POP airport transfer to Amber Cove cruise terminal

30–35 min · Standard $45 · VIP $85 · private vehicle

A private transfer from Puerto Plata airport (POP) to the Amber Cove cruise terminal is $45 Standard or $85 VIP, one-way, per vehicle for 1–6 passengers — the Maimón zone rate. The drive is 30 to 35 minutes. We plan the run around your boarding window, not just your landing.

Drive time
30–35 min
Standard
$45 one-way
Party size
1–6 pax

Round-trip $86 Standard / $162 VIP (5% off the return leg). Price per vehicle, taxes included. Updated September 2026.

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EstimateAmber Cove cruise terminal$45

Standard · one-way, per vehicle

  • Flight tracking
  • Name-sign meet & greet
  • Private vehicle
  • Fixed zone price
  • Local dispatcher on WhatsApp

What matters on a cruise transfer

Amber Cove is the Carnival-built cruise port on Maimón bay, about 30 minutes west of the airport, used by Carnival, Princess, Holland America and partner lines. Two things make this different from a hotel transfer. First, the clock: the gangway closes at a fixed time and no ship waits, so we set the pickup from your boarding window and, for tight arrivals, tell you plainly if the timing is too thin. Second, the meeting point: private vehicles cannot reach the pier, so drops and pickups happen at the terminal's ground-transport area, where the driver stands with your name on a sign. On days with two ships in port the access road backs up, and we build that into the plan.

How the Amber Cove cruise terminal pickup runs

  1. 1Send your ship name, boarding or arrival time, POP flight number and party size.
  2. 2We reply with the written price and a pickup time set against the gangway, not the landing.
  3. 3After immigration and baggage, walk out to arrivals and look for the sign with your name.
  4. 4Direct drive to the Amber Cove ground-transport area, where the terminal walkway starts.

Hotels, villas and drop-off points

There is no hotel to confirm here — send the ship name and the boarding or docking time instead. If you are staying a night on the coast before sailing, we can book both legs together.

Drop-off and pickup are at the terminal's ground-transport area outside the main building. Private cars are not permitted alongside the ship. For pickups the driver waits there with your name sign from the time the ship clears.

Bigger groups

7–14 passengers ride in a passenger van: +$20 on Standard, +$40 on VIP for this zone. Golf bags, strollers, wheelchairs and surf gear are fine — give us the luggage count and we send the right vehicle instead of guessing at the curb.

Amber Cove cruise terminal at a glance

Standard 1–6
$45 one-way
VIP 1–6
$85 one-way
Van 7–14
+$20 / +$40
Round-trip
$86 Standard
Drive time
30–35 min
Waiting
Free, flight tracked
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Standard or VIP to Amber Cove cruise terminal

Standard

$45 one-way

  • Private vehicle — your group only
  • Driver with name sign in arrivals after baggage
  • Flight tracking, delays included
  • SUV or van by party size
  • A/C, luggage help, bottled water
  • Door-to-door to hotel or villa lobby
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VIP

$85 one-way

  • Everything in Standard
  • Luxury SUV or executive Sprinter
  • Priority meet, tighter pickup choreography
  • Cold towels and premium water
  • Child seats pre-installed on request
  • Captain-style driver
Book VIP

POP airport transfer to Amber Cove cruise terminal — questions we get daily

How far is Amber Cove from Puerto Plata airport?
About 30 to 35 minutes by road, through Puerto Plata and west past Cofresí.
What if my flight is late on boarding day?
We track the flight and adjust. Tell us the gangway time when you book — if the schedule is genuinely too tight we will say so before you pay, not after.
Where exactly does the driver meet us after the cruise?
At the ground-transport area outside the terminal building, holding a sign with your name. Vehicles cannot reach the pier itself.
Is the price per person?
No. It is per vehicle, one-way, for 1–6 passengers. Larger groups travel in a van, quoted with the van surcharge.

Nearby zones

Other zones and full rates on the prices page, pickup detail in how it works.

From $30 one-waySosúa $35 · Playa Dorada $30

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