Introduction to Transportation from Sosua to Puerto Plata It is very easy to get between Sosua and Puerto Plata on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. These towns are 25 km apart and it takes a little over a half hour to travel between them. How to travel from Sosua to Puerto Plata To [...]
Introduction to Transportation from Sosua to Puerto Plata
It is very easy to get between Sosua and Puerto Plata on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. These towns are 25 km apart and it takes a little over a half hour to travel between them.
How to travel from Sosua to Puerto Plata
To travel to Puerto Plata from Sousa you can either take a gua-gua (a minibus), a public taxi, or a private taxi.
Directions
All three forms of transport can be found on the south edge of Sosua on the main highway (rt 5) that goes across the north of the Dominican Republic.
To take a gua-gua just stand on the north side of this road and travel west. The minibus will stop and pick you up.

Where to find public taxis in Sosua
Do not listen to the taxi drivers who walk up to you as you approach the taxi stand. They will try to take you as a private customer and charge you lots of money. Rather, walk up to the first taxi that is in a line that has a driver and other passengers sitting inside. If you are unsure if you are in a public taxi ask, “Publico?” and somebody will let you know.
Also be sure to confirm the price. It should be between 30 and 40 pesos.
Price
The price of travel from Sosua to Puerto Plata depends on how you want to travel.
Gua-gua: 25 – 30 Pesos
The minibus conductors will attempt to charge you 200 pesos per person for this ride, do not pay this much. Get on the bus and pay between 25 to 30 pesos.
Public taxi or Publico: 40 pesos
A publico should charge around 40 pesos.
Private taxi: expensive
I never tried to take a public taxi between these towns, but a driver once quoted me a price of 700 pesos. However much it costs, it is vastly more than a gua-gua or a public taxi.
Map of Sosua
Photos of transportation from Sosua to Puerto Plata Domincan Republic
A gua gua in the Dominican Republic
Inside of a gua gua
Public taxi in the Domincan Republic
Inside of crowded public taxi in the Dominican Republic
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