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Getting There & Parking at Port Everglades
Port Everglades publishes its parking rate: a $20 daily maximum for a standard vehicle, $25 oversized, the same at every garage and lot. It publishes no per-cruise total because the meter starts when you pull the ticket. Both off-site operators quote only at booking.
Provenance: 4 operators publish a rate, 1 does not · checked August 8, 2026
Published by CruiseDayGuide · Rates checked September 21, 2026 · guide updated August 8, 2026
No reservations. Match the garage to your terminal before you drive in; both garages have a seven-foot clearance.
Port Everglades parking options compared
| Option | Serves | Getting to the ship | Published rate | Covered | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Garage | ServesCruise Terminals 2 and 4 | Getting to the shipAir-conditioned elevated bridge with moving sidewalks into Terminal 2 | Published rate$20 daily maximum | CoveredCovered garage | What to know1,818 spaces. Seven-foot clearance. The bridge is reached from the garage's 5th floor or the elevators outside Terminal 2 |
| Palm Parking Garage | ServesCruise Terminals 19, 21, 25, 26 and 29 | Getting to the shipWalk, except Terminal 29, which has a free shuttle from the garage | Published rate$20 daily maximum | CoveredCovered garage | What to know1,966 spaces, the largest single facility at the port. Seven-foot clearance, same as Heron |
| Parking Lot A | ServesNear Cruise Terminals 19 and 26 | Getting to the shipWalk | Published rate$20 daily maximum | CoveredSurface lot, no height restriction stated | What to know770 spaces, entrance at 2000 Eller Drive. The largest of the three surface lots |
| Parking Lot B | ServesBetween Cruise Terminals 18 and 19 | Getting to the shipWalk | Published rate$20 daily maximum | CoveredSurface lot, no height restriction stated | What to know404 spaces, accessed off SE 19th Avenue. The smallest port facility and the first to fill |
| Parking Lot C | ServesAdjacent to Cruise Terminal 18 | Getting to the shipWalk | Published rate$20 daily maximum | CoveredSurface lot, no height restriction stated | What to know600 spaces. Terminal 18 has no garage of its own, so the surface lots are the on-port option |
| Port oversized vehicle parking | ServesAll cruise terminals, subject to availability | Getting to the shipDepends on which facility has space; call ahead | Published rate$25 daily maximum | CoveredSurface parking, since the garages cannot take the height | What to knowDescribed as special limited parking, maximum 24 feet, for RVs, trailers and anything too tall for the upper garage floors. Parking management is on 954-468-3680 |
| Park By The Ports | ServesOff-site at 100 Fronton Blvd, Dania Beach | Getting to the shipShuttle to the terminal curb, first four passengers included | Published rateQuoted at booking; the site publishes no per-day figure | CoveredFenced open-air lot in the Casino @ Dania Beach parking area | What to knowSelf-park. No RVs or boat trailers at all. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before your arrival time |
| Rodeway Inn & Suites park-and-cruise | ServesWhichever terminal the hotel shuttle is running to that morning | Getting to the shipComplimentary hotel shuttle to the terminal and back to your car | Published ratePackage rate quoted at booking | CoveredHotel surface lot | What to knowUp to 10 days of parking included with the package, additional days $10 each. Hotel operates 24 hours |
| FLL long-term garage parking | ServesFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, not the port | Getting to the shipNo port shuttle. You arrange your own ride for both legs | Published rate$2 per 20-minute interval, $20 daily maximum | CoveredCovered garage levels | What to knowHibiscus levels 3-7, Palm levels 2-4, Cypress levels 6-9. The daily cap matches the port's exactly |
Port figures are daily maximums, not per-cruise totals; the meter starts when you pull the ticket. Reconfirm off-site shuttle windows and cancellation terms.
Fort Lauderdale Cruise Parking Rates 2026
READ AUGUST 8, 2026This table lines up every Port Everglades facility against the two off-site alternatives so you can compare what each publishes, side by side, before you drive in.
Do all the Port Everglades garages and lots charge the same rate?
Yes. Heron Garage, Palm Parking Garage and Parking Lots A, B and C all run to the same $20 daily maximum, and oversized vehicles pay $25. Price is not what separates them. Which cruise terminal each one serves is, so pick on your terminal rather than on cost.
How much does off-site parking near Port Everglades cost?
Neither off-site option publishes a per-day price. Park By The Ports quotes only inside its own reservation flow, and the Rodeway Inn package rate is quoted at booking, though that hotel does publish $10 for each day beyond the 10 its park-and-cruise package already includes.
Which Port Everglades parking garage is the largest?
Palm Parking Garage, at 1,966 spaces, is the largest single facility at the port. Palm serves Cruise Terminals 19, 21, 25, 26 and 29, and carries the same seven-foot clearance as Heron Garage, which holds 1,818 spaces and serves Cruise Terminals 2 and 4.
Parking for your cruise
Driving & Parking at the PortCruisers driving from Florida or nearby states
Cost$20 per day, the daily maximum in the port's garages and lots
Port Everglades has two main parking garages: Heron (1,818 spaces, Cruise Terminals 2 and 4) and Palm (1,966 spaces, Cruise Terminals 19, 21, 25, 26 and 29), plus surface Lots A, B and C. Follow the color-coded signs from any port entrance.
Pro tip: Navigate by the terminal number on your cruise documents rather than by your cruise line. Heron connects to Terminal 2 by an air-conditioned bridge with moving sidewalks from its fifth floor; Palm covers Terminals 19 to 29, with a free shuttle for the gap to Terminal 29. Terminal 18 has no garage of its own, so use Lot C beside it or Lot B between 18 and 19. Both garages have a seven-foot clearance — measure to the top of your roof box, not the roofline. Cash, credit and debit are all accepted, on contactless machines on the first floor of the garages.
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Other ways to reach the ship
From Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL)Most cruisers flying in
CostTaxi: $18-$21, published by Broward County and repeated by Port Everglades, which calls it an estimate subject to a fuel surcharge; one other county page prints $12 for the same trip. Rideshare: no published fare. Shared shuttle: no per-person fare published by any operator checked.
FLL sits 2.9-4.4 miles by road from Port Everglades, depending on the terminal, routed free-flow (OpenStreetMap/Valhalla, 2026-09-22) — the closest major airport to any cruise port in the US. It's the only port in the nation located adjacent to an airport. The drive itself is 15-20 min, though traffic lights on the access roads make it feel longer than the distance suggests.
Pro tip: Allow 45 minutes from landing to account for luggage claim and cruise terminal processing on top of the short ride. Uber is usually the best deal for couples; shared shuttles are better for solo travelers.
From Miami International Airport (MIA)Cruisers who found significantly cheaper flights to MIA
CostNo fare published for this direction. Miami-Dade eliminated its flat-fare zones, so a taxi leaving MIA runs on the meter with a $15 airport minimum and a $2.00 per-trip charge.
MIA is about 30-35 miles from Port Everglades. Cheaper flights sometimes make this worth considering, but factor in the longer transfer.
Pro tip: I-95 traffic can add significant time, especially during rush hour (7-9 AM, 4-7 PM). If your flight arrives during peak times, add 45-60 min buffer. Consider staying near MIA and driving to the port in the morning.
Hotel Shuttle ServicesCruisers who want to bundle hotel + parking + transport
CostBundled into the package rate, which the hotels quote at booking rather than publish.
Many hotels near the port offer cruise shuttle packages. Quality and timing vary — some are one-way only with fixed departure times.
Pro tip: Always confirm shuttle times before booking — some only run once in the morning. The Rodeway Inn & Suites publishes the clearest terms nearby: a complimentary shuttle to the terminal and back to your car, with up to 10 days of parking included and additional days at $10 each. Price any package against the port's own $20 daily maximum plus the room you would have booked anyway.
Uber/Lyft from AnywhereFlexibility and door-to-door service
CostNot published. Rideshare pricing is dynamic and no first party publishes a Port Everglades fare, so none is quoted here.
Rideshare is readily available throughout Fort Lauderdale. The port has designated pickup/drop-off areas at each terminal.
Pro tip: On busy embarkation days (weekends especially), prices can surge in the morning. Check prices early. The port drop-off areas are well-organized — drivers know where to go. Request to be dropped at your specific terminal.
TaxiCruisers who prefer fixed pricing over surge-based rideshare
CostFLL to the port: $18-$21 on Broward County's own table, which calls its figures estimates. Between terminals inside the port: $8 flat, published by Port Everglades.
Traditional taxis are available at FLL airport and can be hailed at hotels. Flat rates from the airport are common.
Pro tip: Taxis can be a good deal when Uber is surging. Flat rates mean no surprises. Ask the driver to confirm the rate before getting in. Taxi stands at FLL are in the lower level of each terminal.
The port does not publish how a partial final day is counted, so budget $140 to $160 for a seven-night sailing and plan on the higher figure. Nothing is pre-paid: pull a ticket, pay on the way out.
- $4 for zero to one hour; $8 for up to five hours; additional hours vary up to the daily maximum.
- Cash, credit and debit are all accepted, on contactless machines on the ground floor of the garages.
Where this comes from
The rate structure, the oversized definition, the ticket-pull timing and the no-reservations policy are quoted from the Port Everglades parking and parking-rates pages; the payment methods and contactless machine location from the port's cruise FAQ, all read on the date in the sources below.
The five facilities hold roughly 5,550 spaces between them. Go by the terminal number on your cruise documents, not by your cruise line.
- Navigate to the facility name rather than to the port itself.
Where this comes from
Space counts, terminal assignments, lot entrances and the Terminal 29 shuttle are quoted from the Port Everglades parking page and the individual Terminal 2 and Terminal 29 pages, read on the date in the sources below.
Measure to the top of a roof box or bike rack rather than to the roofline: anything wider or taller than a standard space counts as oversized. Nothing can be reserved, so call parking management well ahead of your sailing.
- Off-site is not a fallback for a large vehicle: Park By The Ports takes no RVs or boat trailers.
Where this comes from
Clearance, the 24-foot oversized limit, the $25 oversized maximum and the parking management number are quoted from the Port Everglades parking page. The RV prohibition is quoted from parkbytheports.com. Both read on the date in the sources below.
Neither side publishes a like-for-like number: the port's $20 daily maximum is published, and Park By The Ports quotes only at booking. What Dania Beach adds is curbside luggage handling and a cancellation window; the port has nothing to cancel.
- Check in at the orange trailer; luggage goes to the white tent. Have bags tagged before you arrive.
- Passengers beyond the first four are charged per person round trip.
- No shuttle at all before 7:00 AM or after 2:00 PM.
- Reservations are not required but the operator says it sells out at peak periods.
- Its own pages disagree: shuttles every 15 to 30 minutes from 7:00 AM on one, every 20 to 30 minutes from 8:00 AM on another. Confirm your window and your extra-passenger total at booking.
- Vehicles are parked at the owner's risk, which the operator states plainly.
Where this comes from
Address, lot description, check-in process, shuttle windows, passenger allowances, cancellation terms and the owner's-risk statement are all quoted from parkbytheports.com's own Port Everglades parking pages, FAQ and parking-process pages, read on the date in the sources below. The discrepancies noted are between those pages as read on that date.
On a longer sailing where you were staying over anyway, yes. Subtract the hotel night you would have bought anyway before comparing against the port's daily maximum. On a short drive-down sailing, the port garage wins.
- Door-to-door shuttle handling matters more than the price gap for anyone with mobility limits or heavy bags.
Where this comes from
The 10-day parking inclusion, the $10 additional-day rate, the shuttle description and the 24-hour operation are quoted from hotelftlauderdale.net's own Park and Cruise page, read on the date in the sources below. The package rate itself is not published on that page.
You can, but you save nothing: FLL long-term is capped at $20 a day, the same as the port, and adds two rides and a luggage transfer across the 1.8 miles. Both the airport and the port have a Palm Garage, so navigate by full facility name or terminal number.
- FLL short-term is capped at $36 a day and curbside valet is $30 a day with no proration.
- The overflow lot is $10 per day and opens only during peak travel periods, so do not plan around it.
- Three port entrances: SE 17th Street at Eisenhower, East State Road 84 off US 1, and I-595 East onto Eller Drive.
- Drop luggage and passengers at the terminal before you park; tag your bags before arriving.
- Allow 45 minutes to an hour for the FLL transfer; two to three hours from MIA and three to four from Palm Beach.
Where this comes from
FLL rates and garage levels are quoted from Broward County's airport parking page. The port entrances, the luggage and porter advice, the drop-off recommendation and the airport transfer allowances are quoted from the Port Everglades cruise FAQ. Both read on the date in the sources below.
Plan the rest of your cruise day
- porteverglades.net — Parking (garages, lots and oversized vehicles) — checked 2026-08-08
- porteverglades.net — Parking Rates — checked 2026-08-08
- porteverglades.net — Cruise FAQs (payment, drop-off, port entrances) — checked 2026-08-08
- porteverglades.net — Cruise Terminal 2 (Heron Garage bridge) — checked 2026-08-08
- porteverglades.net — Cruise Terminal 29 (Palm Garage shuttle) — checked 2026-08-08
- parkbytheports.com — Port Everglades Parking — checked 2026-08-08
- parkbytheports.com — Port Everglades Cruise Parking FAQs — checked 2026-08-08
- parkbytheports.com — Port Everglades Cruise Parking Process — checked 2026-08-08
- parkbytheports.com — home page (shuttle window and extra-passenger fee) — checked 2026-08-08
- hotelftlauderdale.net — Rodeway Inn & Suites Park and Cruise package — checked 2026-08-08
- broward.org — Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport parking rates — checked 2026-08-08
Published parking rates, shuttle hours, and hotel package terms change without notice. Every fact here carries the date it was read from an operator, so you can tell how fresh it is. A figure that could not be read at the source is left out rather than repeated. Reconfirm anything time-sensitive before you travel.
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