There are 5 ways to get from Las Terrenas to Robben Island by car, plane, ferry, shuttle or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Drive to Santo Domingo, fly, ferry
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Drive from Las Terrenas to Santo Domingo
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Fly from Santo Domingo (SDQ) to Capetown (CPT)
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Take the ferry from Cape Town to Murray's Bay
Cheapest option
Fly from Samana, ferry
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Fly from Samana (AZS) to Capetown (CPT)
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Take the ferry from Cape Town to Murray's Bay
3 alternative options
Shuttle to Punta Cana, fly, ferry
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Take a shuttle bus from Samaná to Punta Cana Airport
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Fly from Punta Cana (PUJ) to Capetown (CPT)
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Take the ferry from Cape Town to Murray's Bay
Bus to Puerto Plata, fly, ferry
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Take the bus from Sánchez to Puerto Plata
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Fly from Puerto Plata (POP) to Capetown (CPT)
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Take the ferry from Cape Town to Murray's Bay
Bus to Santiago, fly, ferry
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Take the bus from Sánchez to Puerto Plata
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Fly from Santiago (STI) to Capetown (CPT)
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Take the ferry from Cape Town to Murray's Bay
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The cost-effective way to get from Las Terrenas to Robben Island is to fly and ferry, which costs $500 - $1,400 and takes 27h 52m.
The quickest way to get from Las Terrenas to Robben Island is to drive and fly and ferry which costs $850 - $2,700 and takes 24h 41m.
The distance between Las Terrenas and Robben Island is 11002 km.
It takes approximately 24h 41m to get from Las Terrenas to Robben Island, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Santo Domingo Airport to Capetown Airport. The quickest flight takes 19h 55m and has one stopover.
Robben Island is 6h ahead of Las Terrenas. It is currently 5:58 PM in Las Terrenas and 11:58 PM in Robben Island.
Delta and United Airlines offer flights from Santo Domingo Airport to Capetown Airport.
There are 725+ hotels available in Robben Island. Prices start at R 1 750 per night.
The best way to get from Las Terrenas to Samana Airport is to taxi which takes 26 min and costs $30 - $40.

- Distance: 11001.7 km
- Duration: 24h 41m
What companies run services between Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic and Robben Island, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Las Terrenas to Robben Island. However, you can take the drive to Santo Domingo airport, fly to Capetown, take the walk to Cape Town CPT Airport, take the bus to Civic Centre, take the walk to CapeTown Convention Center, take the bus to The Clock Tower, take the walk to Cape Town, then take the ferry to Robben Island. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Samaná, take the walk to Samaná, take the shuttle to Punta Cana Airport, take the walk to Punta Cana airport, fly to Capetown, take the walk to Cape Town CPT Airport, take the bus to Civic Centre, take the walk to CapeTown Convention Center, take the bus to The Clock Tower, take the walk to Cape Town, then take the ferry to Robben Island.

- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santo Domingo to Capetown via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9 500 - R 34 000
Flights from Punta Cana to Capetown via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9 500 - R 35 000
Flights from Santiago to Capetown via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 23 000 - R 60 000
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Miami, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13 000 - R 34 000
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 13 000 - R 34 000

- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santo Domingo to Capetown via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15 000 - R 48 000
Flights from Santo Domingo to Capetown via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 15 000 - R 48 000
Flights from Punta Cana to Capetown via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 16 000 - R 49 000
Flights from Punta Cana to Capetown via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16 000 - R 49 000
Flights from Puerto Plata to Capetown via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 22 000 - R 70 000
Flights from Santiago to Capetown via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 18 000 - R 55 000
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Miami, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15 000 - R 41 000

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Punta Cana to Capetown via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 13 000 - R 33 000
Flights from Punta Cana to Capetown via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 21 000 - R 60 000
Flights from Puerto Plata to Capetown via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 29 000 - R 80 000
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Miami, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9 000 - R 23 000

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Puerto Plata to Capetown via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 29 000 - R 80 000
Flights from Puerto Plata to Capetown via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 29 000 - R 80 000
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Miami, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15 000 - R 41 000
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14 000 - R 40 000

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Miami, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13 000 - R 34 000
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 13 000 - R 34 000

- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Punta Cana to Capetown via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 13 000 - R 33 000

- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Punta Cana to Capetown via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 20 000 - R 48 000

- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Samana to Capetown via Toronto, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 12 000 - R 32 000

- Phone
- (407) 420-7646
- info@dominicanairporttransfers.com
- Website
- dominicanairporttransfers.com
Shuttle from Samaná to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 6 109
- Schedules at
- dominicanairporttransfers.com
- Book at
- dominicanairporttransfers.com
- Phone
- +1 (809) 291-5594
Bus from Sánchez to Puerto Plata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 102
- Schedules at
- lonelyplanet.com

- Phone
- +27 (0)21 413 4200
- infow@robben-island.org.za
- Website
- robben-island.org.za
Ferry from Cape Town to Murray's Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 210 - R 600
- Schedules at
- robben-island.org.za
- Book at
- webtickets.co.za
- Adult
- R 400 - R 600
- Child ( Under 18)
- R 210 - R 310
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