The closest airport to Las Terrenas
Samaná El Catey is the nearest airport to Las Terrenas, which makes it the easiest arrival when a flight exists on your dates. The catch is availability: AZS carries a small, seasonal selection of international flights, so many travellers end up routing through Santo Domingo or Punta Cana instead.
Donoma Las Terrenas Resort & Villas, Autograph Collection is a beachfront resort on Playa Las Ballenas in Las Terrenas, on the Samaná peninsula, and part of Marriott's Autograph Collection.
What the transfer includes
We take your flight number at booking and monitor the flight, so a delay or an early landing does not strand you. Your chauffeur waits inside the terminal with a welcome tablet, loads the luggage, and drives you directly to the resort. Arrivals include cold bottled water, soft drinks and cold towels; return trips include Wi-Fi and complimentary water or soda. A grocery or pharmacy stop can be added on request.
Because AZS is a small terminal, the meeting point is simple — but we still send it to you in writing before you travel.
Transekur is a preferred transportation partner of Donoma Las Terrenas Resort & Villas, Autograph Collection. We hold a transfer contract with the property and run its guest arrivals and departures as part of our regular Samaná service.
Which vehicle you need
Capacity comes straight from our booking system. Vehicle model is assigned by class, not by specific model.
- Small SUV (Volvo XC40) — up to 2 passengers and 2 suitcases. Couples travelling light.
- Minivan (Hyundai Staria) — up to 5 passengers and 5 suitcases. The usual choice for a family.
- Full-Size SUV (Ford Expedition Max) — up to 6 passengers and 6 suitcases, with room for bulky luggage.
- Mercedes Sprinter — up to 16 passengers and 16 suitcases, for a larger group travelling together.
- Large Bus — up to 50 passengers, for a full group movement.
The whole range, with photography, is on the fleet page.
If your AZS flight is cancelled or rerouted
Small airports mean thin schedules, and rerouting happens. Send us the new flight details and we move the pickup — including to a different airport, if your replacement flight lands at SDQ or PUJ instead. You do not need to cancel and rebook.
Villas, the return leg and stops along the way
We serve private villas and rentals in Las Terrenas as well as the resort — give us the exact address at booking. Most guests reserve the return to the airport at the same time so the departure pickup is already matched to the outbound flight. Our cancellation terms give a full refund 14 or more days before pickup, and a 50% refund or a full one-year credit from 13 days up to 48 hours before pickup.
Rates
We do not publish rates in articles. Enter your flight and party size in the booking form and you will see a fixed, all-in quote for your vehicle before you pay anything.
If AZS has no flight on your dates, read the best airport to fly into for Las Terrenas, then look at our transfers from Santo Domingo (SDQ) or Punta Cana (PUJ).
Getting to Donoma Las Terrenas Resort & Villas, Autograph Collection: which airport
Donoma Las Terrenas Resort & Villas, Autograph Collection sits on Playa Las Ballenas in Las Terrenas, on the Samaná peninsula. Samaná El Catey International (AZS) is the primary gateway and the airport most guests use. Santo Domingo Las Américas (SDQ) is the alternative and carries far more international flights, which is why many guests fly there instead. We run the transfer as a single private vehicle from either one, so the decision is usually about flight schedules and fares rather than logistics. Route detail for the area is on our Dominican airport transfers page. If you are still choosing flights, our guide to choosing an airport for Las Terrenas and Samaná covers the trade-offs.
Typical driving time: about 244 min from Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) · 146 min from Santo Domingo (SDQ) · 199 min from La Romana (LRM) · 63 min from Samaná El Catey (AZS). Driving times via Google Maps routing, computed August 2026 — actual times vary with traffic.
Your arrival day at Donoma Las Terrenas Resort & Villas, Autograph Collection
We take your flight number at booking and monitor the flight, so your pickup follows the arrival that actually happens. Your chauffeur is waiting inside the arrivals hall with a tablet showing your name, helps with the luggage, and there is cold bottled water in the vehicle. From there it is one direct drive to the resort lobby. You also have two hours of free waiting time after landing, which covers a slow immigration hall or a late bag.
Playa Las Ballenas is the public beach the resort fronts, on the Las Terrenas shoreline.
Leaving Donoma Las Terrenas Resort & Villas, Autograph Collection: your departure pickup
Our dispatch schedules the return pickup around your departure flight and keeps watching it for changes. Before the pickup we reconfirm the details with you — passenger count, luggage and the exact meeting point at the resort — so the vehicle that arrives is the right size for what you are travelling home with. If your flight time moves, the pickup moves with it; we do not hold you to a fixed hour set weeks earlier.
