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Getting
There
Air
Travel to DR
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The
Dominican Republic has seven international airports.
The most used airports are:
Las Américas International Jose Francisco
Peña Gomez Airport, 20 minutes east of Santo
Domingo
Puerto Plata International Gregorio Luperón
Airport, 15 minutes from Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata
and Sosúa
Punta Cana's International Airport (have a look
at the photo)
María Montez International in Barahona
La Romana International
Santiago International Airport
Herrera Airport in Santo Domingo
El Portillo Airport in Samaná
The Arroyo Barril International Airport in Samaná.
Flying Times: from New York (3-1/4 hrs), from Miami
(1-3/4 hrs), from San Juan (35 mins), from Toronto
(5 hrs), from Santiago de Chile (8 hrs), from most
European cities (8-10 hrs).
American
Airlines
Direct Service From New York, Miami and San Juan
Puerto Rico
Continental
Airlines
Direct Service From Newark Airport / NY City to
Santo Domingo
COPA
Airlines
Direct Service to Havana and Santiago, Cuba from
Santo Domingo
IBERIA
Airlines
Direct Service from Santo Domingo to Dusseldorf
- Germany
Lufthansa
/ Condor
Direct Service to Munich-Germany with connections
to the rest of Europe
MartinAir
Holland
Direct Service to Amsterdam - Holland. Also service
from Puerto Plata & Punta Cana |
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Requirements |
All
nationalities require a valid passport .
Visas are required for nationals of all countries
except for the following:
nationals of Argentina, Ecuador, Iceland, Israel,
Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein and Uruguay as
tourists for a maximum of 90 days.
nationals of the following countries are entitled
to travel on Tourist cards if holding valid passports:
Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba,
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Curaçao,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France
and French Overseas Territories, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Monaco,
The Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russian Federation, St Lucia, St Vincent
& the Grenadines, San Marino, Slovak Rep, Slovenia,
Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad &
Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, the UK, the USA
(including Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Hawaii),
Venezuela and Yugoslavia Fed Rep.
foreign nationals who are legal residents of Canada,
Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the UK, the USA
and Venezuela in possession of a valid passport
are also entitled to travel on Tourist Cards.
All visitors who enter the country are required
to purchase a tourist card (tarjeta del tourista)
which cost US$ 10 This card is very often included
with the airline ticket, otherwise they can be obtained
at the airport or at the border crossings. The card
allows tourists to remain in the country for a maximum
of 90 days (single entry).
Important tip: sometimes, the tourist card given
to you by officers is not really your own card !
So you can feel very upset not to have your personal
own card. Don't panic. As long as you have a tourist
card, it is not a problem. Your local contact will
tell you that is normal and that you won't be annoyed
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DR
At A Glance
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Language:
Spanish is the official language of the island. English
is widely spoken in tourist's areas as well as German,
Italian, and French.
Government:
Representative democracy
Capital:
Santo Domingo
Size:
48,730 sq km, 1,288 km coastline
Location:
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola,
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of Haiti
Climate:
Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation;
seasonal variation in rainfall. Average daily temperature
of 82°F (25°C)
Electricity:
110 volts, the same as in North America
Currency:
Dominican peso (DOP)
Driving:
Driving is on the right hand side and the speed limit
is 60 kph in the cities and 80 kph or 100 kph on the highways,
unless otherwise indicated.
Rentals: Major
car rental companies have airport and city locations,
such as Honda, National, Avis, Budget, Hertz, Europcar,
Nelly Rent-a-Car, Dollar and many others. A valid driver's
license and major credit cards are required to rent a
car for up to 90 days.
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