I'm going to tell you cóhow to get to Samaná on RepúDominican War, a tour areaístic úonce and every dayía más listed tourístically. from Santo Domingo.
If you plan to visit RepúDominican War, Surely you looked for all the recommended places as they may be Santo Domingo its capital, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, The Roman, Santiago of the Knights, John Dolio and obviously Samaná.
Is úlast alternative of many others that there are to know in this beautiful and highly sought-after país leads us to want to know its landscapes and nature located in a large peníIsland that attracts me every timeás tourists to tour its forests, waterfalls, beaches and más very little affected by human activity.
With so much to offer, togetherá is located north of Santo Domingo, it's not that far, but during my visit to this area I was surprisedó how complex it can be to get thereá to know all its attractions.
This guyíIt works the same for you if you plan to go from Punta Cana or another point of the countryís since the transportation base is equal.
¿Cóhow to get to Samaná?
In view of the complications that I personally had in arriving, I looked likeó It is appropriate to share my experience and leave you the best recommendations so that your visit is as pleasant as possible.áas pleasant as possible and above all your transfer. We are going to review the different alternatives that exist on the market and cóhow to use each of them, taking into account the high transfer prices.
The average time of all transfers is 3 a 4 hours, themselvesún the conditions of the vía, trálocation and means of transportation chosen, máyes it is a bus since they are stopping más followed.
Rent a car
Possibly, the opción más cóeveryone's fashion to enjoy calmly and manage your times, but dutyás take into account: the arrival time of your flight (There are car rental companies that do not operate after 8 pm), handle in a buníoblivious to the risks that this entails and additional costs.
In my case, given the time it arrivedó My flight to Santo Domingo made it impossible for me to use this option.ón, since you will haveás también to take into account the logíAbility to pick up and return the car within your flight schedules.
The cost is variable depending onún the type of car and durationón of income:
- From $32 dóhomes for día más other extra charges.
- Take into account the value of fuel, since RepúDominican Republic has high values.
- Spaghettiéthere are no tolls on the vía
Hire a transport
This is another optionón cófashionable since you don't worry about driving and the time is flexible depending onún your arrival or departure needs. Various private services are offered that you find very convenient.ácil an Internet, but the costs are high. The ones I consultedé have these values:
- From $300 for a vía más tip.
Of course, If you divide it by several people the value goes down, since there are transports of up to 8 people, but if you travel alone or as a couple, the total beingíto of $600 round trip, carísimo. Take into account that dutyás look for a similar service in Samaná, since the transport does not stay thereá.
There are options in Civiatis, although I did not manageé coordinate pickup as expected.
taxi público
This optionóIt is not interesting since it isán outside the airport all dayíand will not haveáI know what to expect, but thoseí, its cost is extremely high. When I consultedé from Las Am Airportérich towards Samaná I had these answers:
- From $250 más tip.
- If you take this optionón ensure the price before boarding so that they do not charge you extra upon arrival and surprise you.
Be careful with this optionón, since from Samaná tenderás you have to pay the same amount in taxi and if you travel 3 o más people with luggage will not haveás enough space.
Uber
It seems to be the best optionón, but really don't be surprised by the very economical priceómonkey that appears in the app when you quote this route $150 for a vía. The surprise comes when your Uber arrives and tells you that Uber charges you that amount, but what to éYou have to pay him double under the table, since you have to make the round trip.
Having said that, the price of using Uber is máIt's more expensive than your own taxi:
- From $250 for a víin a small carñO.
- From $350 for a víin a big car.
a lot of attentionón, but togetherá There is no Uber, so if you use it on the way, the return will haveás you have to do it in another of the indicated means.
Bus público
They call them guaguas and given all the issues logístics that I liveí resultó be the best optionón: my flight arrivedó at dawn so I knockedó spend a night in a hotel until early morningñhe.
Once I got outó we take the sun nowí an Uber ($3 dólares from the hotel) towards the terminal Asotrapusa buses which is very close to the Colonial city, I recommend not walking through the area and getting thereí with your suitcases by taxi or Uber, It's not a very safe neighborhood.. Once you arrive at the first terminal, the service is very friendly and the buses even have excellent WiFi throughout the route..
These buses have their first departure at 5:00 am, so it is an excellent idea to take it early to get to your hotel safely.ún check-in time.
There are other bus options to Samaná, but these seemed to me the mostás cómodes, safe and best ratedón. A clarificationón, there are big buses cóways how I tell them, but alsoéthere are some small busesñthe vans, that for me were incredibleóways through space, get over yourselfún your schedule will be able toías you bump into one or another bus.
Regarding the cost, this is very economicalómonkey:
- $7 dóhomes for víper person.
If you travel with a suitcase, don't worry., since there is enough space and there are vendors with local sweets in case you didn't manage to eat something.
Concludedón
It all depends on your time, budget and arrival time to Santo Domingo. Having said that, If you arrive at a time you can rent a car, do it and drive calmly, but if your budget is not enough for a car or private transportation, the p busúwar becomes the best optionón, take a little más of time, but the savings are huge.
Finally, I leave you the numberútel grouperételephone number of a taxi in Samaná, that alsoéYou can go to Santo Domingo to see them (with the costs of the case). His name is Taxi Nadin and we met him thanks to añHe prays very kindly on the bus to Samaná. You can contact him directly on Whatsapp:
- Taxi Nadin – https://wa.me/18297172470
- Spaghettién can help you with tours and tours of Saman attractionsá.
I hope this guíMay it be of total use to all of you who seek to reach the beautiful Samaná.
Hello there! So from the airport there are no buses to Santo Domingo, solo taxis? I'm thinking about staying in Samaná, you recommend it? there is public transport to the beaches? Thank you
Hello May, At the Santo Domingo airport there is a bus line, but it works in very few hours and they told me that it is not reliable that they comply with the schedule. Samaná is very beautiful if you go to its natural attractions, the city not so much. I didn't use the public transportation issue., only taxi for safety.