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 29m$1,330–2,295Fly to La Romana International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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$1,144–3,652Fly to Las Américas International Airport, shuttle
- 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
30h 29m$1,150–2,350Fly 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
31h 47m$2,325–6,830
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 which costs $1,300 - $2,300 and takes 40h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Punta Cana is to fly and shuttle which takes 30h 29m and costs $1,100 - $2,400.
The distance between Melbourne and Punta Cana is 16186 km.
It takes approximately 40h 29m to get from Melbourne to Punta Cana, including transfers.
Punta Cana is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:01 AM in Melbourne and 1:01 PM in Punta Cana.
There are 1342+ hotels available in Punta Cana.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Santiago, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via San Francisco, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to La Romana International Airport via Auckland, Houston, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cibao International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cibao International Airport via San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cibao International Airport via Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Santiago, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- 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
Shuttle from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Welcome Pickups - Dominican Republic
- Phone
- (407) 420-7646
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dominican Airport Transfers
Shuttle from Santiago de los Caballeros to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- Dominican Airport Transfers
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