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La Romana · Dominican Republic

Car hire and driving in La Romana

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Dominican Republic traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LRM means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from La Romana

Car rental from La Romana: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
La Romana to Salvaleón de HigüeyDominican Republic35 km (21 mi)about 32 min
La Romana to San Pedro de MacorísDominican Republic36 km (23 mi)about 33 min
La Romana to Punta CanaDominican Republic62 km (38 mi)about 57 min
La Romana to Santo Domingo EsteDominican Republic93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
La Romana to Santo DomingoDominican Republic98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
La Romana to Santo Domingo OesteDominican Republic109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
La Romana to San CristóbalDominican Republic120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
La Romana to San Francisco de MacorísDominican Republic166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
La Romana to La VegaDominican Republic187 km (116 mi)about 2 h 51 min
La Romana to Santiago de los CaballerosDominican Republic214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
La Romana to Puerto PlataDominican Republic237 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in La Romana?

The right, as everywhere in Dominican Republic.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.