Fort Lauderdale airport hotels for a cruise

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is close to the cruise terminals: Port Everglades calls itself the only seaport in the US next to an international airport. So an airport hotel costs you little time on sailing day, and it suits a late flight the night before. The hotels sit in three clusters: along Griffin Road and Anglers Avenue south-west of the runways, at Dania Pointe off Stirling Road and I-95, and on State Road 84 to the north-west.

The table compares the nine airport hotels we could check on their own websites, as they read on October 28, 2026, nearest to the airport first. The drive times are ours, measured on OpenStreetMap to the middle of the airport’s terminals and to the two groups of cruise terminals, without traffic.

Which airport hotels have a shuttle to the port?

Four of the nine:

• The Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port, on Griffin Road, sends guests with Fort Lauderdale Shuttles for $20 a person, from a desk in the lobby, leaving at 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM. It also sells room-and-transfer packages with up to 7 days’ parking.
• The Homewood Suites Ft. Lauderdale Airport-Cruise Port, also on Griffin Road, mentions a “charter service” to the port without a price.
• The Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port arranges transport to the port on request for an extra fee.
• The Hilton Garden Inn Ft. Lauderdale Airport-Cruise Port offers transport to the port for an extra fee.

Despite “Cruise Port” in their names, the Residence Inn, the SpringHill Suites and the Hampton Inn Airport North list no ride to the port. Four more hotels just south of the airport, in Dania Beach and Hollywood, do run one, including the Hyatt Place Airport South at $15 a ride; they are in the cruise shuttle guide.

Which airport hotel is closest to the cruise terminals?

It depends on your terminal. The Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale Airport North Cruise Port, on State Road 84, is the closest to Terminals 2 and 4, 9 minutes by car. For Terminals 18 to 29, Le Méridien Dania Beach and the Fairfield are the closest at 10 minutes. The Homewood Suites and the Hilton Garden Inn are the furthest from Terminals 2 and 4, at 15 minutes.

Do they all have a free airport shuttle?

Yes, all nine. Some details from their pages:

• The Fairfield’s runs around the clock and leaves the hotel every hour on the hour; you call once you have your bags. The Homewood’s also runs 24 hours.
• The SpringHill Suites runs from 4:30 AM to 11:45 PM, and the Hampton Inn Airport North by request from 6 AM to 11 PM.
• Le Méridien asks you to book with the front desk in advance, the Residence Inn and the Courtyard run on request, and the Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport on a schedule.

Can I leave my car at an airport hotel during the cruise?

The Fairfield’s packages are the clearest offer, with up to 7 days’ parking and the one-way transfer to the port. The Hampton Inn Airport North and the Homewood list Hilton’s Park, Stay & Go, one night with up to 7 nights’ parking, which doesn’t promise a ride to the port. The Residence Inn, Courtyard, SpringHill and Hampton Inn Airport North list long-term parking without a price, so ask.

Ordinary overnight parking is $10 a day at the Fairfield, the Hampton Inn Airport North, the Residence Inn and the Hilton Garden Inn, and $10 a night at the Homewood. The most expensive is Le Méridien at $32.10 a day. The Fort Lauderdale park and cruise guide has every hotel that sells parking for a cruise.

Is it better to stay near the airport or the port?

For Terminals 18 to 29 it makes little difference: no hotel is within walking distance of them, and the airport hotels are 10 to 13 minutes away by car, against 10 to 12 from the 17th Street hotels. The port’s own page gave the average taxi fare between the airport and the port as $18 to $21 on October 28, 2026.

For Terminals 2 and 4, a 17th Street hotel lets you walk to the ship; see Port Everglades hotels within walking distance. Every hotel we checked is in hotels near Port Everglades.