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Metro tour bus pickup
Sd - Pop
Best is to call them as their website may not be up to date.
Fare: around 300 RD$.
m'frog
http://www.metroserviciosturisticos.com/rutas_horarios.html
Best is to call them as their website may not be up to date.
Fare: around 300 RD$.
m'frog
If you are a google earth user you can copy and paste below coordinates into your "fly to" window a click on the "magnifying glass" to see the exact location of the Santo Domingo Terminal of Metro and also (alternatively) Caribe Tours:
Trip (Santo Domingo-Puerto Plata) distance is about 220km and averages 3 1/2 to 4 Hrs (as opposed to the advertised 2 1/2 Hrs).
... J-D.
- Metro, Santo Domingo:
- Metro, Puerto Plata:
- Caribe Tours, Santo Domingo:
- Caribe Tours, Puerto Plata:
Trip (Santo Domingo-Puerto Plata) distance is about 220km and averages 3 1/2 to 4 Hrs (as opposed to the advertised 2 1/2 Hrs).
... J-D.
Metro is about half way closer to Playa Dorada as far as driving TIME goes. As far as cab ride cost, it won't make a difference. Distance wise Metro may be about 2/3's away.
Metro is said to be the "finer" service of both. While I like the company and usually prefer them, the difference is not sooo big actually, IMHO. Dominicans who feel to belong to a higher cast, prefer Metro, mainly because they still think that Caribe Tours is for Chopos (which actually prefer La Javilla and simila cheaper companies which allow food being eaten inside the ride, a practice that is now forbidden in Caribe Tours buses just as well as in Metro transports). Actually I mostly find that it is the color scheme that makes it look "cleaner".
Caribe Tours, offers the advantage of running an hourly (on the top of the hour) schedule during the whole day, both ways... The Metro schedule is a little less easy to memorize.
On the other hand, Metro stops less. E. g: SDQ-POP will only see one stop in STI (no, not at the airports), while Caribe tours will stop twice in STI and once in La Vega and has been spotted to stop on the highway exit to Bonao lately. Interestingly, their driving time is not much different... Metro drivers may life longer
thou.... J-D.
FYI. Playa Dorada location:
If you are a google earth user you can copy and paste below coordinates into your "fly to" window a click on the "magnifying glass" to see the exact location
Playa Dorada (Mall parking) is:
19?46'7.04"N, 70?38'36.83"W
Coordinates for the terminals in question are posted above in an earlier post in this thread.
Actually, the distance the distance difference is less than I stated above:
Playa Dorada -> Metro = 6km
Playa Dorada -> Caribe Tours = 7km
... J-D.
If you are a google earth user you can copy and paste below coordinates into your "fly to" window a click on the "magnifying glass" to see the exact location
Playa Dorada (Mall parking) is:
19?46'7.04"N, 70?38'36.83"W
Coordinates for the terminals in question are posted above in an earlier post in this thread.
Actually, the distance the distance difference is less than I stated above:
Playa Dorada -> Metro = 6km
Playa Dorada -> Caribe Tours = 7km
... J-D.
Puerto Plata - Santo Domingo?
Well, as stated on the previous page (http://www.dr1.com/forums/626092-post6.html) under normal conditions 3 1/2 to 4 hours, average... both companies. Although, keep in mind that Caribe Tours drives further INTO Santo Domingo.
Bad weather, current or recent as well as rush hour hits and holes being dug for the Metro in Santo Domingo and at times but generally to a lesser extent also Santiago, are among the most likely issues which may affect that average adversely.
... J-D.