Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
West Jet
(
www.westjet.com
)
Direct flights from Toronto.
BUS
Caribe Tours
( 809-586-4544; cnr Camino Real & Kounhart)
and
Metro
( 809-586-6063; cnr 16 de
Agosto & Beller)
run services from Puerto Plata to Santo Domingo (RD$350, four hours,
hourly) and Sosúa (RD$50, 30 minutes, hourly 6am to 7pm). For Santiago (RD$110, 1¼
hours) get on the Santo Domingo-bound bus.
EASTBOUND GUAGUA
These leave from a stop on the north side of Parque Central, passing by the entrance of
Playa Dorada and through Sosúa (RD$35, 30 minutes), Cabarete (RD$50, 45 minutes)
and Río San Juan (RD$100, two hours).
Transporte Papagayo
( 809-749-6415)
buses leave
daily for Samaná (RD$300, 3½ to four hours) at 6:30am from in front of the public hos-
pital and Las Terrenas Transporte travels five times daily to Las Terrenas (RD$300, three
hours).
SOUTH & WESTBOUND GUAGUA
Javilla Tours
( 809-970-2412; cnr Camino Real & Av Colón; every 15min 5am-7:30pm)
serves
Santiago (RD$120, 1½ hours) with stops along the way at Imbert (RD$40, 20 minutes)
and Navarrete (RD$80, 50 minutes). To get to Monte Cristi, take Javilla's bus to Navar-
rete and tell the driver to let you off at the junction, where you can change for the Expreso
Linieros bus (RD$140, 1½ hours).
CAR
Avis
( 809-586-4436, airport 809-586-0214;
www.avis.com.do
; Carretera Luperon Km 4½;
eron Km 2½; 8am-5pm)
all have offices at the airport (the first two also have off-airport
sites), where they are open 7am to 10pm and are usually on call overnight, but charge ex-
tra for late pickup or delivery.
Getting Around
The old town and parts of the Malecón are walkable. Otherwise, you'll need to get com-
fortable taking
motoconchos
(motorcycle taxis), rent a car or shell out cash for taxis.
