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Punta Cana Airport Transfers: Private Car vs. Shared Shuttle

See the Punta Cana resorts this airport serves, the drive to each, and how a private car compares with a ride your stay already includes.

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Punta Cana meets you with warm air and a short list of decisions. One of them is the ride. Your resort may already include it, and a private car can still be the nicer way for a family traveling together.

The airport

A few facts worth having before you compare rides.

Airport: Punta Cana International Airport
Code: PUJ

Resorts this airport serves

These are the resorts this airport serves, with the drive from the terminal and whether the stay is adults only.

Minutes from the airport, and whether the stay is adults only.

Photo: It's All Inclusive Bakour Punta Cana Suites	Punta Cana	16 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Barceló Bávaro Beach - All Inclusive Adults Only	Bávaro	25 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Barceló Bávaro Palace	Bávaro	20 min	No
Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa, via Apple Leisure Group Vault Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa	Uvero Alto	45 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Club Med Punta Cana	Punta Cana	10 min	No
Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana, via Apple Leisure Group Vault Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana	Playa Macao	40 min	No
Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa, via Apple Leisure Group Vault Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa	El Cedro	90 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Excellence El Carmen	Uvero Alto	Not listed	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Excellence Punta Cana	Uvero Alto	45 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Grand Bávaro Princess	Bávaro	20 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Grand Palladium Select Bávaro	Bávaro	25 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana	Macao	35 min	No
RIU Hotels & Resorts, via RIU Brand Center Hotel Riu Palace Punta Cana	Bávaro	30 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana	Punta Cana	15 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana	Cap Cana	15 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive JOIA Bávaro by Iberostar	Bávaro	25 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana	Uvero Alto	40 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Lopesan Caoba Lagoon Resort, Spa & Casino	Punta Cana	26 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort, Spa & Casino	Bávaro	25 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Majestic Colonial Punta Cana	Punta Cana	30 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness Inclusive - Adults only	Punta Cana	25 min	Yes
Not listed Moon Palace The Grand - Punta Cana	Punta Cana	20 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Occidental Punta Cana	Bávaro	30 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Ocean Blue & Sand	Bávaro	30 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Paradisus Grand Cana - All Suites	Bávaro	28 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort	Bávaro	20 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Presidential Suites Punta Cana	Bávaro	25 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Punta Cana Princess	Bávaro	25 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Riu Palace Bavaro	Punta Cana	Not listed	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Sanctuary Cap Cana	Cap Cana	15 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa	Cap Cana	20 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa	Punta Cana	90 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana	Punta Cana	23 min	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Vista Sol Punta Cana Beach Resort & Spa	Bávaro	25 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive W Punta Cana, Adult All-Inclusive	Uvero Alto	Not listed	Yes
Photo: It's All Inclusive Zel Punta Cana, All Suites - All Inclusive	Punta Cana	25 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Zemi Miches Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resort	Miches	90 min	No
Photo: It's All Inclusive Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana	Punta Cana	45 min	No

Modern resort entrance with thatched roof structure, white columns, and brick building under blue sky with clouds.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Bakour Punta Cana Suites

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 16 min
Adults only: No

View from a beachfront balcony with wicker chairs and table overlooking manicured lawns, palm trees, and ocean at Barceló Bávaro Beach.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Barceló Bávaro Beach - All Inclusive Adults Only

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: Yes

Oceanfront dining terrace with wicker chairs and blue-topped tables overlooking turquoise water, palm trees, and rocky outcroppings at Barceló Bávaro Palace.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Barceló Bávaro Palace

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 20 min
Adults only: No

High view of the long rectangular pool with grey loungers, a waterfall platform, submerged lounge chairs and orange and white buildings.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa, via Apple Leisure Group Vault

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa

Area: Uvero Alto
Drive time: 45 min
Adults only: Yes

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Club Med Punta Cana

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 10 min
Adults only: No

Barefoot Grill open-air pavilion with picnic tables and umbrellas.

Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana, via Apple Leisure Group Vault

Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana

Area: Playa Macao
Drive time: 40 min
Adults only: No

Aerial of the beachfront resort between tropical forest and the turquoise sea.

Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa, via Apple Leisure Group Vault

Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa

Area: El Cedro
Drive time: 90 min
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Excellence El Carmen

Area: Uvero Alto
Drive time: Not listed
Adults only: Yes

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Excellence Punta Cana

Area: Uvero Alto
Drive time: 45 min
Adults only: Yes

Illuminated dining pavilions with peaked roofs sit over water at dusk, flanked by palm trees and string lights along wooden walkways at Grand Bávaro Princess.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Grand Bávaro Princess

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 20 min
Adults only: No

A golf cart passes a cream-colored resort building with red tile roof surrounded by palm trees and tropical landscaping under clear blue sky.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Grand Palladium Select Bávaro

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana

Area: Macao
Drive time: 35 min
Adults only: No

RIU Hotels & Resorts, via RIU Brand Center

Hotel Riu Palace Punta Cana

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 30 min
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 15 min
Adults only: Yes

Large curved pool with tiled edge, wooden-roofed palapa bar, palm trees, and white resort buildings under clear blue sky.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana

Area: Cap Cana
Drive time: 15 min
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

JOIA Bávaro by Iberostar

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: Yes

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana

Area: Uvero Alto
Drive time: 40 min
Adults only: Yes

Nighttime resort courtyard with dramatic white stone archways, uplighting on gnarled trees, and scattered seating areas.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Lopesan Caoba Lagoon Resort, Spa & Casino

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 26 min
Adults only: No

Large lagoon-style pool with turquoise water and sand beach surrounded by palm trees, lounge chairs, and multi-story resort buildings under clear sky.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort, Spa & Casino

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 30 min
Adults only: No

Oceanfront bar and dining terrace at dusk with white chairs, glowing pendant lights, and palm trees overlooking the Caribbean Sea.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness Inclusive - Adults only

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: Yes

Not listed

Moon Palace The Grand - Punta Cana

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 20 min
Adults only: No

White bungalow with pergola shading a patio, lounge chair on lawn, palm trees and resort buildings visible under blue sky.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Occidental Punta Cana

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 30 min
Adults only: No

Large illuminated resort buildings with lit windows reflected in a calm blue pool at dusk, palm trees scattered throughout the grounds.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Ocean Blue & Sand

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 30 min
Adults only: No

Aerial view of Paradisus Grand Cana resort showing white multi-story buildings, turquoise pools, manicured lawns, and Caribbean Sea beyond palm-filled coastline.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Paradisus Grand Cana - All Suites

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 28 min
Adults only: No

Two lounge chairs on the pool deck facing a modern white pavilion bar with a wooden counter and potted cacti, palm trees visible beyond white resort buildings.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 20 min
Adults only: No

Pelicano Resort courtyard with round pool, white buildings, palm trees, and blue archway under clear sky.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Presidential Suites Punta Cana

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Punta Cana Princess

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: Yes

Blue lagoon-style pool with white pergola bar, palm trees, and white resort building under clear sky.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Riu Palace Bavaro

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: Not listed
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Sanctuary Cap Cana

Area: Cap Cana
Drive time: 15 min
Adults only: Yes

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa

Area: Cap Cana
Drive time: 20 min
Adults only: Yes

Infinity pool overlooking turquoise ocean and beach at Secrets Playa Esmeralda, surrounded by palm trees and cabanas.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 90 min
Adults only: Yes

Modern lounge area with white seating, hanging chairs, and infinity pool overlooking palm trees and tropical beach at Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 23 min
Adults only: Yes

Aerial view of Vista Sol Punta Cana's blue pool complex with palapa-style roof structures, surrounded by palm trees and resort buildings.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Vista Sol Punta Cana Beach Resort & Spa

Area: Bávaro
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: No

W Punta Cana's illuminated courtyard at dusk with string lights, lounge seating, fire pits, and palm trees surrounding a modern building.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

W Punta Cana, Adult All-Inclusive

Area: Uvero Alto
Drive time: Not listed
Adults only: Yes

Turquoise lagoon pool with lit swim-up bar platforms at dusk, palm trees flanking an illuminated thatched-roof resort building beyond.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Zel Punta Cana, All Suites - All Inclusive

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 25 min
Adults only: No

Expansive pool complex with turquoise waters, lounge chairs, and circular hot tubs surrounded by modern white resort buildings and palm trees under blue sky.

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Zemi Miches Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resort

Area: Miches
Drive time: 90 min
Adults only: No

Photo: It's All Inclusive

Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana

Area: Punta Cana
Drive time: 45 min
Adults only: No

Before you fly

A few things that make the ride smoother.

Ask whether a quote is per person or per vehicle, then compare the same passengers, luggage, and one-way or round trip.
Excellence, JOIA Bávaro, Eden Roc, Zel, and Zemi Miches publish included rides only on qualifying stays.
Bávaro, Cap Cana, Uvero Alto, and Miches are different destinations. Use PUJ and the resort's full name.
An included transfer still needs arranging. A room confirmation alone may not reserve the car.

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Does your resort include an airport transfer?

Choose your resort to see the hotel’s transfer options and what to check before booking a ride from Punta Cana Airport. These are published hotel details, not live quotes.

Your resort

White airport shuttle bus at a tropical airport curb

Hotel transportation

Choose your resort above to check whether transportation is included, costs extra, or needs confirmation.

Private car

Your airport ride, sorted.

Pickup: Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)
Book a private car for your group and head straight to your resort. Enter your exact resort when checking prices, especially for Miches.

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Already have airport transportation included? Confirm before booking another ride.

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Only resorts with researched transfer details are listed. If yours is missing, check your hotel confirmation or contact the resort.

What we read

Excellence Punta Cana: published private fares The Excellence Collection: direct-booking conditions JOIA Bávaro: private-transfer conditions Eden Roc: direct booking benefits Zel Punta Cana: published airport benefit Zemi Miches: Airport Transfer Included package Hyatt: Playa Esmeralda destination Presidential Suites Punta Cana: exact location

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