La Romana Airport (LRM) Private Transfers
La Romana Airport (LRM) is the compact airport serving Casa de Campo, Bayahibe and the resort area around them, which makes arrivals here short and simple: your chauffeur meets you at the terminal exit and drives you directly to your address. Still choosing flights? Our guide to the closest airport to Bayahíbe and La Romana compares LRM with Punta Cana (PUJ) and Santo Domingo (SDQ).
Your flight is monitored, whether it is a scheduled service or a private-aviation arrival, and the exact confirmed meeting point is sent to you before you travel with your chauffeur's details. Guests who prefer to be walked through the formalities can add VIP fast track at La Romana to the same arrival. Travelers rank Transekur #1 for transportation in the Dominican Republic on Tripadvisor.
La Romana Airport (LRM) at a glance
- Airport code
- LRM, for La Romana International Airport (LRM)
- Serves
- Casa de Campo, La Romana and Bayahibe, with the Bayahibe and Dominicus zone 31 min away by road
- 2025 passengers
- About 243,000, the fifth-busiest airport in the country by passengers
- Arrival
- A small airport, so the walk from your flight to your chauffeur is short and the arrival is quick
Passenger figures: National Statistics Office (ONE), Anuario de Estadísticas Económicas 2025, reported by Diario Libre, 25 Sep 2026.
Taxi, shuttle or private transfer at La Romana Airport (LRM)
| What happens | Airport taxi | Shared shuttle | Transekur private transfer | Transekur private + VIP Fast Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who meets you on arrival | Nobody is assigned to you — you join the rank yourself. | An operator representative, once you reach their desk or bay. | Your named chauffeur, waiting with your name displayed. | A uniformed airport escort assigned to your flight, then your named chauffeur at the door. |
| Where you meet them | At the taxi rank outside the terminal. | At the operator's desk or a shuttle bay. Varies by operator. | At the confirmed meeting point in the meet-and-greet area outside the compact LRM terminal. | Inside the terminal, before the immigration queue. |
| Immigration and customs | You clear the standard queues on your own. | You clear the standard queues on your own. | LRM is a small terminal, so the walk from immigration to the exit is short. | Your escort walks you through the priority immigration lane and stays with your party. |
| Waiting time after landing | Depends on the queue at the rank when you walk out. Varies by operator. | The vehicle leaves when it is full or at a fixed departure time. Varies by operator. | The vehicle is already there; you leave when your party is ready. | Same, with the immigration step handled first rather than queued. |
| Flight delay handling | Nobody is tracking your flight. | A missed departure usually means the next scheduled one. Varies by operator. | We monitor your inbound flight and move the pickup to the actual landing time. | Same monitoring; the escort is assigned to the flight, not to a clock. |
| Vehicle type and who else rides in it | Whichever vehicle is next in the rank; your party only. | A van or coach shared with travellers from other flights. | The class you reserved, exclusively yours — no shared rides. | The same exclusive vehicle; Fast Track changes the terminal, not the car. |
| Luggage and child seats | Capacity is whatever that vehicle has; child seats varies by operator. | Luggage limits and child seats varies by operator. | Vehicle matched to your luggage count; child seats requested when you book. | Same, with the escort alongside you through baggage claim. |
| Stops on the way | Direct unless you ask for a stop. | Other hotels are served before yours. Varies by operator. | Direct to your address; extra stops are arranged when you book. | Direct to your address. |
| How you pay and when | With the driver on arrival, metered or agreed at the rank. Varies by operator. | At the desk or in advance through a reseller. Varies by operator. | One fixed quote confirmed and paid online before you travel. | Added to the same reservation and paid with it — nothing settled at the airport. |
Taxi and shuttle details are general and vary by operator; the Transekur columns describe our own published service.
Destinations served from LRM
Casa de Campo
The shortest, simplest arrival into the gated resort community.
Bayahibe & Dominicus
Resort and town addresses along the Bayahibe and Dominicus hotel zone.
La Romana city
Hotels, residences and business addresses in La Romana itself.
Punta Cana & Bávaro
Resort addresses on the eastern strip, served from LRM as a private trip.
Santo Domingo
The capital, for city hotels, Zona Colonial and business addresses.
Resort arrival pages from LRM
One page per property for arrivals at this airport, grouped by area: meeting point, drive time from our routing data, vehicle fit and how to book.
Cap Cana
Bayahibe – La Romana
Casa de Campo
Should you fly into La Romana (LRM) or Punta Cana (PUJ)?
Fly into La Romana (LRM) when a flight suits your dates: the Bayahibe zone is 31 minutes away by road. Most visitors land at Punta Cana (PUJ), 58 minutes away, because that is where most of the flights are.
La Romana (LRM) or Punta Cana (PUJ)
The difference between the two airports is scale. In 2025 Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) handled 11,005,690 passengers, against about 243,000 at La Romana (LRM). Punta Cana therefore offers far more routes and departures each day, while La Romana gives you a smaller terminal and a shorter drive: 31 minutes to the Bayahibe zone, compared with 58 minutes from Punta Cana. If both airports work for your dates, choose on the flight first and the transfer second.
For the full comparison, including Santo Domingo (SDQ), read our guide to the closest airport to Bayahíbe and La Romana. If you do land in Punta Cana (PUJ), our Punta Cana Airport transfers work the same way as they do here.
Arriving by cruise ship
If your holiday begins or ends on a ship, the La Romana cruise terminal is a separate pickup from La Romana Airport (LRM). Our La Romana cruise transfers page covers the terminal, port days and connections between the ship, the airport and your hotel. Send your cruise itinerary and flight details together when you ask for a quote, so both legs are planned as one journey.
Where La Romana (LRM) takes you
Private and charter flights
Private and charter arrivals at La Romana (LRM) are met in the same way as scheduled flights. If you are flying privately, our La Romana and Casa de Campo private-aviation transfers page has the details for that arrival.
Hotel association membership
Member — Asociación de Hoteles de La Romana y Bayahibe
We are members of the hotel association for the La Romana and Bayahibe area, which covers the Casa de Campo, Bayahibe and Dominicus hotel zone served from this airport.
Vehicle fit
Five vehicle classes, from a couple with luggage to a 50-passenger group. Vehicle model is assigned by class, not by specific model.
Small SUV
Volvo XC40
- Passengers
- 2
- Suitcases
- 2
Minivan
Hyundai Staria
- Passengers
- 5
- Suitcases
- 5
Full-Size SUV
Ford Expedition Max
- Passengers
- 6
- Suitcases
- 6
Mercedes Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (long wheelbase)
- Passengers
- 16
- Suitcases
- 16
Large Bus
- Passengers
- 50
- Suitcases
- 50
What's included
- Private vehicle — exclusively yours, with no shared rides or extra stops.
- Flight monitoring with up to 2 hours of free waiting after landing.
- Meet and greet at the exact confirmed meeting point, sent before you travel.
- Every trip, arrival or return, includes cold bottled water, soft drinks, Wi-Fi and USB charging.
- Child seats available — add them when you book.
Flight monitoring & cancellation
We monitor every inbound flight and your driver waits up to 2 hours after landing at no extra charge.
Your chauffeur is at the meeting point before your scheduled time with your name displayed; at Punta Cana's Terminal B, our airport representative confirms your flight and identity at the Transekur counter and walks you to the vehicle. Read the Care Standard
14 or more days before pickup
Full refund.
13 days to 48 hours before pickup
50% refund, or a 100% credit valid for one year.
Inside 48 hours, or no-show
Non-refundable.
14 or more days before pickup — Full refund. 13 days to 48 hours before pickup — 50% refund, or a 100% credit valid for one year. Inside 48 hours, or no-show — Non-refundable.
Bayahibe and La Romana resorts we serve
Resort-specific arrival guides for the Bayahibe coast, whichever airport you fly into.
La Romana Airport (LRM) — questions
- What is the code for La Romana airport?
- LRM is the code for La Romana International Airport (LRM). Check that LRM, not Punta Cana's PUJ, appears on your ticket before you arrange a transfer.
- Which airport is closest to La Romana?
- La Romana International Airport (LRM) is the closest. It serves La Romana city and Casa de Campo, and the Bayahibe zone is 31 minutes away by road. Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is 58 minutes from Bayahibe and has many more flights.
- Is La Romana airport international?
- Yes. Its full name is La Romana International Airport (LRM), and it receives international flights as well as private and charter aircraft.
- Which areas do you serve from La Romana Airport (LRM)?
- Casa de Campo, Bayahibe, La Romana itself and the surrounding resort area, as well as longer private trips to the Punta Cana and Bávaro strip.
- Do you meet private and charter flights at LRM?
- Yes. Tell us on your booking how you are arriving and we set and confirm the meeting point for that arrival before you travel.
- Is the arrival at LRM quicker than at a large airport?
- La Romana is a compact airport, so the walk from your flight to your chauffeur is short. Your chauffeur waits at the confirmed meeting point however long the formalities take, within the free waiting time.
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