Travelling to the  Dominicn Republic (DR)
There have been recent changes regarding the documents necessary to travel between the DR and the US.  Below please click the links below for additional information:
Consular Information Sheet for Dominican Republic

General information on the Dominican Republic & the Punta Cana Region of the island

AIR
There are various flights that go directly to Punta Cana (PUJ).  Flight prices range from $300 to $700 US dollars.  There are some direct flights, but most flights have one layover, typically in Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico.  You can find flights using online travel sites (Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, etc.) or your favorite travel agent.  Purchase your tickets as early as possible in order to benefit from a lower price.  We are currently looking into a discount flight for our guests, so if you would like to be considered as part of this discount, please let us know on the RSVP form!

The other closest option is to travel to Santo Domingo (SDQ) and either take a charter flight, rent a car or take public transportation to Punta Cana. 

GROUND TRANSPORTATION
If you are feeling adventurous, you can either rent a car or take public transportation to Punta Cana.  Travelling there will take about 3-4 hours (depending on what mode of transportation you choose) from Santo Domingo.  You can find the typical car rental companies (Hertz, Avis, Budget, etc.) at the Dominican airports, and the online travel sites have caribbean car rental reservation options. 

Typical daily rates are around US $35.  If you do take this option, we would highly recommend giving yourself enough daylight hours to reach Punta Cana, since there are no lights on many of the roads.  The roads are also shared by people, cars and animals, so you must be careful.  Here is a forum on driving from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana.

Travelling by public transportation is also a possibility  There is an "executive express" bus from Santo Domingo, the phone number is 809.686.0637 and from Punta Cana, the phone is 809.552.0771.  We would only recommend this option for the more "seasoned" traveller.