STI airport transfer to Las Terrenas, Samaná and Las Galeras

Why guests fly into Santiago for Samaná

The Samaná peninsula has its own small airstrip, but most international flights serving it land at Santiago's Cibao International or at Las Américas near Santo Domingo. From STI the route runs the Autopista Duarte east toward La Vega and San Francisco de Macorís, then cuts north-east across the Nagua road to the Samaná bay. Las Terrenas is the destination most guests choose, on the northern side of the peninsula with its own beaches and a French-and-Italian-influenced village centre; Samaná town sits on the sheltered bay side, the departure point for the Cayo Levantado ferry and, in season, whale-watching boats; Las Galeras is the quieter fishing village at the very tip, another twenty minutes past Samaná town. All three sit on the same $235 Standard rate, along with hotels, apartments and villas on the roads between them, as long as the address is reachable by car. Send the property name on WhatsApp and we confirm the vehicle and the price in writing before you fly.

Staying at Cayo Levantado Resort? Confirm Simi Báez, the boat handover and your island-to-STI return before arranging the road transfer.

How the Las Terrenas pickup runs

1. 1Send us the hotel, apartment or villa name, flight number, date and party size on WhatsApp.
2. 2We reply with the written price and confirm the vehicle for a long cross-country run.
3. 3After immigration and baggage at STI, walk out to arrivals and look for the sign with your name.
4. 4Direct 2.75–3.5 hour drive to your door in Las Terrenas, Samaná town or Las Galeras. No other guests in the car, one comfort stop if you want it.

Hotels, villas and drop-off points

• STI to Sublime Samaná Hotel & Residences
• STI to Viva V Samaná by Wyndham
• STI to Wyndham Alltra Samaná
• STI to Donoma Las Terrenas Resort & Villas, Autograph Collection
• STI to The Bannister Hotel & Yacht Club
• STI to Hacienda Samaná Bay Hotel & Residences
• STI to Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo
• STI to Bahia Principe Escape Samaná
• STI to Hotel Alisei
• STI to Mosquito Boutique Hotel Playa Bonita
• STI to Cayo Levantado Resort

Other Las Terrenas hotels use the same $235 / $335 rate — send the name on WhatsApp.

Hotels drop at the main entrance. Apartments and villas on the peninsula often have no reliable street number, so send a pin or the owner's contact and we agree the exact meeting point before the driver leaves Santiago. For Cayo Levantado we drop at the pier in Samaná town.

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.