Ultra Music Festival returns to Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March 2027, according to the official Ultra website. The organiser's festival information page lists the gate hours: Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from noon to midnight and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. General admission is 18 and over, VIP is 21 and over, and there is no re-entry once you are inside.
The organiser calls Ultra the world's premier electronic music festival, and for three nights it puts a very large crowd on a waterfront park in the middle of Downtown Miami. The organiser says plainly that there is no parking at the festival site. Everyone arrives on foot from transit, garages and drop-off points, and everyone leaves at the same moment when the last set ends. Elly8.net books Ultra Music Festival transportation at fixed, all-in prices: a chauffeur from the airport, a car to a drop-off near the park, and a pickup point agreed before you go in.
How do you get to Ultra at Bayfront Park?
Take the free Metromover, which the festival says stops right outside Bayfront Park, or book a chauffeur who drops you at the nearest open curb outside the festival perimeter and meets you at a pre-agreed point after the last set. There is no parking at the site, and app pickups in Downtown are hardest at closing time.
Bayfront Park is at 301 North Biscayne Boulevard. On our routing it is about 12 miles (20 km) from Miami International Airport, roughly 25 minutes on a clear road, and about 6 miles (10 km) from the centre of Miami Beach across the MacArthur Causeway, around 16 minutes when traffic is light. Expect traffic controls and closures around the park on festival days, so the final few blocks are on foot whichever way you arrive. The chauffeur works to the closures in force on the day and confirms the drop-off and pickup corners by text.
The hardest moment is midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 10 p.m. on Sunday, when the gates empty all at once. The festival's own getting there page notes that many rideshare services operate across Miami-Dade, but app pickups in a closed-off Downtown at closing time mean walking out of the perimeter, waiting, and paying whatever the price is at that moment. A pre-booked car is waiting at a corner you chose in daylight.
Ultra 2027 at a glance
| Detail | What the organiser publishes |
|---|---|
| Dates | Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March 2027 |
| Gate hours | Friday 4 p.m. to midnight; Saturday noon to midnight; Sunday noon to 10 p.m. |
| Venue | Bayfront Park, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 |
| Ages | 18+ general admission; 21+ VIP and alcohol |
| Re-entry | None once inside |
| Bags | Clear bag up to 13 x 17 inches, or no bag |
| Parking at the site | None |
Arriving in Miami for festival weekend
Miami International Airport (MIA) is the main arrival airport. The fixed MIA to Miami Beach transfer runs from US$180 in a Business Sedan, US$235 in a Business SUV and US$290 in a First Class SUV, up to US$470 in an Executive Sprinter. For a Downtown or Brickell hotel near the park, enter the address in the web booker for a fixed price. An Elly8.net airport transfer includes flight tracking, a chauffeur waiting inside arrivals with a name board and complimentary waiting after a tracked landing.
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is about 24 miles (39 km) from Bayfront Park on our routing, roughly 36 minutes on a clear road. FLL to Miami Beach is fixed from US$255 to US$665. Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) serves private aircraft, with OPF to Miami Beach from US$195 to US$510; see private jet and FBO transfers.
| Route | Distance (routed) | Clear-road time | Elly8.net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA to Miami Beach | about 15 mi (24 km) | about 30 min | US$180 to US$470 |
| MIA to Bayfront Park | about 12 mi (20 km) | about 25 min | any address in the web booker |
| Miami Beach to Bayfront Park | about 6 mi (10 km) | about 16 min | hourly from US$100, or the evening package |
| FLL to Miami Beach | about 27 mi (43 km) | about 41 min | US$255 to US$665 |
If you fly in before Friday and out after Sunday, book both legs together; the MIA to Miami Beach round trip is US$345 in a Business Sedan up to US$895 in an Executive Sprinter.
The festival night plan: drop-off, the sets and the pickup
Getting in. The chauffeur collects you at your hotel and takes you to the nearest open curb outside the controlled area around the park. From there you walk to the gates. With no re-entry, plan your arrival around the sets you want to see rather than the gate opening.
During the festival. On a five-hour evening package or an hourly booking, the chauffeur waits outside the perimeter. If you leave early, a message is enough.
Getting out. Agree the pickup corner with the chauffeur before you go in, and keep your phone charged. When the gates empty, walk out of the closure area to that corner. The car is there, the price was fixed in advance, and your group stays together.
The evening out and event night package in Miami gives you one car and chauffeur for five hours, from US$500 in a Business Sedan, US$625 in a Business SUV and US$800 in a First Class Sedan, up to US$1,000 in an Executive Sprinter. Our hourly chauffeur service is from US$100 per hour with a three-hour minimum. The chauffeur follows local rules on drinks in vehicles; nothing about the plan involves drinking in the car. See concert and festival transportation for how festival pickups are planned.
Where you stay changes the plan
Downtown and Brickell. If your hotel is in Downtown Miami or Brickell, you are close enough to walk or ride the free Metromover to the park. Book a car only for the airport legs and for any night that continues somewhere else after the festival.
Miami Beach. South Beach, Mid-Beach and North Beach hotels are across Biscayne Bay, about 6 miles (10 km) from the park via the MacArthur Causeway. This is where a pre-booked car makes the most sense, because a closing-time app ride from Downtown to the beach is exactly when queues and prices peak. The five-hour evening package covers the drive in, the wait and the drive back.
Aventura, Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale. Guests staying further north can use Brightline into MiamiCentral and walk about a mile, or book a car that collects them at the hotel. For a group of four or more, a Business SUV or an Executive Sprinter for the night is often simpler than four train tickets and a long walk at midnight.
Whichever you choose, carry what the gate requires: the festival asks everyone for a valid photo ID every day, a clear bag no larger than 13 by 17 inches or no bag at all, and nothing from its prohibited items list. Bags left in the car are not a solution, because there is no re-entry.
Groups, VIP tables and after-parties
Ultra is usually a group trip. Six or eight friends in three app rides rarely leave together at midnight; one Executive Sprinter, which seats up to 12 with bags, does. It is US$200 per hour in Miami or US$1,000 for the five-hour evening package, split across the group. For larger groups, the desk books several vehicles under one reference; see Sprinter van with driver and party bus rental with driver.
After the festival, the night often continues at a club or hotel event in Miami Beach or Downtown. An hourly booking simply continues, at the same hourly rate, and the chauffeur takes you on to the next address and back to the hotel. For artists' teams, labels and promoters, a corporate account puts every car on one monthly invoice, and event agencies can book through travel-agent accounts. NDAs are available on request for artists and guests who expect discretion; Elly8.net provides transportation, not security.
Ultra transport options compared honestly
| Option | Cost | Best for | Weak point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metromover | Free | Guests staying near a Downtown or Brickell station | Crowded at closing time |
| Metrorail to Government Center, then Metromover | Standard Metrorail fare | Guests staying near a Metrorail station | Two legs; last-train timing |
| Brightline to MiamiCentral | Brightline fare | Visitors from Orlando, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale or Aventura | About a mile's walk to the park |
| Tri-Rail to MiamiCentral | Weekend fares; late trains after each festival day, per the festival | Visitors from Palm Beach and Broward | About a mile's walk; timetable to watch |
| Rideshare (Uber, Lyft, Uber Black) | Varies with demand | Off-peak arrivals | Closing-time surge and a walk out of the perimeter |
| Elly8.net chauffeur | Evening package from US$500; hourly from US$100 | Groups, VIP guests, Miami Beach hotels, late finishes | Must be booked in advance; festival weekend books early |
Transit is genuinely strong for Ultra. The festival points out that the free Metromover stops right outside Bayfront Park and connects with Metrorail at Government Center, and that MiamiCentral station is about a mile's walk away, served by Brightline and by Tri-Rail, which the festival says adds special late trains after each day. If you are staying near a station and travelling light, use it.
A pre-booked chauffeur wins for groups who want to leave together, for guests staying in Miami Beach or further north, for VIP and artist guests, for anyone landing at MIA on festival afternoon, and for the closing-time pickup, when the price is fixed and the car is already waiting. Compare in more depth with chauffeur vs Uber and Lyft and Uber Black vs a pre-booked chauffeur.
The rest of the weekend
Festival weekend leaves daytime free. The private city highlights tour runs from US$400 in a Business Sedan, and the Miami signature day trip to Islamorada in the Florida Keys is a 10-hour package from US$920 to US$1,840. Guests continuing north can book a city-to-city car service to Fort Lauderdale or Palm Beach, and visitors arriving from Orlando can start their trip on our Orlando car service page.
How Elly8.net works in Miami
Rides in Miami are operated by licensed, commercially insured local chauffeur partners vetted through the Limousine Worldwide network; Elly8.net takes the booking, fixes the price and runs the 24/7 desk. Partner vehicles are four model years old or newer, and seven or newer for Rolls-Royce, Maybach and Bentley. Elly8.net is a member of LWD, LAI, HWD and VWD: LimousineWorldwide.Directory, LimousineAssociation.International, HotelsWorldwide.Directory and VacationsWorldwide.Directory.
Booking takes three steps:
- Enter the pickup and drop-off, with your flight number for airport legs.
- Choose the vehicle: Business Sedan, Business SUV, First Class Sedan or SUV, or Executive Sprinter. The fleet page shows seats and luggage.
- Press Reserve now on the Miami price list, or use the web booker for any address not on the list. Confirmation arrives by email.
Prices include the chauffeur, vehicle, taxes, standard gratuity and airport meet and greet. Tolls, parking and waiting beyond the included time are billed at cost. Prices do not change for Ultra; availability does, so reserve as soon as your festival tickets and flights are confirmed.
Frequently asked questions
When is Ultra Music Festival 2027?
Ultra Miami 2027 runs from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March 2027 at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami. The organiser lists gate hours of 4 p.m. to midnight on Friday, noon to midnight on Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday, with no re-entry.
Can a car drop me at the festival gate?
Not usually at the gate itself. There is no parking at the site and traffic around the park is controlled on festival days, so the chauffeur drops you at the nearest open curb outside the controlled area and you walk the final blocks. The exact corner is confirmed by text on the day.
How do I find my chauffeur after the last set?
Agree the pickup corner with the chauffeur before you go in and keep your phone charged. When the gates empty, walk out of the closure area to that corner. On an hourly booking or the evening package the car is already waiting there.
How much does a chauffeur for an Ultra night cost?
The five-hour evening out and event night package is US$500 in a Business Sedan, US$625 in a Business SUV and US$1,000 in an Executive Sprinter. Hourly service is from US$100 per hour with a three-hour minimum. Prices are all-in; parking and tolls are billed at cost.
Can a group of ten travel together?
Yes. An Executive Sprinter seats up to 12 with bags, at US$200 per hour or US$1,000 for the five-hour evening package, which keeps the group together at drop-off and pickup. For larger groups the desk books several vehicles under one reference.
Is the Metromover a better option?
For guests staying near a Downtown or Brickell station, it is free and stops right outside the park, so it is a good choice. A chauffeur is better for Miami Beach hotels, groups, VIP guests and anyone who wants a fixed pickup at closing time.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel more than 72 hours before pickup and it is free. At 72 hours or less the fee is 10%, at 48 hours or less 50%, and at 24 hours or less, or a no-show, 100%. Refunds go back to the original card.
How much is a car from MIA to Miami Beach on festival weekend?
The same as any other weekend: US$180 in a Business Sedan, US$235 in a Business SUV and US$470 in an Executive Sprinter, fixed and all-in with flight tracking and meet and greet. A round trip is from US$345.
