Dominican Shuttles | Ferry & Shuttles Service

As an attractive and affordable option we offer a Ferry & Shuttle combination between the areas of Punta Cana and Samana. Your private vehicle will pick you up at any hotel in the Punta Cana area (Cap Cana, Bavaro, Macao, Uvero Alto) at 07:00 am for a 3.5 hour trip through the Dominican countryside off the beaten tourist track, giving you a great opportunity get a glimpes of Dominican rural life. You will pass through scenic hills, via the agricultural towns of El Seibo and Hato Mayor arriving at the lazy fishing town of Sabana de la Mar from where your ferry will depart for the tranquil crossing of beautiful Samana Bay to the town of Santa Barbara de Samana. The ferry ride takes approximately 50 minutes and is a ‘passenger only’ boat (no cars). Note this is a local ferry, and while it is perfectly safe, please don’t expect to be served champagne by a crew in starched whites!

Punta Cana Area (Punta Cana, Cap Cana, Bavaro, Macao, Uvero Alto) to Samana Area (Samana, Cayo Levantado, Puerto Bahia, Las Terrnas, Las Galeras) (Shuttle & Ferry Combinations):

The ferry departs from Sabana de la Mar at 11:00 am, arriving at the Samana Pier at 11:50 am, where another private vehicle will be waiting to transfer you to your final destination in the Samana area (Samana town, Cayo Levantado, Puerto Bahia, Las Terrenas, Las Galeras).

Pricing from the Punta Cana area to the Samana ferry pier (including the ferry fare) is: U$ 189.00 for the 1st person, U$ 40.00 for each additional person. From there, if you require private service to your final destination, additional pricing for up to 7 people is as follows:

Hotel Gran Bahia Principe Cayacoa: U$ 15.00
Cayo Levantado: U$ 35.00
Puerto Bahia hotels: U$ 50.00
Las Galeras: U$ 60.00
Las Terrenas: U$ 70.00
Sabana de la Mar is literally the end of the road, and is also the departure point for entry to fascinating

Los Haitises National Park (please visit our Excursion Site: toursdominicansrepublic.com for more information and the opportunity to book an excursion to this spectacular National Park). Your Ferry & Shuttle trip can be combined with a night or two spent at the amazing Eco-hotel Paraiso Caño Hondo where the excursions into Los Haitises are also offered. The stay at this very special hotel, as well as the tours they offer can be booked through us. Please click here for more information.

Samana Area (Las Terrenas, Samana, Las Galeras) to Punta Cana Area (Punta Cana, Bavaro, Macao, Uvero Alto)(Ferry & Shuttle Combinations):

From the Samana area back to any hotel in the Punta Cana area or Punta Cana Airport (PUJ), the ferry departs from the Samana Pier at 09:00 am. We offer private shuttle service directly from your hotel anywhere in the Samana area to catch the 09:00 am ferry. Pricing from the Sabana de la Mar ferry landing to the Punta Cana area and Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) where you will arrive before 02:00 pm, is: U$ 189.00 for the 1st person, U$ 40.00 for each additional person. This includes the ferry fare. Pickup times and additional pricing for up to 7 people from the different locations are as follow:

Hotel Gran Bahia Principe Cayacoa: 08:15 am (U$ 15.00)
Cayo Levantado: 08:10 am - take the 08:00 am ferry to the mainland (U$ 35.00)
Puerto Bahia hotels: 08:00 am (U$ 50.00)
Las Galeras: 07:30 am (U$ 70.00)
Las Terrenas: 07:30 am (U$ 70.00)

The road trip from the Sabana de la Mar ferry landing back to Punta Cana passes through beautiful rural scenery including the agricultural towns of Hato Mayor and El Seibo and can be combined with a night or two at the specatacular Eco-hotel Paraiso Caño Hondo where private excursions into Los Haitises National Park are offered. Your stay at this very special hotel, as well as the tours to the fascinating Los Haitises that are offered can be booked through us. Please click here for more information. Please also visit our Excursion Site: toursdominicansrepublic.com for more information and the opportunity to book an independent excursion to this spectacular National Park, featuring mangroves alive with flora and fauna as well as magnificent caves displaying Taino indiginous art on the walls.

Dominican Shuttles has been serving the tourist industry in the Dominican Republic since 2010. We are proud of our exceptional safety record and our highly acclaimed services.

Our company is owner operated, prides itself on personalized services and we are always available to our customers.

Dominican Shuttles services every airport and city in the country with charter aircrafts, helicopters and airplanes propeller driven and with shuttle and transfer land services. We also specialize in ferry services to Puerto Rico and Samana. We are known for our whales and ballenas tours and excursions by boat and airplane. Our locations of hotels, cities and airports is extensive and can be viewed in our drop- down data bases and the below lists of locations.

We have our own fleet of vehicles and work with carefully vetted partners most of whom have been part of our transfer and tours team for many years. Our focus is on private and luxury transfers to and from all hotels, airports. We manage guests for airbnb.com, homeaway.com, hotels.com, expedia.com, viator.com, trivagio.com as well as private villa and apartment owners and management groups.

We offer every tour in the country including the listed tours and excursions below.

We pick up and drop of at all airports, hotels, restaurants, malls, shops, Airbnb, HomeAway, villas, apartments and community residences but even anywhere in the country our clients request.

Our small aircraft charter services are the most popular in the country and service the island of Hispaniola, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Aruba and the entire Caribbean as listed below.

Our reputation over the years has been honored repeatedly with Trip Advisor certifications and rewards and thousands of customer reviews. We are proud to have the highest retention rate in our industry; more than 35% of our business is repeat. Our customers book over their phones, on-line, via bookmarks or searches in Google, Firefox, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines. Our live chat is open 24 hours every day of the week and our email services reply usually within one hour. We also offer direct contact and of course phone services.

We pay careful attention to our vehicle safety standards with regular maintenance schedules and particular attention of tires, brakes, safety equipment and customer comfort which starts with driver training, includes temperature controls with high quality air conditioning, very good seating and optional catering in the vehicle. Our drivers are all family oriented, well groomed and love their work and their guests.

We track and advise our partners and workshops on the proper maintenance of catalytic converters and we are careful to monitor exhaust and muffler quality and carbon emissions. We will not accept vehicles that do not meet high quality and carbon controls.

Our team is Dominican, American, European and Chinese. We like to share the depth of our languages which include Spanish, English, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Italian, Chinese and Russian.

With a balance of women who work in the management and administrative areas and men who work with the vehicles and as drivers our team is well rounded and very family oriented.

You will enjoy our team and you will be with the safest company in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Shuttles services all the major tourist areas such as Punta Cana, Bavaro, Macao, Cap Cana, Uvero Alto, Miches, Sabana de la Mar, La Romana, Bayahibe, Dominicus Beach, Juan Dolio, Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, Jarabacoa, Samana, Las Terrenas, Las Galeras, Cabrera, Rio San Juan, Cabarete, Sosua, Puerto Plata, Maimon, Cofresi, Luperon, as well as the major cities: Santiago, San Pedro, San Francisco de Macoris, San Cristobal, Bani, La Vega, Nagua, etc.

We have a presence at, and service all major Dominican Airports: Punta Cana International (PUJ), Santo Domingo’s Las Americas (SDQ), Santo Domingo’s La Isabela airport (JBQ), La Romana International (LRM), Santiago Aeropuerto del Cibao (STI), Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperon International (POP), as well as Samana’s El Catey International (AZS) and the smaller local Arroyo Barril airport (ABA).