There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Punta Cana by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane ORD - PUJ
8h 8m$162–730Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane MDW - PUJ
10h 10m$212–880Train to South Bend, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane SBN - PUJ
11h 19m$213–889Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane MKE - PUJ
10h 58m$260–1,044Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ)plane MDW - SDQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
11h 12m$342–1,035Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Romana International Airport (LRM)plane ORD - LRM
- Take the bus from Sitrabapu Terminal La Romana to Punta Cana Airportbus
11h 2m$292–1,143
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Punta Cana is to fly which costs $160 - $750 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Punta Cana is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between Chicago and Punta Cana is 3228 km.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Chicago to Punta Cana, including transfers.
Punta Cana is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:39 AM in Chicago and 2:39 AM in Punta Cana.
There are 1318+ hotels available in Punta Cana.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877-255-8178
- Website
- welcomepickups.com
Shuttle from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.welcomepickups.com/santo-domingo/airport-taxi/
- Phone
- +1 809 682 9670
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobavaro.com
Bus from Sitrabapu Terminal La Romana to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- expresobavaro.com
- Expreso Bavaro
- $7
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