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Transfers from Puerto Plata Airport
Private transfer from POP to Sosua, Cabarete, Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata or along the north coast, at a fixed price per vehicle.
POP
Gregorio Luperon International Airport
IATA POP · ICAO MDPP · Sosua, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
8 km to Sosua · 18 km to Puerto Plata · 25 km to Cabarete
Local time9:52 PMUTC−4
Weather now27 °CDrizzle
- 1terminal
- 12+ airlines
- 18+ destinations
- 848 Kpassengers in 2024
- 1runway
- 24 hopen every day
Check your price from Puerto Plata Airport
Fixed prices per vehicle
Where are you going on the north coast?
The airport sits between Sosua and Cabarete, so most resorts are twenty minutes away. Fixed rates per vehicle, not per person.
Price list from Puerto Plata Airport
| Transport zone | Journey time | Passenger van8 8 | See availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Plata | 30 min | $45 | See availability |
| Santiago | 1 h 30 min | $119 | See availability |
| Samana | 3 h | $221 | See availability |
| Santo Domingo | 5 h 2 min | $221 | See availability |
| La Romana | 6 h 41 min | $377 | See availability |
| Punta Cana | 7 h 27 min | $340 | See availability |
One-way prices in USD per vehicle, taxes and luggage included.
Private fleet
The vehicles that work this airport
Private, air conditioned and insured, with a bilingual driver. Kitesurfers heading to Cabarete: tell us about the boards when you book.
Vehicle information
Step by step
Arrival instructions, step by step
A small, relaxed terminal with one arrivals exit. Fifteen minutes from the aircraft to your vehicle on a normal day.
One terminal, ten gates
POP is a single terminal with a satellite concourse and a frontal concourse, ten gates in total. There is no terminal to get wrong.
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Main terminal
AirlinesAmerican, JetBlue, United, Delta, Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing, Air Transat, Arajet
A single arrivals hall and one exit to the front of the building.
Meeting pointOutside the arrivals doors, by the eTransfers name board.
10 gates2 min walk
The airport was rebuilt in 2013 and 2014 and can handle four wide-body aircraft at once, which is why the charter flights land here in blocks.
At the airport
What you will find inside Gregorio Luperon International Airport
Free Wi-Fi
Cash machines
In the arrivals hall and landside. Cash machines in town give a better rate.
Currency exchange
Airport rates are the worst in the region. Pay by card or withdraw at your destination.
VIP lounges
Sala Ámbar · Sala Larimar
No luggage storage
No lockers and no left-luggage desk. Plan for it if you have hours to kill.
Duty free
Not automatically cheaper. Compare before you buy, and check the liquid rules of your connection.
Restaurants and cafés
Most of it is airside, past security. Don’t linger before you go through.
What you have inside the terminal, and what is worth your time before your flight.
Practical details
Practical details
- Lost luggageIt belongs to your airline, not to the airport: claim it at your airline desk in the baggage hall before you leave.
- AccessibilityWheelchair and boarding assistance are arranged by your airline. Ask for it when you book your flight, at least 48 hours ahead. Tell us when you book and the vehicle is ready for it, at no extra charge.
- Official siteaerodom.com
At the airport
Everything about Gregorio Luperon International Airport
The pages our own airport team keeps up to date.
Arrival instructions
Step by step from the aircraft door to your vehicle.
Flight status
Arrivals and departures, and what we do when your flight moves.
Terminals and airlines
Which terminal your airline uses and where we wait.
Safety at the airport
Unlicensed taxis, fake transfer desks and how to tell them apart.
Your return to the airport
What time we pick you up and how the return works.
Questions and answers
What travellers ask us most about this airport.
Safety first
What to watch for at Puerto Plata Airport
One of the easiest arrivals in the Caribbean. Two things are worth knowing.
Porters at the belt
Tipping is normal, but agree it is a tip and not a fee. Two or three dollars covers it.
Verify photo and number plate
Driver name, photo and number plate are in MyTrip before you land.
Never pay twice
The transfer is prepaid. No driver of ours asks for the fare on arrival.
Motorbike taxis
Motoconchos are everywhere on the north coast and are not the way to travel with luggage, at night, or with children.
Change money in town
Airport rates are poor. A bank cash machine in Sosua or Puerto Plata gives the real one.
From our local team
Tips from our local team
Our own north coast team, answering what travellers ask.
eTransfers team at Puerto Plata AirportOn the north coast since 2018 Verified by our team at POP
Cabarete is a wind town
Kitesurfing and windsurfing conditions are best from December to August, with the wind building through the afternoon. Mornings are for flat water.
Sosua, Cabarete or Playa Dorada?
Sosua is the closest and the liveliest, Cabarete is the water-sports town, Playa Dorada is the resort enclave next to Puerto Plata.
Pesos, not dollars
The north coast takes dollars but pays you badly for them. A bank cash machine in town is the right answer.
The cable car
Puerto Plata’s teleférico goes up Mount Isabel de Torres and is worth the morning. Go early, before the cloud comes in.
How much to tip
Drivers: $5 to $10 for a standard transfer. Restaurants add 10% by law plus a tip on top.
When to come
December to April is dry. The north coast gets more rain than the south all year, usually in short bursts.
Compare options
Private transfer vs the other options
Two people from POP to a Cabarete hotel with two suitcases.
| What you get | RecommendedeTransfers private transferPer vehicle | Airport taxiPer vehicle | Tour operator shuttleIncluded in some packages | Hire carPrice per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to Cabarete | 20 min | 20 min | 60 to 90 min | 25 min after the counter |
| Wait at the airport | None, the driver is already there | 5 to 15 min | Until every passenger is gathered | 20 to 40 min at the counter |
| Price known before you fly | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Straight to your door, no stops | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Driver at arrivals holding your name | Yes | No | Sometimes | No |
| Flight monitoring if you land late | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Free cancellation up to 24 h with Premium | Yes | No | No | Varies |
| Room for boards and kites | Yes | Sometimes | No | Yes |
Charter flights land in blocks here, so the package shuttle can spend an hour filling before it leaves for a twenty-minute drive.
Tours & activities
Tours on the north coast
The 27 waterfalls of Damajagua, Mount Isabel de Torres and the Samana whales in season, with hotel pick-up and each tour’s own cancellation policy, shown before you pay.
Ask us what’s worth doing here
Our drivers know the area better than any guidebook. Book your transfer now and ask us about anything you’d like to see — we answer on WhatsApp, day or night.
Hotels by zone
Hotels we drive to from Puerto Plata Airport
Fixed price to every hotel inside the same area. If yours is not on the list, type it in the search box.
Aladino Apart-HotelSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Antiguo Hotel EuropaSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Aparta Hotel RomaSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Apartahotel DrakeSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Apartahotel Drake BolívarSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Barceló Santo DomingoSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Billini HotelSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Boutique Hotel PalacioSanto Domingo
$221per vehicle
Hotel not on the list?Type it in the search box. Same fixed price to every hotel in the area.
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Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata · 24 hotelsFrom · passenger van$45per vehicle
Return$90
- Free cancellation with Premium
- Flight monitoring
- Meet & greet
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Barceló Puerto PlataPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Be Live Collection MarienPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Blue Jack TarPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Casa Veintiuno -Boutique B&BPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Emotions by HodelpaPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Finca de GioPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Gansevoort Dominican Republic, Playa ImbertPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Grand Paradise Playa DoradaPuerto Plata
$45per vehicle
Hotel not on the list?Type it in the search box. Same fixed price to every hotel in the area.
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Albachiara Hotel ResidenceSamana
$221per vehicle
Clave VerdeSamana
$221per vehicle
Coson Bay HotelSamana
$221per vehicle
Ecolodge Ecocampo la SangríaSamana
$221per vehicle
Gran Bahía Príncipe el PortilloSamana
$221per vehicle
Grand Bahía Príncipe CayacoaSamana
$221per vehicle
Grand Paradise SamanáSamana
$221per vehicle
Hotel Alisei & SpaSamana
$221per vehicle
Hotel not on the list?Type it in the search box. Same fixed price to every hotel in the area.
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Bahía Príncipe Luxury Bouganville Don Pablo CollectionLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Be Live Collection CanoaLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Cadaqués CaribeLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Catalonia Gran DominicusLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Dreams la RomanaLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Gran Bahía Príncipe la RomanaLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Hotel BayahibeLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Hotel CasermaLa Romana
$377per vehicle
Hotel not on the list?Type it in the search box. Same fixed price to every hotel in the area.
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Alsol del MarPunta Cana
$340per vehicle
Alsol Luxury VillagePunta Cana
$340per vehicle
Alsol Tiara Collection Cap CanaPunta Cana
$340per vehicle
Eden Roc at Cap CanaPunta Cana
$340per vehicle
Margaritaville Island Reserve Cap CanaPunta Cana
$340per vehicle
Sanctuary Cap Cana by AlsolPunta Cana
$340per vehicle
Secrets Cap Cana Resort & SpaPunta Cana
$340per vehicle
TRS Cap Cana HotelPunta Cana
$340per vehicle
Hotel not on the list?Type it in the search box. Same fixed price to every hotel in the area.
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Aloha SolSantiago
$119per vehicle
Hodelpa Centro PlazaSantiago
$119per vehicle
Hodelpa Garden CourtSantiago
$119per vehicle
Hodelpa Gran AlmiranteSantiago
$119per vehicle
Hotel PlatinoSantiago
$119per vehicle
Platino Hotel & CasinoSantiago
$119per vehicle
Hotel not on the list?Type it in the search box. Same fixed price to every hotel in the area.
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Travel guides
Travel guides for the Dominican north coast
Practical, written by our own team in Sosua and Cabarete.
Back to the airport
Your return to Puerto Plata Airport
Short drives, small terminal, but the charter departures leave in blocks and the queue builds up at once.
- Regional flightsPick-up 2 hours before departure, plus the drive from your hotel.
- International flightsPick-up 3 hours before departure, plus journey time. Charter departure days are the slow ones at check-in.
- The exit e-TicketThe same e-Ticket covers your departure. Fill in the exit section before you leave the hotel.
Verified reviews
What travellers say about landing in Puerto Plata
Zachary O.
“I traveled with my family for the first time to Puerto Plata. It was a very pleasant experience from the beginning of my transfer, I appreciate the excellent attention they had for me.”
eTransfers customers · June 2023
Samantha B.
“Very helpful with the transportation to our hotel. I will recommend it to anyone on holiday.”
eTransfers customers · March 2023
Martha C.
“I liked the service. They were friendly and took me to my hotel quickly. (tips are not included, so make sure you have some extra money to thank the driver.”
eTransfers customers · March 2023
Puerto Plata Airport transfer questions
How far is Sosua? And Cabarete?
Sosua is ten to fifteen minutes, Cabarete about twenty. Puerto Plata town and Playa Dorada are twenty-five to thirty.
Is there a fee to enter the country?
The tourist card is included in almost every airline ticket. The e-Ticket form is free and filled online before you fly.
Can you carry kites and boards?
Yes. Tell us how many boards and bags when you book and we send a vehicle with the room.
Which airlines fly here?
American, JetBlue, United, Delta, Air Canada, WestJet and the European and Canadian charters, plus Arajet regionally.
Do you go to Samana or Santiago?
Yes, both at a fixed price. Samana is around three hours and Santiago about ninety minutes.
Where does my driver wait?
Outside the arrivals doors, holding an eTransfers name board. One terminal, one exit.
Can’t find us? Two ways, both instant
Message IAN on WhatsApp
Answers in seconds, English and Spanish. Send us a photo of where you are.
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AI-powered service
Meet IAN and Emma, the AI behind every transfer
IAN answers your messages in seconds and Emma takes your calls, in English and Spanish, 24/7. Change a time, add a stop or ask for a receipt: it’s sorted in the same conversation.
- Replies in seconds, any hour of the day
- Changes, stops and receipts from the chat
- WhatsApp, SMS, email or a phone call
IAN · eTransfersOnline · replies in seconds
My flight now lands at 16:10. What happens?
Nothing to do. We’re tracking AA 1234 and have moved your pick-up to 16:10. Your driver will be at the arrivals exit with your name.
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EmmaVoice assistant · answers calls 24/7
And the rest runs on its own
From the moment you book until the driver is at the exit, every step is automated.
- BookedInstant confirmation, voucher by email and WhatsApp
- Flight trackedYour flight is monitored; a delay reschedules the pick-up automatically
- Driver assignedName, photo and number plate sent the day before
- Driver at arrivalsWaiting at the terminal exit with your name on a board
MyTrip · the eTransfers web app
Your transfer, in your pocket
MyTrip works like a ride-hailing app: follow your driver on the map, sort out a flight change yourself and share your trip with your family. No download, no password.
- Watch your driver arrive in real timeFollow the route on the map from the moment they set off until you reach your hotel. No phone calls, no guessing.
- Know who’s picking you up before you leave the airportYour driver’s name and photo on screen. You’ll recognise them straight away.
- Flight changed? Update it yourselfCorrect the flight number, the time or how many of you are travelling, in seconds, from your phone.
- Your family knows where you areShare your trip with a link and let them watch it live, no download needed.
- Voucher with QR code, even with no signal
- Pay in one tap: card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal
- No passwords, no sign-up: you enter with the link we send
- Your next transfer in two taps
- Like an app, without downloading one