Transportation
SPI Surf Shuttle
Family-owned (est. 2021) shared and private door-to-door airport shuttle between the island, Port Isabel or Laguna Vista and both Harlingen (HRL) and Brownsville (BRO) airports. Posted fares are $75 one way from HRL and $70 from BRO for the first passenger, plus a per-person add-on.
Plan your visit
- Location
- South Padre Island, TX
- Phone
- (956) 443-1406
- Business Type
- ⭐ Local & Independent
What to know before you go
Details checked . Confirm prices, schedules and policies with the business when planning your visit.
Amenities 2 details
The business advertises flight tracking for arriving guests (monitoring the incoming flight to time pickups) as a standard part of its airport-transfer service.
The fleet is two vans: a 2020 Mercedes Sprinter and a 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz, an all-electric van the company markets as South Padre Island's first all-electric airport shuttle; combined seating capacity across both vans is up to 20 passengers, and vehicle assignment for a given ride is subject to availability.
Accessibility 1 detail
Meeting points at each airport: at Harlingen (HRL), collect bags and walk to the taxi stand, waiting under the blue awning; at Brownsville (BRO), collect bags and walk outside to the curb where the driver meets you.
Policies 5 details
A guest can request a store stop (10 minutes) between rides with at least 48 hours' notice (added as a special request or by text), luggage storage after checkout may be possible with 24 hours' notice, and a driver can pick up condo/house keys or use different pickup/drop-off locations if arranged in advance.
Cancellation policy: 48+ hours' notice gets a 99% refund (and flight cancellations/date changes are accommodated); 24 hours' notice gets a credit (not a cash refund) toward a future ride; a no-call/no-show forfeits 100% of the fare paid.
It is a shared, door-to-door service: shuttles group travelers heading the same direction in the same timeframe and may make a few stops along the way; typical wait time after landing is about 10 minutes, occasionally up to 20 if a delay forces combining with another flight's passengers.
No senior/group/advance-booking discounts are offered, per the company's own FAQ, which attributes this to fuel costs.
Phone support is staffed 7:00am-7:00pm Central Time, but online booking is available 24/7/365; a $20-per-ride surcharge applies to any pickup before 6:00am or after 10:00pm, and for a delayed late-night flight (after 10pm) that runs more than an hour behind, the company says it will arrange and cover an alternate local taxi so the guest still gets picked up promptly.
Rates 5 details
A private van, for use on South Padre Island itself (not an airport transfer), costs $150 per hour; a two-van group charter (up to 20 passengers combined) is available by custom quote only.
Private airport transportation (either HRL or BRO to/from South Padre Island) costs $150 for the first passenger plus $25 per additional passenger; a $20-per-ride surcharge applies for any pickup before 6:00am or after 10:00pm on any route.
SPI Surf Shuttle also runs a SpaceX/Starbase tour on Boca Chica Beach starting at $250 for about 3 hours, and a Progreso, Mexico day trip starting at $300 round-trip for 6 people (plus $25 per additional passenger, gratuity not included) for about 5 hours.
Shared shuttle between Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) and South Padre Island costs $70 for the first passenger plus $15 per additional passenger, and takes about 45 minutes (roughly 25 miles / 30-45 minutes).
Shared shuttle between Harlingen Valley International Airport (HRL) and South Padre Island costs $75 for the first passenger plus $25 per additional passenger, and takes about 1 hour (roughly 46 miles / 55-60 minutes).
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