Transfer
Updated 22 September 2026. Written by TripTap for this site.
A reservation briefing for the ride from PUJ to a Bávaro, Cap Cana, or Uvero Alto hotel: shared van or private car, the old 2015 rate sheet, and the note to send before you pay.
What you are reserving
You are reserving a seat or a car from Punta Cana airport after customs, to a named hotel. You are not reserving the airport taxi monopoly, and you are not reserving a tour. The airport guide walks through the desks you will see in the terminal. This page is what to lock before you pay a company in advance, including a request sent to TripTap.
If you have not paid anyone, you can still use the authorized taxi desk after customs and read the board that is posted that day. Prepaying is useful when you want a name on a sign. It is a bad deal when the price was copied from a 2015 sheet or when the hotel name is missing.
Time and the two kinds of vehicle
A shared van waits for other flights. A private car waits for you. Ask which one you are buying. Ask how long they wait if immigration is slow. Ask whether a car seat is available if you need one, and whether it is included. We are not promising a wait time. Get theirs in writing.
Name the hotel in full and the zone. Cap Cana, central Bávaro, and Uvero Alto are different distances. The airport sits between Cap Cana and Bávaro. A quote that says only “Punta Cana hotels” is not a quote for your door. Ask if the driver can enter the hotel gate or if you walk from an outer curb with bags.
Price
We do not publish a fare. The airport site still offers a PDF named taxis-rate-2015.pdf. Do not let anyone sell you those numbers as this year’s board. A usable quote says: private or shared, total for your party, currency, hotel name, and whether tolls or a nighttime extra are included. Compare it with the board you can read at the authorized desk if you would rather decide on the day. You do not have to prepay.
Your hotel may have sold a shuttle inside the room rate. Read that voucher before you pay a second company. Two transfers is the mistake.
Send this before you pay
Send this to the transfer desk and, if you want TripTap to check it, to hola@triptaplatam.com.
- Flight number, arrival date, and scheduled landing time: ____
- Full hotel name and zone: ____
- Number of passengers and bags. Do you need a child seat?
- Private car or shared van? How many minutes do you wait if we are slow at immigration?
- Total price, currency, and what is extra outside the hours you quoted.
- Where do we meet after customs, and what name is on the sign?
- Can the vehicle reach the lobby, or only a gate?
What to avoid
Do not buy the ride from someone who messages you inside the terminal before you have bags. Do not send a photo of your passport to a WhatsApp number you have not checked. Do not pay a “discount on the official rate” that the seller cannot show on the board. The airport’s published switchboard, as listed on its site on 22 September 2026, was 809-959-2376 and 888-442-2262 from the USA and Canada. That is not a TripTap booking line.
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