Taxi Rates from POP Airport

[Ken]

Met someone arriving at the POP airport yesterday and while there took note of the posted taxi charges. Since there are frequent questions on traxi prices, I'm posting this here. From POP airport to:

Puerto Plata - US$20

Sosua - US$15

Casa Linda - US$16

Cabarete - US$20

[tired_boy]

If you had to make an estimated guess would you say Playa Dorada would be about $15?

[adrianb]

All those prices are with the "tigres" at the airport. They always generate problems, I don't trust them at all, aside from them being hugely expensive.

Call a local cab company when you get in (or better yet, organize it before your flight), and you'll get a much better deal. And you'll be dealing with much nicer people.

[jsizemore]

walk the half mile to the road and pay 20 pesos to the Autobus to get to Sosua.
I try to enjoy my time.
John

[Festero]

Originally posted by jsizemore
walk the half mile to the road and pay 20 pesos to the Autobus to get to Sosua.
I try to enjoy my time.
John

That's the idea!

Before I started renting cars, prior to my trip I would prepare a clearly lettered cardboard hitchiking sign that would fold up in my luggage. Then walk out to the road after arriving at POP.

My sign said "Cofresi" on one side (or insert your destination here), and Aeropuerto on the other, for my return. Hell... I think I might even have my old sign, now that I think about it!

It wasn't so much just to save to the dollars... those airport A-Holes just always irritated the **** out of me. It gave me great satisfaction to avoid the airport ripoff taxi's: "My friend... My friend....taxi?"

I don't recall the exact $ situation, but I seem to remember it was about 10% from the autopista with whoever I rode with compared to the SankiTaxi's at the airport.

[jsizemore]

i catch a taxi from but to the airport I gave a guy a 100 pesos to go from Sosua to the Airport on a motoconcho and then this last time I caught a autobus from Sosua Abajo to the Airport it was 20 pesos.
No big deal to me

[Larry]

POP airport to Sosua should be no more than 10 dollars. When you exit the airport, a guy with a list of fares will look at his list and then tell you the price is 15 dollars so as a gringo, you feel this is a set price. That guy will then grab your bags and walk you ( about 10 feet) to the nearest taxi and then look for a tip for helping you. The taxi driver will then want his 15 dollars for the trip.

Just avoid the guy with the list, walk up to the nearest taxi and tell him you only have 10 dollars and want to go to Sosua. He will take you. If he happens to say "no" to your 10 dollars, just start walking away. You wont get 5 feet before he is calling you back and loading your bags into his taxi for the sure 10 bucks. 10 dollars buys a lot of Brugal.

Larry

[jsizemore]

10 bucks or 20 peso. i will walk to the end of the road adn catch the Autobus lol
John

[Ken]

You are wrong, Larry. The rates are posted on a very large sign at the airport clearly visible to anyone taking a taxi. Additionally, every person who requests taxi service is told the rate by the driver before anybody gets in the taxi.

John, if by autobus you mean the guaguas (a few buses but mostly vans), then you have been paying more than you should. Up until recently it was only RD$10 from Sosua to Puerto Plata, but now it is RD$15. In any case, the RD$20 you were paying was the price for clueless gringos

If you want to walk to the highway with your luggage, it is true you can save money by taking either a guagua or a publico (public car) that goes between Sosua and Puerto Plata. To catch one, cross the highway and wait. When they see you standing there they will toot to see if you want a ride.

[jsizemore]

I come with a carry one with three sets of clothes and nothing else. I don't get stopped by cutoms that way.
I figure the first trip I was a tourist. the second trip was to make up my mind. My third trip I had to start living the life i will be when I get here so I do the Bus thing. And yes I am still a clueless gringo but Oh how I have fun making my newbie mistakes. It is not about the money as much is it is about the adventure. I think these people could fit 30 in VW bug and still fin room for luggage.
LOL
John