Transportation from the City Center to Cartagena Rafael Nunez International Airport
It takes about 20 minutes to get to Rafael Nunez Airport, which is 6 km from Cartagena city center. The most affordable means of transportation for this is the bus numbered T102. Orange and white buses run to the airport every 15-20 minutes from the stops in Parque Apolo, San Diego or Teatro Heredia in the city center. You can pay the fare in cash to the driver, or you can buy from local transport cards and top up the balance.
Since Colombia uses Uber, you can easily book a ride to your hotel using the app to get to Cartagena Airport. Thus, you can choose how much you will pay and how you will go by car. In addition, it costs almost the same price to take a taxi to Cartagena Airport by turning any of the regular taxis from the road. However, it may be wiser to agree a price with the driver before setting off.
It is also useful to be careful about people who are asked for tips by picking up and carrying the luggage of tourists at the airport without asking as soon as they get out of the taxi.
Apart from taxis and buses, private transfers can be arranged by making a reservation in advance. It is possible to arrange transfers from both local companies and well-known tour sites. Prices vary depending on the vehicle chosen. To go to Cartagena Airport, the private transfer vehicle picks up passengers directly from the hotel lobby at the desired time.
Transportation from Santo Domingo Airport to Santo Domingo City Center
Las Américas International Airport, also known as Santo Domingo Airport, is known as the second busiest airport in the Dominican Republic. Since there is no public transportation to reach Santo Domingo city center, transportation is mostly provided by private transfers and taxis.
You can find a taxi 24/7 at the airport. Taxis here charge a fixed price to take passengers into the city. However, there may be unofficial changes to this fixed schedule during high season, so you can also book your journey online before arriving at the airport.
The distance between the city center and the airport is 30 km and the journey normally takes 45 minutes. You can pay the taxi driver in cash, either in US dollars or in Dominican pesos, but since the fixed rate is set in US dollars, the taxi driver's own exchange rate may be lower than you expect when you pay in pesos. Also, taxis at the airport only take (maximum) 3 passengers.
For your transfer, you can hire a shuttle from local companies or from the tour sites of familiar global companies. Thus, you will have a vehicle that greets you with your name at the airport and takes you to your hotel without wasting time.
If you do not want to deal with public transportation and taxis and want to go to the places to see in Santo Domingo, you can rent a car from the rent-a-car companies at the airport. Here you can find the offices of many well-known companies such as Hertz, Sixt and Avis.
Although there is no bus from Santo Domingo Airport to the city center, you can go to the city center by taking the buses that pass through the main road (Autopista las Americas) after a three-kilometer walk.