Santo Domingo Travel Forum

Is there a bus that goes directly to Punta Cana? How far is Bavaro from Punta Cana? If there is no direct bus to PC, how would I get from Bavaro to Punta Cana?
Cheers,
J

As told to me, taken from my Dominican Republic transportation tips:

Take a minibus to Higüey at Parque Enriquillo, Santo Domingo. These buses are express buses but might stop to drop off or pick up passengers a few times along the road, they're comfortable enough for the trip and usually have a/c. When you come to Higüey, go to the Friusa bus terminal (Sitrabupu) and take one of their buses. All buses coming to Bávaro from Higuey go around all the hotels.

Buses from Santo Domingo to Higuey run every 15 minutes at peak times (8am - 6pm) and every 30 mins in off-peak times (6am - 8am, 6pm-8pm) and vice versa from Higuey to Santo Domingo (first bus leaves at 4.30 am).

From Bavaro to Higuey/and from Higuey to Bavaro, buses run every 15-20 minutes from Friusa bus terminal (Sitrabapu) next to Politur police station. After 10pm, service is around once every hour.

Hope it helps.

You got great answer from Mariexetoleria...I just wanted to add that there is another private bus provider on Maximo Gomez Avenue in front of
'Supermercado Nacional' (Nacional Supermarket). I had been in both services and I prefer this one instead of Parque Enriquillo.

The final stop is way inside Bavaro/Punta Cana area... so you may want to know where are you heading first. Your trip would take around 3.50 to 4 hours.

Hey Guzzie, thanks. I didn't know there was another bus service to Punta Cana. You should definitely add a tip about it (if you haven't already).

Or you can ask a local for a ride on a motoconcho or in a car.