Current Taxi Rates from POP Airport

[martinwmeije]

Hello yall, interesting post...the last time i came to Sosua i took a local bus. It was very nice..some guy even helped me with my suitecase! I payed around 2 dollars or less and walked up to my hotel for maybe 5 minutes. The reason i did this was not because im cheap.. (maybe a little bit..im Dutch) but i was also very curious. And Dominicans are cool..it was like a family trip. Worth giving that a try next time.

Greetings from Amsterdam.

Martin.

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[Bluenoser]

Here is the latest posted rates at POP as of Oct 5th, 2021

 

[DrNoob]

Here is the latest taxi rates from Cabarete as of 13/11/2024

 

[guayaba79]

Here is the latest posted rates at POP as of Oct 5th, 2021

I laughed when they told me the prices... I said nah bro thats tourist price.. I want local price and paid what I showed them the cost in uber was.... dont let them get you.. no reason to paying 2 weeks typical dominican salary for a 2 hour ride..

 

[rellosk]

Here is the latest posted rates at POP as of November 2024. They are the same prices that Bluenoser posted in October 2021

 

[rellosk]

I laughed when they told me the prices... I said nah bro thats tourist price.. I want local price and paid what I showed them the cost in uber was.... dont let them get you.. no reason to paying 2 weeks typical dominican salary for a 2 hour ride..

Yes, the posted rates can be negotiated. But, I doubt if they will go as low as the rate in the Uber app. Even the Uber drivers don't honor those ridiculous rates.

 

[cavok]

Hello yall, interesting post...the last time i came to Sosua i took a local bus. It was very nice..some guy even helped me with my suitecase! I payed around 2 dollars or less and walked up to my hotel for maybe 5 minutes. The reason i did this was not because im cheap.. (maybe a little bit..im Dutch) but i was also very curious. And Dominicans are cool..it was like a family trip. Worth giving that a try next time.

Greetings from Amsterdam.

Martin.

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You had to walk out to the highway, right? It's not that far but I think many people will balk at that if it's their first time here and have more than a carry on bag(?). Many don't even know that option exists. Not hard to do though.

 

[josh2203]

I laughed when they told me the prices... I said nah bro thats tourist price.. I want local price and paid what I showed them the cost in uber was.... dont let them get you.. no reason to paying 2 weeks typical dominican salary for a 2 hour ride..

Those are tourist taxis, I doubt that they would go much down with their pricing, but as I have never used them, I don't know. I have also never used Uber, but many local taxis in the DR. From those taxis you can expect the local pricing, I doubt others will do it.

 

[josh2203]

Hello yall, interesting post...the last time i came to Sosua i took a local bus. It was very nice..some guy even helped me with my suitecase! I payed around 2 dollars or less and walked up to my hotel for maybe 5 minutes. The reason i did this was not because im cheap.. (maybe a little bit..im Dutch) but i was also very curious. And Dominicans are cool..it was like a family trip. Worth giving that a try next time.

Greetings from Amsterdam.

Martin.

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That's not being cheap but rather traveling in local way, I've read on this forum many posters doing this. Or the other option is that I'm cheap too...

I would always use the guagua and carritos if I traveled alone and without much luggage.

 

[irsav]

Uber?
In Boca-Chica it is a good option now.

 

[windeguy]

Uber?
In Boca-Chica it is a good option now.

Uber was very limited on the north coast. Not sure if that is still true.

 

[DrNoob]

Uber was very limited on the north coast. Not sure if that is still true.

Uber pretty much sucks in POP and if at all someone picks up your ride, they ask for almost the same as what the taxis ask.
However, Uber works very well in Santiago, even to the airport.

 

[DrNoob]

You can negotiate with taxis too, if you can speak Spanish. I paid 2000 pesos each way POP/Cabarete (Metro Tours POP to Cabarete and Cabarete to Caribe Tours POP) earlier this month, when the going rate was around 2600. I would have liked to haggle more but I was short on time.

There is another thread here which has the contact details of a very reliable person who can pickup/drop for less than the published rates - I went with him based on recommendations from another DR1 member and was pretty happy.

 

[josh2203]

There is another thread here which has the contact details of a very reliable person who can pickup/drop for less than the published rates - I went with him based on recommendations from another DR1 member and was pretty happy.

I have another very reliable taxi driver who also has very good connections, in the NC area if anyone needs.

 

[CristoRey]

From my front door here in Santiago to the heart of El Bately, Sosua where my Canadian buddy lives a block off PC, riding Metro Tours, I paid 620 pesos/ $10.48 USD round trip last Friday.
I'm a local resident who took the time to learn the local prices, I never pay more.

 

[Uzin]

You can negotiate with taxis too, if you can speak Spanish. I paid 2000 pesos each way POP/Cabarete (Metro Tours POP to Cabarete and Cabarete to Caribe Tours POP) earlier this month, when the going rate was around 2600. I would have liked to haggle more but I was short on time.

There is another thread here which has the contact details of a very reliable person who can pickup/drop for less than the published rates - I went with him based on recommendations from another DR1 member and was pretty happy.

I always wait outside POP arrivals with 1000 pesos in my hand and say that's all I have to el batey, in Spanish, after they take the tourists they take me, not much waiting time, so far it has always worked...! 🤗