Punta Cana International Airport is the preferred port of entry, from which area hotels are a 10- to 45-minute drive away. This airport offers scheduled service by:
USA: American Airlines (Miami, New York), Continental Airlines (Newark, Houston), Delta Airlines (Atlanta, New York), Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee), Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale), United Airlines (Washington-Dulles, Chicago), US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia), USA 3000 (Baltimore-Washington, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Newark, St. Louis, Windsor Locks-CT).
Canada: Air Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Winnipeg), Air Transat (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg).
Caribbean: American Eagle (San Juan, Puerto Rico), Condor Airlines (Antigua), Martinair (Cancun, Montego Bay).

Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Halifax, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Winnipeg, Kitchener/Waterloo.
Caribbean: Varadero, Cuba and San Salvador, Bahamas.
Europe: Amsterdam, Basel, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Manchester, Moscow, Paris, Vienna, Zurich.
Domestic service from several points in the country is offered by Air Santo Domingo, SAP and Takeoff airlines.

   While Punta Cana’s interior roads often seem like a labyrinth, there is some logic to them. They basically lead to the Uvero Alto/ Macao area to the north, the Arena Gorda, Bavaro, El Cortecito, Cabeza de Toro area in the center of the East Coast hotel strip, or to the Punta Cana/Cap Cana area to the south. A new expressway is under construction. It is slated to be completed in 2007, and will cut driving time between the airport and the most northern resort area by half. There is an express bus service from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo, with a stopover in La Romana.

   Most visitors will take advantage of the excursions offered at the hotels, for which transportation is provided. Taxi service is available at hotels and car rentals can be obtained for those wanting to tour the area independently. The locals get around using public transport minibus and van service that is also available to tourists but must be taken from outside the hotels.

   The main attraction of this area is its beaches that border the meeting point of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The turquoise waters of the ocean and the contrasting white sands of most eastern beaches create a lasting impression that entices visitors to spread the word on Punta Cana.

   Beaches with access from the outside roads are: Cabeza de Toro, Bavaro, El Cortecito and Macao. With some exceptions, there are no restrictions for tourists walking along one hotel beach to another, although there are frequent patches of undeveloped land tracks between.

   The area’s northernmost beach. Sands are fine, but light bronzecolored. Depending on the area, the beach may border an open ocean with fun, swelling waves (for good swimmers), or it may be more calm and closed in. An open beach, Macao, with its tan sands, is still the main public beach in the area. The Westin Roco Ki is under construction in the area.

   Northern beach location of the Riu, Iberostar complex and Barceló Punta Cana (former Breezes).