Which Airport for Dreams La Romana and Bayahibe Resorts?

The three airports in play

Punta Cana International (PUJ) is the busiest airport in the region, with flights to a large number of cities across many countries. Santo Domingo Las Américas (SDQ) is the capital's international gateway. La Romana Casa de Campo (LRM) is nearest to the Bayahibe resorts, but its schedule is thin, so most travelers cannot build a trip around it.

If you are searching for Hilton La Romana, that is the same property: it carried the Hilton name between 2020 and 2025 and has since reverted to Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa, with Secrets La Romana as its adults-only side.

Flying through Punta Cana (PUJ)

• The widest route network in the Caribbean, so you are much more likely to find a direct flight from an airport near you.
• More airlines serve PUJ than SDQ, which usually means more fare options too.
• Ground transfer to Bayahibe or La Romana takes roughly 50–60 minutes.
• It is a busy resort airport: the arrival feels tropical, but immigration and customs lines can be long in high season.

More on Punta Cana airport (PUJ) transfers.

Flying through Santo Domingo (SDQ)

• Airfares are often cheaper into SDQ than into PUJ.
• SDQ is a city airport rather than a resort airport, so it is less crowded, and immigration and customs lines are typically much shorter — you are frequently out of the terminal faster.
• Good coverage from major US hubs, including JFK, Miami, Newark, Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta, plus seasonal Canadian service from Toronto and Montreal and routes from cities such as Dallas–Fort Worth and Washington Dulles.
• The trade-off is drive time: about an hour and a half to Bayahibe or La Romana, against 50–60 minutes from PUJ.

More on Santo Domingo airport (SDQ) transfers.

Flying into La Romana (LRM)

LRM is the closest airport to the Bayahibe hotel strip and to Casa de Campo, and it is small enough that you clear it quickly. The limitation is availability — the flight options to and from LRM are few. If your dates happen to line up with an LRM route, it is the easiest arrival in the country.

See La Romana airport transfers and LRM to Casa de Campo.

So which should you book?

It comes down to fares and patience. If flight prices are similar, PUJ saves you around half an hour of driving. If SDQ is meaningfully cheaper, you are trading that half hour for a calmer airport and possibly a lower fare — a trade many of our guests happily make.

Whichever you land at, we monitor the flight, meet you inside the terminal, and drive you straight to your resort.