My finance and I have travel plans opposite of that posted on this site: we're flying into Punta Cana and need to get to Santo Domingo. Is there bus transportation (i.e. Caribe Tours) available at PUJ able to take us there? Other recommendations? Thanks!
The infomation below is from PJT's post of Jan. 12.
The following is the express bus schedule from the Punta Cana / Bavaro area to Santo Domingo and return. EXPRESO BAVARO a.k.a. Bavaro Santo Domingo Express as of January 2008. At this time the fare to Sto. Domingo from Sitrabapu / Friusa station is 300 pesos*, the fare from the station near the airport should be about the same and the fare from Beron should be less.
The buses are comfortable with a/c. There is storage space for luggage. There is a comfort stop in La Romana. Travel time to Sto. Domingo is about 3.5 - 4 hours depending on time of day and traffic conditions.
Stations:
Estacion Sitrabapu, (Bavaro)
Carr. Coco Loco Riu in front of Friusa, Tel. 809-552-1678
Estacion Beron (Veron)
Hotel Flor del Sol, near the Beron (Veron) crossroads Tel. 809-455-1473
Estacion Punta Cana (airport)
Parada (bus stop) Punta Cana, near the Punta Cana airport. No phone listed.
Estacion Sto. Domingo
Juan Sanchez Ramirez No. 31, near the corner with Avenida Maximo Gomez
Tel. 809-682-9670
Bus Schedules:
Bavaro ? Sto. Domingo; 7:00 am, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm
Sto. Domingo ? Bavaro; 7:00 am, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm
Beron ? Sto. Domingo; 7:00 am, 8:00 am 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm
Sto.Domingo ? Beron; 7:00 am, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm
Punta Cana (airport) ? Sto. Domingo; 8:00 am
Sto. Domingo ? Punta Cana; 2:55 pm
Note: It is less than ten minutes from the Punta Cana airport to Beron/Veron, should you miss the 8:00 am bus from the station near the airport, and you can take a taxi US $15* to Beron to acquire the express bus service from Beron for the 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm departures.
If you are going to the Punta Cana airport from Sto.Domingo, of course you take the the 2:55 pm bus. At any other time you can use any one of the other bus routes and ask the driver to drop you off in Beron at the Beron Taxi station to acquire a taxi US $15* to the airport.
Now refering to Dolores's response to the location of the bus stop in Santo Domingo at Juan Sanchez Ramirez. It is near the corner of that street and Avenida Maximo Gomez, a main thorughfare. The Supermarket "El Nacional" and The Shell gas station on Maximo Gomez are opposit the corner of Juan Sanchez Ramirez and Maximo Gomez.
Regards,
PJT