Santo Domingo is roughly 200 km (about 120–125 miles) from Punta Cana by road, which usually takes around 2.5–3 hours of driving in normal traffic, or up to 3–4 hours at busy times.

Quick Scoop

Here’s the distance and time in simple terms:

  • By road: About 200 km / 124 miles between Santo Domingo and Punta Cana.
  • Typical drive time:
    • 2.5–3 hours in normal traffic.
* 3–4 hours if you hit Santo Domingo rush hour (around 7–9 am or 4–7 pm on weekdays).

There are also slightly different estimates (some sites list around 138–164 km depending on route or whether they mean straight-line distance vs. highway distance), but for planning your trip, using about 200 km and 3 hours is the most realistic guide.

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