There are 5 ways to get from Santo Domingo to Arecibo by plane, car, car ferry, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane SDQ - SJU
- Drive from Hyatt Hacienda del Mar to Arecibocar
5h 34m$225–708Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Santo Domingo to Old San Juancarferry Santo Domingo
- Drive from Old San Juan to Arecibocar
13h 58m$73–78Fly Las Américas International Airport to Eugenio María De Hostos Airport, drive
- Fly from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) to Eugenio María De Hostos Airport (MAZ)plane SDQ - MAZ
- Drive from Eugenio María De Hostos Airport (MAZ) to Arecibocar
6h 47m$278–692Shuttle to Punta Cana International Airport, fly to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana Airport
- Fly from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane PUJ - SJU
- Drive from Hyatt Hacienda del Mar to Arecibocar
5h 55m$325–973Bus to Cibao International Airport, fly to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo to La Vegabus
- Fly from Cibao International Airport (STI) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane STI - SJU
- Drive from Hyatt Hacienda del Mar to Arecibocar
7h 31m$223–834
Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santo Domingo to Arecibo is to car ferry and drive which costs $70 - $80 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santo Domingo to Arecibo is to fly and drive which takes 5h 34m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Santo Domingo and Arecibo is 505 km.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Santo Domingo to Arecibo, including transfers.
There are 99+ hotels available in Arecibo.
What companies run services between Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Arecibo, Puerto Rico?
There is no direct connection from Santo Domingo to Arecibo. However, you can take the shuttle to Santo Domingo Airport, walk to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) airport, fly to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), walk to San Juan Airport, take the shuttle to Hyatt Hacienda del Mar, then drive to Arecibo. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Santo Domingo to Arecibo via Old San Juan in around 13h 58m.
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Eugenio María De Hostos Airport via Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–490
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Flights from Cibao International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Eugenio María De Hostos Airport via Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Phone
- (407) 420-7646
- [email protected]
- Website
- dominicanairporttransfers.com
Shuttle from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $145
- Website
- https://dominicanairporttransfers.com/
- Phone
- (809) 221 - 4422
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribetours.com.do
Bus from Santo Domingo to La Vega
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- caribetours.com.do
- Book at
- caribetours.com.do
Car ferry from Santo Domingo to Old San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65
- Schedules at
- ferriesdelcaribe.com
- Book at
- ferriesdelcaribe.com
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