Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Iberia
Airport
(
809-950-6050)
; Santo Domingo
(
809-227-0188; Av Lope de Vega 63)
Insel Air
( 809-621-7777, in US 855-493-6004;
www.fly-inselair.com
)
Flights to Curaçao and St
Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles.
Jet Blue
( at airport 809-947-2297; cnr Av Winston Churchill & Paseo de los Locutores, Plaza Las
Americas)
Ticket office located next to Metro bus terminal.
Lufthansa/Condor
(
809-689-9625; Av George Washington 353)
US Airways
(
809-540-0505; Gustavo Mejía Ricart 54)
BOAT
The DR's only international ferry service,
Caribbean Fantasy
, run by
America Cruise Fer-
ries
( Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 787-832-4800, San Juan, Puerto Rico 787-622-4800, Santo Domingo
809-688-4400;
www.acferries.com
)
connects Santo Domingo with San Juan and Mayagüez,
Puerto Rico. The ticket office and boarding area are in the
Puerto Don Diego
on Av del
Puerto, opposite Fortaleza Ozama in the Zona Colonial.
The ferry departs Santo Domingo at 7pm on Sunday and 8pm Tuesday and Thursday,
before returning from San Juan at 7pm Monday and Friday and Mayagüez at 8pm on
Wednesday. The trip from Santo Domingo takes 12 hours (eight hours in the other direc-
tion; difference is because of prevailing currents) and costs around US$200 round-trip.
The other major terminal that handles cruise ships is the
Puerto Sans Souci
(
www.sanssouci.com.do
)
on the eastern bank of the Rio Ozama, directly across from the Zona
Colonial.
BUS
First-Class Buses
The country's two main bus companies - Caribe Tours (
Click here
)
and
Metro
(
809-227-0101;
www.metrotours.com.do
;
Calle Francisco Prats Ramírez)
- have individual depots
west of the Zona Colonial. Caribe Tours has the most departures, and covers more of the
smaller towns than Metro does. In any case, all but a few destinations are less than four
hours from Santo Domingo. Caribe Tours has a much larger terminal with a gift shop,
though both have ATMs and a limited food selection.
It's a good idea to call ahead to confirm the schedule and always arrive at least 30
minutes before the stated departure time. Both bus lines publish brochures (available at all
terminals) with up-to-date schedules and fares, plus the address and telephone number of
their terminals throughout the country.
