Getting from Santo Domingo to Santiago?

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vmhatup

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How can I get from the airport in Santo Domingo to Santiago?

I'm visiting Santiago at the end of December, but AA airfare (at $530+) is just too expensive. So I'm thinking of flying to Santo Domingo through Jetblue and finding the cheapest way of getting to Santiago alive (bus, taxi, horse).

Any help is appreciated.
 
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vmhatup said:
How can I get from the airport in Santo Domingo to Santiago?

I'm visiting Santiago at the end of December, but AA airfare (at $530+) is just too expensive. So I'm thinking of flying to Santo Domingo through Jetblue and finding the cheapest way of getting to Santiago alive (bus, taxi, horse).

Any help is appreciated.
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CaribeTours, Santo Domingo. Taxi from Las Americas to SD, CaribeTours. Fare to Santiago one way in a comfortable air conditioned Busscar, about RDP 200.00

There are many other options as well, but I have not used them.

Caribe Tours C. Por A.
 
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Chirimoya

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Taxi to Caribe Tours Bus Station from airport ~US$30
CaribeTours to Santiago ~US$10

Caribe Tours SD-Santiago schedule: Morning departures 6:00 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:15 7:45 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 11:00
Afternoon departures 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:45 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00
 
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Chirimoya said:
Taxi to Caribe Tours Bus Station from airport ~US$30
CaribeTours to Santiago ~US$10

Caribe Tours SD-Santiago schedule: Morning departures 6:00 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:15 7:45 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 11:00
Afternoon departures 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:45 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00
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Wow, that's way more than I thought. I payed 280 pesos from SD to Cabrera. Looks like they really get the Santiago passengers.
 
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Chirimoya

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It may well be less. It's just an estimate, hence the ~.

I paid RD$275 on Metro about three years ago and prices have gone up since then. Caribe Tours is a little bit cheaper than Metro, but I still guess the current fare is over 300 pesos now. There is a fares section on their site but the links aren't working for me now.
 
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Chirimoya said:
It may well be less. It's just an estimate, hence the ~.

I paid RD$275 on Metro about three years ago and prices have gone up since then. Caribe Tours is a little bit cheaper than Metro, but I still guess the current fare is over 300 pesos now. There is a fares section on their site but the links aren't working for me now.
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I just noticed I wrote "payed" instead of "paid". How embarrassing for the Rey :(
 
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Not close to$10....more like RD$250 for Caribe Tours, RD$270 or so for Metro.
Jeez, I can remember when RD$5 would go both ways...damn,

HB
 
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Well, I stand corrected! I would have thought the fare would have gone up since my last Metro trip to Santiago circa 2005 - to that meeting at your house, HB, if you remember.
BTW still can't get the links on the site to work.
 
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