There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Punta Cana by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Punta Cana International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane MEL - PUJ
40h 3m$1,330–2,195Fly to Las Américas International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ)plane MEL - SDQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
29h 9m$750–2,350Fly to La Romana International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to La Romana International Airport (LRM)plane MEL - LRM
- Take the bus from Sitrabapu Terminal La Romana to Punta Cana Airportbus
43h 9m$1,044–3,552Fly to Cibao International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cibao International Airport (STI)plane MEL - STI
- Take a shuttle bus from Santiago de los Caballeros to Punta Cana Airport
34h 25m$1,925–6,329
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Punta Cana is to fly and shuttle which costs $750 - $2,400 and takes 29h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Punta Cana is to fly and shuttle which takes 29h 9m and costs $750 - $2,400.
The distance between Melbourne and Punta Cana is 16186 km.
It takes approximately 40h 3m to get from Melbourne to Punta Cana, including transfers.
Punta Cana is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:44 AM in Melbourne and 4:44 PM in Punta Cana.
There are 1430+ hotels available in Punta Cana.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic?
Qantas, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Santiago, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via San Francisco, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cibao International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cibao International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
- 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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