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Punta Cana to Santo Domingo
Cocotours receives many requests for
transportation on this route: after all Punta Cana airport is
the main tourist gateway into the Dominican Republic, and Santo
Domingo is not only the capital of the Dominican Republic but is
also the oldest city in the New World.
To get from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo
or vice-versa you have
the following options:
Cocotours Private Van from Punta Cana to
Santo Domingo
This is the most reliable option because we operate our own
vehicles day in, day out, 24/7/365, come rain or shine. The drive from
Punta Cana to Santo
Domingo takes
about three hours in one of our comfortable vehicles (see photos
above). After eaving Punta Cana airport, the first half of the drive
from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo takes you south-west past the
towns and resort areas of La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, Juan
Dolio and Boca Chica before reaching your destination.
For a quotation, please full out the form on the left of this
page.
Public Transport from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo
For those travelling on a shoestring, public transport from
Punta Cana to Santo Domingo may initially appear more affordable,
however the intercity buses do NOT operate around the clock, so
if your flight gets into Punta Cana airport in the evening,
public transport is realistically not an option.
STEP 1 - Taxi or
comfortable Cocotours van
(15 minutes' drive) from Punta Cana airport to the nearest
Expreso Bávaro bus station in Verón, or the Expreso Higüey
station in Higüey, about 45 mins' drive from Punta Cana airport.
STEP 2 - The Expreso
Bávaro buses departs for Santo Domingo at the following times:
07:00 hrs, 1000 hrs, 1400 hrs and 1600 hrs. The
journey time is roughly three and a half hours.
OR
STEP 2 -
If there
is no Expreso Bávaro bus available, then Cocotours could take
you from Punta Cana airport on a 45-minute drive to the Expreso
Higüey bus station in the town of Higüey, the nearest main town
to Punta Cana. The Expreso Higüey buses leave for Santo Domingo
at the following times: 0500 hrs then every 30 minutes until the
last departure at 1930 hrs. Their telephone number is
+1-809-554-2574. Journey time is roughly 3 hours. The Expreso
Bávaro and Expreso Higüey buses arrive at Parque Enriquillo bus
terminus in Santo Domingo. They are airconditioned, clean and
comfortable, but generally have no toilets onboard.
Scheduled Flights from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo
There are scheduled flights on this route. Flights may be cancelled because of bad weather or
because too few tickets have been sold.
Chartered Flight from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo
There are single- and twin-engine planes available,
single-engine planes are not permitted to fly in hours of
darkness, and are less expensive than twin-engine planes.
The smallest plane has three passenger seats. Generally when you
charter a small plane with Cocotours, you can specify the time.
Our Cocotours airport-greeter will
escort you to your private plane and pilot, the flight to Santo
Domingo takes
about half an hour. In Santo Domingo there are two airports
where you can be dropped off: At Las Américas International
Airport (SDQ) next to Boca Chica, or at La Isabela domestic
airport in the north-west of the city. If you'd
like to request a quotation, please fill out the form on the
left of this page.
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