There are 6 ways to get from Dominican Republic to Ponce by plane, shuttle, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Cibao International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cibao International Airport (STI) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane STI - SJU
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan Airport to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
4h 8m$469–932Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Santo Domingo to Old San Juancarferry Santo Domingo
- Drive from Old San Juan to Poncecar
14h 25m$78–84Bus to Punta Cana International Airport, fly to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Higuey to Bávaro-Punta Canabus
- Fly from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane PUJ - SJU
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan Airport to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
6h 19m$299–729Fly Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane SDQ - SJU
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan Airport to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
6h 11m$330–695Fly 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 Poncecar
7h 3m$228–593Car ferry, shuttle
- Take the car ferry from Santo Domingo to Old San Juancarferry Santo Domingo
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan Airport to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
16h 30m$342
Cibao International Airport (STI) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dominican Republic to Ponce is to car ferry and drive which costs $75 - $85 and takes 14h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Dominican Republic to Ponce is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 8m and costs $460 - $950.
The distance between Dominican Republic and Ponce is 629 km.
The best way to get from Dominican Republic to Ponce without a car is to car ferry and shuttle which takes 16h 30m and costs $342.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Dominican Republic to Ponce, including transfers.
There are 51+ hotels available in Ponce.
What companies run services between Dominican Republic and Ponce, Puerto Rico?
There is no direct connection from Dominican Republic to Ponce. However, you can take the taxi to Cibao International Airport (STI) airport, fly to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), walk to San Juan Airport, then take the shuttle to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Santo Domingo to Ponce via Old San Juan in around 14h 25m.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Cibao International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Eugenio María De Hostos Airport via Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–430
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–900
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–950
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–900
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Punta Cana International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Las Américas International Airport to Eugenio María De Hostos Airport via Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Shuttle from San Juan Airport to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $215
- Website
- https://www.puertoricoshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 809 682 9670
- info@expresobavaro.com
- Website
- expresobavaro.com
Bus from Higuey to Bávaro-Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- expresobavaro.com
- Expreso Bavaro
- $7
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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