- Thread starter Janice.dancer
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Cheap way to travel from santiago to puerto plata
Caribe Tours costs $RD110 from Santiago to Puerto Plata and leaves on the hour, or Los Jardines for RD$100 also on the hour.
http://www.caribetours.com.do/site/portada
Just for comparison's sake, if you took a private taxi from Santiago to Puerto Plata the price would be somewhere between $50 and $80 US compared to the bus price of about $3 US equivalent. Of course you will need some method to get to and from the bus stations.
About renting a car...
Can not disagree more unless you are used to crazy traffic. Take the bus (Metro is better than Carribe tours) and enjoy the landscape in a safe environment. We almost got hit yesterday going on this road. Navarrete POP must be one of the most dangerous roads with heavy trucks and buses (beach people). Have a good trip.
Taxi is an alternative since it is "cheap" in comparison to other countries.
Can not disagree more unless you are used to crazy traffic. Take the bus (Metro is better than Carribe tours) and enjoy the landscape in a safe environment. We almost got hit yesterday going on this road. Navarrete POP must be one of the most dangerous roads with heavy trucks and buses (beach people). Have a good trip.
Taxi is an alternative since it is "cheap" in comparison to other countries.
To the OP: Janice.dancer
Taxi from airport is around $20. Negotiate. Don't pay more.
Tell him to take you to either Metro or Caribe Tour.
Have you checked the schedule of either bus line to see what time their buses get to where you want to go>?
And, as on good poster has suggested Javilla is cheaper, and more "popular" than the other two lines...and yes, less comfortable.
It is an easy transfer. BTW, I don't think you have told us what time your plane gets in...a mighty important detail..
Have a good trip.
HB
Taxi from airport is around $20. Negotiate. Don't pay more.
Tell him to take you to either Metro or Caribe Tour.
Have you checked the schedule of either bus line to see what time their buses get to where you want to go>?
And, as on good poster has suggested Javilla is cheaper, and more "popular" than the other two lines...and yes, less comfortable.
It is an easy transfer. BTW, I don't think you have told us what time your plane gets in...a mighty important detail..
Have a good trip.
HB
HB,
Janice.dancer asked this question over a year ago (Dec, 2010), he probably made it to POP by now.
lol
I have done the same thing at times, when another poster brings up and old thread.
Don
Janice.dancer asked this question over a year ago (Dec, 2010), he probably made it to POP by now.
lolI have done the same thing at times, when another poster brings up and old thread.
Don
The airport of Santiago is about 1 1/2 hour from Puerto Plata. I am planning to stay in Puerto Plata and noticed that it is much cheaper to fly into Santiago.