Festival Drive

Evan and his staff have the best way to travel to ultra music festival!!! While staying in south beach I was treated like royalty while traveling to and from Ultra… I saved hundreds of dollars since I refrained from using a cab. PLUS, with festival drive you are guaranteed transportation, try to get a personal chafferer in Miami during ultra, you can’t without spending $ 1,000’s.
Oh yea, they give you free glow sticks and candy to keep smiles on our faces during the wait.
Thank you Evan !!!
~Dustin and Amanda

So I’m not one for writing reviews, unless something blows me away. And using Festival Drive was one of the best decisions I made the entire week while in Miami. So as one might guess, I was there for the Ultra Music Festival (week 1) and in the first few hours of being in Miami heard nothing of horror stories in regards to transportation from South Beach to Bayfront Park. My girlfriend happened to hear about Festival Drive and suggested we give it a shot. We signed up for it on the walk to the pickup location and were instantly granted access. Here are some of the great things about festival drive:
Price: the price can not be matched. For under $ 100 we did not have to worry about transportation for the entire weekend. (I had heard of stories of people spending easily $ 60 each way for a cab) And we were supplied with water (being sold at $ 5 each at the festival) as well as neat doo-​hickeys such as glow sticks, candy, and glasses that make the light show look like a kaleidoscope. Festival Drive paid for itself in the first day of Ultra.
Convenience: the pickup spot was on the corner of 9^th street and Washington, right in the heart of South Beach. This was about a 15 minute walk from our hotel. And the drop off was about a block from the entrance to Bayfront Park (nearly as close as you can get since roads are closed right at the park entrance) There are buses going to the festival every hour and 2 buses that leave the festival.
Friendliness: Evan (the owner) is very friendly and outgoing. In the first few minutes of meeting him, it felt as if I had known him for years. Being that he was someone who had been to Ultra before, he knew exactly the situation we were in and was able to make our drive to and from the festival the best it could be. (Sitting in traffic is never fun when you are from NJ and get road rage, but I was quite relaxed knowing I did not have to navigate the streets of Miami myself) Megan is a Miami native. On the ride there and back she was able to give us advice about where to go, what to see, and helped us have the best possible experience even after Ultra was finished.
Recommendation: I would recommend Festival Drive to anyone who is looking for convenience, to save money, and to meet some great people. If i make it back to Ultra, I will surely be using the services of Festival Drive again and will definitely recommend Festival Drive to all of my friends.
Thank you Evan and Megan for helping to make my first trip to Miami an enjoyable one.

Reliable and super convenient, Evan is super nice and is always there to help.

I’ve only heard horrible stories about transportation to and from Ultra Music Festival so we booked our seats with Festival Drive. Turns out, it was one of the best decisions we made during our UMF trip because:
1. The process was hassle-​free. We booked the day of Ultra. However, it said we needed to bring a paper copy of our receipt and we did not have access to a printer so we brought it to 9^th and Washington and hoped for the best. Turns out that Evan was really understanding and we got our 3-​day wristbands with no trouble.
2. Evan and Megan were very friendly people who actually cared about making sure everyone was having a good time. They were also very receptive of questions and were really helpful. Megan, who is a local, gave us good advice as to where to go nightlife-​wise and gave us a lot of Ultra-​survival tips.
3. Free stuff! Fun things like glow sticks, beads, whistles, temporary tattoos, and awesome glasses that make lights look like the inside of a kaleidoscope were plentiful. There was a huge bag of candy and an endless amount of WATER.
4. The buses were very reliable, despite there being a huge amount of traffic. It also felt really safe, unlike those sketchy white vans with a guy screaming out at you asking if you’re going to South Beach.
Overall, it’s a fantastic deal. Don’t get ripped off by untrustworthy white vans and/​or taxi drivers preying on the tourists and buy Festival Drive in advance!

Positives: Efficient, on-​time, and friendly staff. Their directions were pretty straight forward on meeting places and departure times.
Negatives: Definitely NOT a party bus… sure you can bring booze on-​board, but there really wasn’t a bumping sound system or lights or anything. Just your standard charter.

Solid service. On time and on point. These guys take care of you! Several time slots to choose your arrival and departure from the venue. Don’t wait last minute and get ripped off by shady transport in MIA. Pay beforehand and one less headache you need to worry about and can focus on RAGING.

i first saw Festival Drive’s ad on Facebook last year after i purchased my tickets to UMF 2012 and couldn’t find any reviews on them except there website. However after reading all the horror stories that taxi are hard to find and people will charge substantial amount to give you a ride back to South Beach i decided to reserve 8 seats on the Shuttle. Evan was very responsive and answered all the questions. What i liked the best part about the shuttle besides being on time that they gave free water and i am sure everyone can relate to this. We literally saw people walking from Bayfront Park to South Beach and you don’t want to be in their shoes.