STI airport transfer to Punta Rucia

What Punta Rucia is known for

Punta Rucia is a small beach village on the north-west coast, and almost everyone who goes there is either staying at one of the low-rise beach hotels or catching a boat to Cayo Arena — a sandbank in the middle of the bay, sometimes called Paradise Island, that is one of the more low-key day-trip destinations on this coast compared with the boat excursions further east. The road runs west from Santiago through Puerto Plata province and then along the coast, so plan for 2 to 2.5 hours depending on the hour and the state of the coastal stretch. If you are catching a boat, tell us the departure time — most Cayo Arena trips leave in the morning — and we work the pickup backwards from that instead of from your flight landing time alone.

How the Punta Rucia pickup runs

1. 1Send the Punta Rucia hotel name or the boat operator, flight number, date and party size.
2. 2We reply with the written price and confirm the vehicle for the coastal drive.
3. 3After immigration and baggage, walk out to arrivals and look for the sign with your name.
4. 4Direct 2–2.5 hour drive west along the coast to your hotel or the Cayo Arena launch point. No other guests in the car.

Hotels, villas and drop-off points

• STI to Punta Rucia Lodge

Other Punta Rucia hotels use the same $155 / $245 rate — send the name on WhatsApp.

Hotels drop at the entrance. For Cayo Arena boat trips we drop at the launch point the operator uses — give us the boat name and departure time.

Bigger groups

7–14 passengers ride in a passenger van: +$20 on Standard, +$40 on VIP for this zone. Golf bags, strollers, wheelchairs and surf gear are fine — give us the luggage count and we send the right vehicle instead of guessing at the curb.