There are many guaguas de boladora operating out of Santiago. These tend to be the small buses with the man, el cobrador, hanging off, calling out the destination, Moca, Moca, Moca. Expreso Liniero also operates to Dajabón. You find these buses at Las Carreras esquina 30 de Marzo on the fringes of the Centro Ciudad. There are also buses to Puerto Plata and Sosua.
Three things about Metro Tours: First, you ride the whole way to the station in Santo Domingo, rather than getting out at your destination along the way. The Santiago terminal is at Salvador Estrella Sadhalá casi esquina Avenida Juan Pablo Duarte, cerca del elevado. (Do not confuse Avenida Juan Pablo Duarte with Calle Duarte, which also starts in the Centro Histórico) The terminal in Santo Domingo is at Avenida Winston Churchill, near 27 de Febrero but nowhere near any subway stations. Second, the subway is called Metro, so be careful to tell your taxi driver without ambiguity. Yes, it happened to me, where the taxi driver brought me to a subway station when I didn’t even know Santo Domingo has a subway. Of course, it is easier and less expensive to use a different line. Third, the Metro Tours buses run less frequently.
If you are going to Santo Domingo, you can also take Transporte Espinal, Caribe Tours, or Aetra. At any of these, you can get off at kilómetro 9, which is along the provincial boundary between Provincia Santo Domingo and Distrito Nacional. The Metro subway stop María Montéz is here, and it costs 35 pesos to ride to any other subway stop or the Teleférico.
Returning to Santiago, at María Montéz, you can use the footbridge to cross Autopista Duarte and reach the Aetra terminal. Here, Google Maps conflicts with Mapquest on the provincial boundary line.
Three things about Metro Tours: First, you ride the whole way to the station in Santo Domingo, rather than getting out at your destination along the way. The Santiago terminal is at Salvador Estrella Sadhalá casi esquina Avenida Juan Pablo Duarte, cerca del elevado. (Do not confuse Avenida Juan Pablo Duarte with Calle Duarte, which also starts in the Centro Histórico) The terminal in Santo Domingo is at Avenida Winston Churchill, near 27 de Febrero but nowhere near any subway stations. Second, the subway is called Metro, so be careful to tell your taxi driver without ambiguity. Yes, it happened to me, where the taxi driver brought me to a subway station when I didn’t even know Santo Domingo has a subway. Of course, it is easier and less expensive to use a different line. Third, the Metro Tours buses run less frequently.
If you are going to Santo Domingo, you can also take Transporte Espinal, Caribe Tours, or Aetra. At any of these, you can get off at kilómetro 9, which is along the provincial boundary between Provincia Santo Domingo and Distrito Nacional. The Metro subway stop María Montéz is here, and it costs 35 pesos to ride to any other subway stop or the Teleférico.
Returning to Santiago, at María Montéz, you can use the footbridge to cross Autopista Duarte and reach the Aetra terminal. Here, Google Maps conflicts with Mapquest on the provincial boundary line.
