We are planning a holiday in SW, Barahona area but can't work out which airport to fly to from UK. Whether PUJ or POP we will stay there couple of nights then travel to Barahona by public transport. Looking for small friendly hotel on a beach but don't need large resort will casinos, golf courses etc. Suggestions please? Looks like PUJ might be more convenient for our onward jouney but can only find huge resort hotels there. Also what will weather be like in March? I keep reading different reports for that time of year both north and south - and central too?
Many European flights offering POP as a destination often stop in PUJ.
So, you may want to check that before you settle on POP because with all the wait and all, it adds a good 2 hours to your flight.
Besides that, I think the trip from PO or PUJ to Barahona is about a similar distance and time... PUJ maybe being a tad shorter.
You now DON'T have to drive INTO Santo Domingo to reach the highway to San Cristobal and the South West when coming from POP... maybe that may be an advantage when coming by car... but the bus will take you into town.
All in all, while we'd love to have y'all in Puerto Plata, I'd be inclined towards trying the PUJ route.
(Btw, in case you didn't know, there is an airfield in Barahona... sometimes it's closed, sometimes it's open. There are no regular flights I would know about but private flights can be arranged for).
... J-D.