Pre-booked car service only · Manatee & Sarasota counties · Flights tracked, waiting time included

Airport and cruise port transfers on the Suncoast

A four-vehicle car service based in Bradenton. Booked ahead, quoted flat, and the driver is at the door before the time you gave us — including the 5am ones.

SRQ · TPAPIE · PGD airports
4vehicles, up to 7 seats
60 minfree wait on delayed arrivals

About the company

A Florida LLC registered in 2019, run by the owner, who still drives most mornings.

Official Transportation SRQ, LLC is a ground transportation company based at 146 San Carrara Ct in Bradenton. We do pre-booked work only: airport transfers to and from Sarasota-Bradenton International, Tampa International, St Pete-Clearwater and Punta Gorda; cruise transfers to Port Manatee and Tampa; and scheduled local trips — medical appointments where somebody cannot drive home afterwards, wedding parties, golf groups, and the long list of seasonal residents who fly in every November with more luggage than a sedan will hold.

There are four of us driving. Every vehicle is commercially insured, inspected on the state schedule and registered for hire with Manatee County. We are not a taxi rank and we are not an app — nothing is dispatched to a stranger, no trip is taken off the street, and the fare you are quoted when you book is the fare on the invoice.

Fares

Flat, all-in, one to three passengers in a sedan-class vehicle. Tolls and parking are included. Larger vehicles are priced below the table.

From any address in Bradenton, Sarasota, Palmetto or Lakewood Ranch.
DestinationTypical driveFlat fare
Sarasota-Bradenton International (SRQ)15–30 min$55
St Pete-Clearwater International (PIE)45–60 min$105
Tampa International (TPA)60–80 min$135
Punta Gorda (PGD)60–75 min$140
Port Manatee cruise terminal25–40 min$75
Port Tampa Bay cruise terminal70–90 min$155
Local trip within Manatee County$45 first hour

Minivan (up to 6 passengers) adds $20. Suburban (up to 7 passengers, oversized luggage, golf clubs) adds $45. Trips between 10pm and 5am add $25. Child seats are free but must be requested when booking. Nothing else is added at the end.

The vehicles

Four vehicles, all commercially insured and registered for hire in Manatee County.

Chevrolet Suburban

The airport workhorse. Takes a full family with checked bags, or a golf group with clubs, without stacking cases on laps.

Up to 7 passengers · 7 large cases

Toyota Sienna (two)

Sliding doors and a low step-in, which matters on early mornings and for passengers coming home from a procedure.

Up to 6 passengers · 5 large cases

Chevrolet Traverse

Our standard car for one to three passengers on the SRQ and Port Manatee runs, and for local appointments.

Up to 4 passengers · 3 large cases

How booking works

Written out in full so there is nothing to discover at the kerb.

  1. You email us the trip. Pickup address, destination, date, time, number of passengers and bags. We reply with the flat fare and the vehicle assigned, usually within a couple of hours and always the same day on weekdays.
  2. You confirm. The booking is held once you reply to confirm. No deposit and no card details are taken through this website.
  3. Departures. We pick you up at the time agreed and recommend leaving two hours before a domestic departure from SRQ, three for TPA in season.
  4. Arrivals. We track the flight number you gave us and adjust to the actual landing time. Sixty minutes of waiting after touchdown is included at no charge; after that it is $15 per half hour.
  5. Payment. Cash, cheque, or a card taken in the vehicle at the end of the trip. Corporate accounts are invoiced monthly. The fare quoted is the fare charged.
  6. Cancellation. Free up to 4 hours before the pickup time. Inside 4 hours, or a no-show at the pickup address, is charged at half the fare because the vehicle and driver are already committed to you.
  7. If we are late. If the driver is not at your pickup address at the agreed time and it is our fault, the trip is free. That has happened twice since 2019 and both were honoured.

Questions we are asked

Are you insured and licensed for hire?

Yes. Official Transportation SRQ, LLC is an active Florida LLC, document number L19000220126, carries commercial auto liability on every vehicle and holds a Manatee County vehicle-for-hire registration. Certificates are sent on request.

Where do you meet me at the airport?

At SRQ, kerbside at baggage claim once you have your bags. At TPA, on the arrivals level of the correct airside after you take the shuttle. The driver texts the vehicle description before you land.

Can you take a wheelchair?

We can carry a folding wheelchair or a walker in any of the vehicles and the Siennas have a low step-in. We are not equipped for a non-folding power chair and will say so when you ask rather than turning up unable to help.

Do you do hourly hire?

Yes, for weddings, tours and evening groups — $45 for the first hour and $40 per hour after, quoted as a block when you book.

Will I get the same driver?

Regular customers usually do. There are only four of us and we assign by who is free that morning, which we confirm to you the day before.

Do you take walk-ups?

No. Every trip is booked in advance so the vehicle and driver are held for you. We do not take street hails and we are not on any rideshare platform.

Where we pick up

Manatee and Sarasota counties, Florida.

Pickups outside these communities are quoted case by case depending on the airport run they connect to.

Book a trip

Email contact@mutribn.shop with the pickup address, the destination, the date and time, the number of passengers and bags, and your flight number if there is one. You get the flat fare and the assigned vehicle back in writing before anything is confirmed.

Official Transportation SRQ, LLC · 146 San Carrara Ct, Bradenton, FL 34208 · Bookings answered 6am–9pm daily