A guide on how to use the metro in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.
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There are two metro lines in Santo Domingo:
- Line 1, which runs from Centro de los Heroes to Mamá Tingó:
- Line 2, which runs from Maria Montez to Eduardo Brito, with an extension of Line 2 known as L2B, which continues to Concepción Bona:
The 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.
How to buy tickets for the Metro in Santo Domingo
To use the Santo Domingo Metro, there are four options for buying tickets:
- 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 single-trip card costs 15 pesos and is not rechargeable. A single ride will cost 20 pesos more, so 35 pesos for 1 ride.
- Return Ticket
You can also buy a return ticket, which costs 15 for the card plus 40 pesos for the two rides
- Day pass
The day pass costs 15 pesos for the card plus 80 pesos, a great deal if you are going to be jumping on and off the metro all day.
I began my Santo Domingo Metro experience at the Joaquín Balaguer station on Line 1, the blue line.
I bought a Tarjeta de Carga Unica, a single-trip ticket 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.
Horarios de Servicio
The Metro is running from 6 am to 10:30 pm Monday to Friday and 6 am to 10 pm at weekends and on 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 pickup:
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:
I walked around a bit, went to the mall and then retraced my steps.
For tourists, the Santo Domingo metro has limited use. I just rode it for kicks.