Sosua to Dajabón

sepahunt22 · #1 08-16-2008, 08:38 PM

How many hours is the drive by car from Sosua to Dajabón?

And, does Caribetours bus company go from Sosua to Dajabón?

El Viejo · #2 08-17-2008, 07:59 AM

It's been a few years since I drove there from Sosua but I think it was 3 to 3 1/2 hour drive.
You can take Caribe from Sosua to Santiago and get on the Dajabon bus.

From SD to Dajabon
6:30 8:00 9:30
1:00 2:00 3:45

From Dajabon to SD
6:45 8:30 10:15
1:00 2:15 3:15

sepahunt22 · #3 08-17-2008, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Viejo

It's been a few years since I drove there from Sosua but I think it was 3 to 3 1/2 hour drive.
You can take Caribe from Sosua to Santiago and get on the Dajabon bus.

From SD to Dajabon
6:30 8:00 9:30
1:00 2:00 3:45

From Dajabon to SD
6:45 8:30 10:15
1:00 2:15 3:15

Thank you for the information!
3 1/2 hours from Sosua to Dajabon? That's almost like driving from Sosua to Santo Domingo. I drove from Santo Domingo to Sosua in 4 hours, and that's with short stops in Bonao, La Vega and Santiago.

Rocky · #4 08-17-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sepahunt22

Thank you for the information!
3 1/2 hours from Sosua to Dajabon? That's almost like driving from Sosua to Santo Domingo. I drove from Santo Domingo to Sosua in 4 hours, and that's with short stops in Bonao, La Vega and Santiago.

El Viejo's timeline is right.
From Sosua, to drive to Dajabon, Las Terrenas or Santo Domingo, the timeline is about the same.
The variables are in the time of day and driving style.

sepahunt22 · #5 08-17-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocky

El Viejo's timeline is right.
From Sosua, to drive to Dajabon, Las Terrenas or Santo Domingo, the timeline is about the same.
The variables are in the time of day and driving style.

I believe him, I was just surprised because when you look at the map a lot of these places look as though they're fairly close. The DR's a big place actually.

I was hoping it was only 2 or 2 1/2 hours away at the most.

I take it then that Samana' Peninsula is also about 3 1/2 to 4 hours from Sosua?

Rocky · #6 08-17-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sepahunt22

I take it then that Samana' Peninsula is also about 3 1/2 to 4 hours from Sosua?

That's what I was trying to say,

Quote:

From Sosua, to drive to Dajabon, Las Terrenas or Santo Domingo, the timeline is about the same.
The variables are in the time of day and driving style.

I'm only on my 3rd coffee, so my choice of words might not have been great.

Hillbilly · #7 08-17-2008, 12:03 PM

A major issue is the condition of the roads. From Sosúa you will go to Navarrete, then Cruce de Esperanza, then Esperanza, then Mao, Santiago Rodriguez, Los Almácigos, and when you come to the end of that road, you turn right (north) to Dajabón.
The road from Monte Cristi to Dajabón, is, in the words of a bus driver friend that tried it a couple of weeks ago, "Hell" ....

Most of the route I described is good, with a stretch that is full of potholes, but not all that long. The final 20 or so kilometers into Dajabon is brand new...

...Good Luck..

HB

fightfish · #8 08-17-2008, 11:32 PM

The last time I did the trip from Sosua to Dajabon I was on my moto, and stopped several times. But the route I took was Sosua, Imbert, Monte Criste and then Dajabon. The road conditions were good, and the chivo in the northwest was spicy and excellent. I detoured through Punta Rusia(bad, evil road,as usual) thus missing Navarette that trip. My normal time from Samana to puerta Plata on my bike is about 3.5 hours.