| The Dominican Republic has the most international | | | | need to coordinate your flight arrival with the bus |
| airports in the Caribbean. Since the Dominican Republic | | | | schedule. |
| is larger than many of the other Caribbean islands an | | | | Third Option - GOOD: |
| simple mistake in airport selection could place a | | | | Flying into Las Américas-JFPG International |
| traveler a four-hour bus trip or US$150 taxi ride away | | | | Airport (SDQ) in Santo Domingo is another option |
| from Sosua, when there was an airport less than an | | | | (usually not recommended for first time visitors |
| hour away. | | | | either), from there you take a taxi up to Sosua. A |
| Since you have a few options on getting to Sosua I | | | | taxi cab from Santo Domingo could cost you about |
| will go over them in order from best to worst. Then | | | | $150 but you may save several times this amount in |
| you can decide which one works best for you time | | | | your airfare. Trip from Santo Domingo takes about |
| and budget. | | | | 3.5 - 4 hours depending on the time of the day. |
| First Option - BEST: | | | | MONEY SAVINGS: Puerto Plata airport usually the |
| Fly in to Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP) | | | | more expensive airport to fly to because it is smaller. |
| which is only about 10 mins away from Sosua by taxi. | | | | I recommend comparing all your options by checking |
| It's a small airport in size (maybe 4- 5 gates) but it's | | | | out the cost to fly into or out of Puerto Plata, Santo |
| served by American Airline, Jet Blue, Delta, | | | | Domingo or Santiago. The difference in fare can be |
| Continental which all fly large planes in/out of the | | | | substantial at times and other times not worth the |
| airport on a daily basis. | | | | hassle. |
| Second Option - BETTER: | | | | SCAM ALERT: Beware of taxi drivers that want to |
| Flying into Cibao International Airport (STI) in | | | | charge $80 (from Santiago) or $150 (from Santo |
| Santiago is another option (usually not recommended | | | | Domingo) per person. Fare is for trip regardless of |
| for first time visitors), from there you take a taxi up | | | | number of passengers. |
| to Sosua. The taxi ride is about 1.5 - 2 hours, and the | | | | SAFETY TIP: If coming at night from Santiago, ask |
| cost is about $80 USD, but you can usually divide | | | | the driver to drive through Puerto Plata, not on the |
| that by up to 10 passengers. You can also catch a | | | | mountain road (too dangerous at night). |
| bus to Sosua for around $10 per person, but you will | | | | |