owen1521 said:
does any one know if the buses from santo domingo airport to punta cana are running? im flying into santo domingo on oct 16 on jet blue ( 2:30 am landing but saving 380 bucks) and want to make sure i can get to the paradisus in punta cana. any info will help.
thanks
owen
Owen: Having returned from Punta Cana on the 25th and having experienced first hand the transportation problems caused by the bridge being out at the Chavon river, my advice to you upon landing is to go into the capital (about 30 minutes west of the airport) and spend the rest of the night and perhaps some of the next day there. Then I would contact either Air Santo Domingo or one of the other charter services (Takeoff) and fly into and eventually out of Punta Cana.
Understand that these airlines are at Hererra airport which is actually in Santo Domingo, so upon your return from Punta Cana you will need to budget enough time to take a taxi from Hererra to Las Americas airport which is where JetBlue is located (I do not believe there is direct service to Punta Cana from Las Americas where you will initially be landing).
With the destruction of the bridge over the Chavon river and your late arrival time, I believe this to be your best option. Unfortunately, as was pointed out already, your savings will be nullified by the extra expenses you will be incurring.
By the way, if you have never been there, Paradisus is an excellent choice.
Best of Luck,
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