The main gateways in the Dominican Republic are Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana although there are other international airports here but with more limited international flights.

The three main gateways receive flights from America, Canada, Europe, folk traveling from Australia or New Zealand usually will have to travel first to the United States and continue to the DR from there.

There are plenty of scheduled flights from the United States and Canada, with most British tourists arriving on charter holiday flights from the Uk and Ireland.

It is possible to arrive here via the water. A ferry from Mayaguez in Puerto Rico will bring you across the Mona Passage into Santo Domingo, cheap as it may be the journey is long and uncomfortable into the night. Approx costs for the ferry are 144 dollars one way plus 10 dollars entrance tax.