How to get from Punta Cana to Santa Bárbara de Samana?

Katie Smith

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Hello, thanks for reading this!
My sister and I want to travel from the Punta Cana airport to Santa Barbara de Samana, spend a couple of nights there, and then return to Punta Cana.

I cannot find any good transportation options online. A taxi is too expensive, the bus ride is 6+hours with multiple changes, and I'm nervous about renting a car and doing a road trip.

I've heard there is a ferry from Sabana de le Mar or Miches, but I cannot find updated info on it online. Do any of you have more information about it?

Or another option is there are day excursions from Punta Cana to Samana, and I wonder if any tour operator would allow us to be dropped off at Samana after we do the tour, and then picked up a couple days later when they come back with another tour group? Does anyone know if that's a possibility?

Does anyone know of any other transportation options?

Thanks so much in advance!
 

Katie Smith

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Forgot to mention: our flight gets in at 3 pm (1500 hours), and I'm not sure if it will be too late in the day to find any transportation to Samana that late.

As another option, is it ever be likely to be able to find a carpool or shared ride situation?

Thanks so much in advance!