Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Farmacia Jorge
(
809-582-2887; cnr Calle España & Av Gómez)
Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago
(
809-947-2222;
www.homshospital.com
;
Autopista Duarte Km
2.8;
24hr)
Getting There & Away
AIR
Santiago's
Aeropuerto Internacionál del Cibao
( 809-233-8000;
www.aeropuertocibao.com.do
),
around 12km south of downtown, is serviced by the following airlines:
Taxis are your only option to and from town - US$15 to $20 one way.
Aerolineas Mas
( in Santo Domingo 809-682-9399;
www.aerolineasmas.com
)
Flights to Punta
Cana and Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Air Turks and Caicos
(
809-233-8262;
www.airturksandcaicos.com
)
809-200-5151;
www.aa.com
)
Direct flights to Miami.
American Airlines
(
809-583-0055;
www.aa.com
)
For San Juan, Puerto Rico and Puerto Prince,
American Eagle
(
Haiti.
809-200-2772;
www.copaair.com
)
For Panama City, Panama.
Copa Airlines
(
809-200-9191;
www.delta.com
)
Daily flights to JFK.
Delta
(
809-200-9898;
www.jetblue.com
)
Daily flights to JFK and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Jet Blue
(
Spirit Airlines
( 809-587-9326;
www.spirit.com
)
Early morning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida -
possibly the cheapest flight between the DR and US.
BUS
Caribe Tours
( 809-241-1414)
has two terminals in Santiago (all buses, except the one for
Haiti - from Las Colinas station only - stop at both stations): in Las Colinas on Av 27 de
Febrero about 3km north of the center, and more conveniently in the Jardínes neighbor-
hood at Maimon and 27 de Febrero, just steps from the competing
Metro
( 809-587-3837)
.
All three terminals are on or near the Ruta A
concho
line, or take a taxi. Destinations in-
clude the following:
DESTINATION
FARE (RD$)
DURATION
FREQUENCY
Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
1060
4hr
noon daily
Dajabón
200
2½hr
take Monte Cristi bus
