How to Get a Private Driver Around in Punta Cana

Getting a private driver in Punta Cana is the easiest way to move between your hotel, the beaches, the malls and the banks. This guide shows how it works from wherever you are staying.

Short answer: tell us your location (point A) and where you want to go (point B), get a fixed price, and book online or on WhatsApp. Your driver picks you up at the hotel lobby in a private, air-conditioned car and can wait while you shop or go to the bank. The most popular point B is Downtown Punta Cana, where you find the main banks and ATMs.

How a private driver works in Punta Cana

1. Point A – your location. Choose your hotel, villa or Airbnb from the list below.
2. Point B – your destination. A mall, beach, restaurant, the airport or Downtown Punta Cana.
3. Get your price. The price is fixed before you go, not per minute like a meter.
4. Meet your driver. Your driver messages you on WhatsApp and waits at the lobby.
5. Return trip. Ask for a round trip and the driver waits or comes back at the time you choose.

What is your location in Punta Cana?

Find your hotel below. Each name opens its own page with pick-up details and prices. Staying in a villa or Airbnb? Any address in these areas works.

Bávaro & Arena Gorda

Time to Downtown Punta Cana: about 20–30 minutes. Pick-up from Barceló Bávaro Palace, Barceló Bávaro Beach (Adults Only), Riu Republica (Adults Only), Riu Palace Bavaro, Riu Palace Punta Cana, Riu Bambu, Iberostar Grand Bávaro, Iberostar Selection Bávaro, Iberostar Waves Dominicana, Paradisus Palma Real, Paradisus Grand Cana, Meliá Punta Cana Beach, Grand Palladium Bávaro, TRS Turquesa, Majestic Elegance Punta Cana, Majestic Colonial Punta Cana, Majestic Mirage Punta Cana, Royalton Bávaro, Royalton Punta Cana, Lopesan Costa Bávaro, Bahia Principe Grand Punta Cana, Bahia Principe Luxury Ambar, Occidental Punta Cana, Secrets Royal Beach, Dreams Royal Beach.

Uvero Alto & Macao

Time to Downtown Punta Cana: about 25–35 minutes. Pick-up from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, Riu Palace Macao, Excellence Punta Cana, Excellence El Carmen, Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana, Breathless Punta Cana, Dreams Onyx, Live Aqua Punta Cana, Planet Hollywood Punta Cana, Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts, Royalton CHIC Punta Cana, Royalton Splash Punta Cana.

Cap Cana

Time to Downtown Punta Cana: about 25 minutes. Pick-up from Sanctuary Cap Cana, Secrets Cap Cana, Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana, Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana, Eden Roc Cap Cana, Margaritaville Island Reserve Cap Cana, The St. Regis Cap Cana.

Punta Cana Village & Cabeza de Toro

Time to Downtown Punta Cana: about 15–20 minutes. Pick-up from The Westin Puntacana, Tortuga Bay, Four Points by Sheraton Puntacana Village, Club Med Punta Cana, Catalonia Royal Bávaro, Serenade All Suites.

Miches

Time to Downtown Punta Cana: about 1 h 15 min. Pick-up from Zemi Miches, Secrets Playa Esmeralda, Dreams Playa Esmeralda, Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda, Viva Miches by Wyndham, Sunrise Beach Resort Miches.

La Romana & Bayahíbe

Time to Downtown Punta Cana: about 1 h 15 min. Pick-up from Casa de Campo Resort & Villas, Hilton La Romana, Iberostar Selection Hacienda Dominicus, Dreams Dominicus La Romana.

Point B: Downtown Punta Cana (banks and ATMs)

Downtown Punta Cana on Avenida Barceló is the shopping and banking centre of Bávaro. Your driver drops you at the main entrance and can wait while you go to:

• Scotiabank Downtown
• Banco Popular Downtown
• Banco Santa Cruz
• Banco BHD
• Asociación Popular (APAP)
• Banco Promerica
• Banreservas (Banco Nacional)
• Western Union
• Caribe Express

Opening hours for each bank are on the Downtown Punta Cana banks and ATMs page. Bank branches close earlier than the mall, so plan a weekday morning ride.

Private driver, taxi or Uber?

Hotel taxis wait outside most resorts and charge fixed zone prices. Uber works in parts of Bávaro but is not always allowed to pick up inside resorts. A private driver booked ahead gives you a fixed price, a car for your group only, a driver who speaks English and can wait for you between stops.

Other popular point B destinations

Besides Downtown, guests book rides to shopping malls, the best beaches, restaurants, hospitals and clinics and Punta Cana Airport (PUJ). For long trips, see Punta Cana to Santo Domingo.