International scheduled flights

The airplane is the most economical solution to reach Dominican Republic.
The tariffs of the flights from Europe, America and Australia, change depending on high season and low season, airlines, economy or busines class, and possible special offers.

Internal flights

Air Santo Domingo and Aerodomca are the air line that runs on the internal routes of Dominican Republic: in any case, its small airplanes are reliables. Usually, the tariff of the flights that connect the majority of the island destinations is approximately 60$.

Local bus

Economicals and practicals, the big bus are the most suited means of transport to visit the island. The transport between towns is managed by transport companies, such as Caribe Tours and Metro, that offer comfortable bus, with air conditioning, music and, at times, TV. The connection between towns, direct or with bus stops, is generally efficient, on time and safe.

Guaguas (small bus)

The guaguas, above all used by the Dominicans, are very economicals.. In Santo Domingo metropolitan area there is a continuous, economical and on the whole efficient and safe public transport service, that connects the Capital City with Boca Chica, San Pedro and La Romana in a easterly direction. In reality, also for the tourists it's possible to travel by guagua all Dominican Republic, easily and without surprises.

Taxi

In airports, harbors, colonial zone, hotels and touristic centers, there is an official service of touristic taxi, with standard tariffs. These taxi are generally yellow and easily recognizables because of the code awarded by Tourism Department, that is visible on the door, and because of the notice TAXI TURISTICO. In the towns and in the hinterland there are less official taxi too, and in that case it's better before to negotiate the fare, generally fixed depending on distance and people number.

Carros publicos

Old private cars, at times in a bad state of repair, that with a very little expense transport from a zone to an other zone of the Capital. A means of transport, often uncomfortable because the passengers travel packed like sardines and without air conditioning, but practical because pass continually.

24 hours a day, is a very widespread means of transport above all in the small centers, where is used by Dominicans and tourists for short and quick cheaply movements. Practical (not where it's raining), even if not very safe and without insurance for the passengers. It's better before to negotiate the fare.

Car rental

In all international airports, in the Capital and in the touristic centers are presents car rental offices. For to rent a car is necessary to be twentyfive and to have the valid driver's licence of country of origin (or the international driver's licence), paing with credit card.

Distance table (km)

The distances among several interesting points of Dominican Republic.