

    Pickup 2 hours before departure, plus the drive from your hotel.

  2. International flights

    Pickup 3 hours before departure, plus drive 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 pickups then.
  • SecurityFast at most of our airports; the charter check-in lines are the slow part.
  • After securityFood and shops are past security; do not linger before it.
  • Nothing to payThe return is already paid. The driver may accept a tip; never a fare.
Need to change the pickup 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 September 30, 2026