Hello Jeffrey
You didn't mention how many people are in your party and there was no mention as to how much luggage there is so my suggestion is to take a taxi from the airport to Santo Domingo to the bus stop in front of the Enrriquillo Park which will take you to Higuey and or Punta Cana. The trip is about 2 hours to Higuey and Punta Cana is a bit past that. If there was little baggage involved then the cheaper and faster route would be to take a taxi out to route 4 and catch a passing bus to San Pedro and switch buses in La Romana for Punta Cana and the reason this is faster is because you wouldn't be passing back by the airport which is what you will do if you catch the bus from the capital. The passing buses are not the big luxary ones that go from the capital to Punta Cana. The route to Punta Cana is 3/4 along the coast line with no mountains. The Breezes in Punta Cana is nice with nice beaches. I've never been to Puerto Plata so I can not comment on the route or the hotel. I hope this will help you some in your decision and good luck and have a good time
Rick
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