Flying from Europe

We encourage everyone to fly to Puerto Plata airport. It's closer and the transfer is more pleasant as the drive to/from Santiago airport goes through the mountains.

  • Puerto Plata [POP] is about 45min from wedding resort

  • Santiago [STI] is about 2h from wedding resort

Airports

Flights

After feedback from other guests, there are actually a few direct flights to Puerto Plata from Europe; from Frankfurt with Condor on Wednesdays/Sundays and from Zurich with Swiss on Mondays/Thursdays.

For most of our family/friends flying from Europe it would be 1 connecting flight on the way to Puerto Plata, but 2 connecting flights on the way back (for the Swiss flight, 1 of the 2 stops on the way back seems to be a stop for refueling/adding passengers, not change of flights). If you are interested in extending your stay in D.R., see this page for hotel options outside of the March 4-8 dates.

Travel Requirements

Passport

Passport needs to be valid for a minimum of 6 months from entering Dominican Republic, so if you’re passport is expiring sometime in September or earlier, you’ll need to get a new passport.

Visa

NO visa is required for U.S. or E.U./U.K citizens so all of our guests should be able to enter Dominican Republic visa free so long as the stay is less than 30 days.

However, given that some flights may have a connecting flight in the U.S. you will likely need to get a U.S. ESTA Visa to be allowed to transfer at the U.S. airport.

Customs

Dominican Republic requires tourist to fill out an electronic customs document. One submission per family (up to 7 people in a family). Click HERE to view link to Dominican Republic Immigration website where you fill out the form.