How to Use the Metro in Santo Domingo
Posted: March 15, 2025 | Tagged: Dominican Republic, Travel Hacks
A guide for travelling on the metro in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
I began my Santo Domingo Metro experience at the Joaquín Balaguer station on Line 1, the blue line.
You'll need to enter the metro station on the correct side of the street at this particular station. You can't switch to the other platform once inside the station.
You'll need to enter the metro station on the correct side of the street at this particular station. You can't switch to the other platform once inside the station.
The ticket office is called a Boleteria (this photo is from another station):
How to buy tickets for the Metro in Santo Domingo
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There are two options for buying tickets on the metro:
Buy a rechargeable card
This card costs 60 pesos, and then you just have to top it up at 20 pesos per ride
Buy a single-trip card
The card costs 15 pesos and is not rechargeable. A single ride will cost 20 pesos more, so 35 pesos for 1 ride. You can also buy a return ticket, which costs 15 for the card plus 40 pesos for the two rides, and a day pass, which costs 15 pesos for the card plus 80 pesos.
I bought a Tarjeta de Carga Unica for my outward leg and another coming back, so I paid 70 pesos for two rides. Had I understood the system, I could have bought a return ticket for just 55 pesos.
I bought a Tarjeta de Carga Unica for my outward leg and another coming back, so I paid 70 pesos for two rides. Had I understood the system, I could have bought a return ticket for just 55 pesos.
There are 16 stations on Line 1, which runs from Centro de los Heroes to Mamá Tingó:
There are 14 stations on Line 2, which runs from Maria Montez to Eduardo Brito, with an extension of Line 2 known as L2B, which continues to Concepción Bona:
There is also a Teleferico in the northeast of the city, accessible from the end of Line 2, Eduardo Brito.
There is one interchange station, Estación Juan Pablo Duarte. And you can transfer between the 2 lines without the need to buy an extra ticket.
Horarios de Servicio:
The Metro is running from 6 am to 10:30 Monday to Friday and 6 am to 10 pm at the weekend and in public holidays:
Horarios de Servicio:
The Metro is running from 6 am to 10:30 Monday to Friday and 6 am to 10 pm at the weekend and in public holidays:
Do dogs, no guns, no knives, no radios:
Turnstile. You must swipe in and out. Contactless payment is not an option!
The metro in Santo Domingo has 3 units coupled together with an overhead pick up:
Inside, there is AC, set to a comfortable level. The ride was smooth. Not many seats. There is a convenient display showing the progress so you know exactly where you are:
Transferring from Line 1 to Line 2 at the Juan Pablo Duarte station:
Looking down on to the tracks:
It is well signed:
Another map so you can check your destination:
Map inside the metro:
I rode the metro to Pedro Mir:
Here is the entrance to the Estacion de Pedro Mir:
