Santiago Airport to Metro Station?

Drro

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Can you give me an idea of what it will cost for a taxi and how long it takes to get from the Santiago Airport to the Metro station?

Thx.
 

bachata

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$$$$ 20. Dollars is the fee of STI taxi union, just check out and look for a driver standing when you exit the building.
A real bergain, I live about same distance from the airport here in US. The rate of RDU taxi union is $ 50. bucks.

JJ
 

Hillbilly

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last time I looked it was RD$450-500....You can bargain and see. It is like a 15 minute ride. Jeez Louise, in Santo Domingo it is RD$1000 to the airport and it takes forever to get there..

Don't sweat it. Just go from taxi to taxi and ask how much>?
Grab a taxi that has just dropped on a departing passenger and ask him. Be aggressive.

If all else fails, call me!!

HB
 

RacerX

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Yes he will have to shop around on that one. The fare can be $800 pesos which I was told it was normally to $500pesos from an EMI taxi guy to $300 pesos from a friend whose brother was a taxista, I gave him 400pesos just to be fair. The price has a lot to do with if you know someone and what the rate should be for the locals. You think you got conned if you pay 800pesos for something a local can get for 300pesos. Or that it is a deal compared with $50 flat route to JFK/LGA from anywhere in NY.
 

SantiagoDR

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Offer 500 pesos.

If they say more, walk away, they will call you back.

The guy telling you the price is most likely the middle man, try to get directly to a driver.

500 pesos is roughly $13.35 U.S.


SantiagoDR
 

Drro

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Thanks for all the responses/advice. Anyone have a taxi driver we can call ahead of time to do an airport pick up and drop off at Metro Bus? My daughter is coming into town (in May again) and will come directly to me at the dentist across from the bus station.

Thanks in advance.
 

bachata

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This is a copy and paste from my Email:

We no longer provide transportation in the DR. We are currently living in North Carolina.

However you may contact our friend Johan Gonzalez who is a reliable and a very responsible driver. The following is his info:

johan-4220@hotmail.com
Cellphone = 829-913-1882

I currently work in the Raleigh, Triangle area of NC as a Real Estate agent for Coldwell Banker/HPW....If you know of anyone that wants to relocate to this area, send them my way, I will take as good a care of them as I did when we were providing transportation in the DR.

The best of luck and have a wonderful DR vacation.

Rocio and JJ Rojas
 

Hillbilly

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Whoa!! The Lady hath spoken...Take that number Drro and run with it!!!

And do pay heed to what we said..

HB
 

bachata

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Whoa!! The Lady hath spoken...Take that number Drro and run with it!!!

And do pay heed to what we said..

HB

Yes that was my wife, I could never spell correctly like that.

haha

JJ
 

Drro

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Hi JJ and Rocio, so good to hear from you. Congrats on all your good endeavors in NC.

Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Ro aka Rosa