Colombian travellers now have a shortcut to the Dominican Republic's north coast. Low-cost carrier Wingo has inaugurated a nonstop route between Bogotá and Puerto Plata, touching down at Gregorio Luperón International Airport and giving the Cibao region its first direct link to Colombia's capital.
The flights run twice weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, and the inaugural season runs through 25 January 2027 with 8,928 seats on offer in each direction. That timing is deliberate: the route covers the December holidays and the start of 2027, when both leisure traffic and visits home to family peak.
For Dominicans, the practical win is that residents of Puerto Plata, Santiago and surrounding Cibao towns no longer need to connect through Santo Domingo or Punta Cana to reach Bogotá. For Colombians, it opens up a corner of the Dominican Republic that most package tourism skips — the amber coast beaches around Playa Dorada, the cable car up Mount Isabel de Torres, Santiago's colonial history, and a food scene that locals will tell you outclasses anything in the resort zones.
Wingo clearly sees demand on the corridor. Puerto Plata–Bogotá becomes its fourth Dominican route, joining Punta Cana–Bogotá, Punta Cana–Medellín and Santo Domingo–Medellín. The airline frames the route as serving tourism, trade and business alike — a nod to the substantial commercial ties between Colombia and the Dominican Republic, not just beach-bound holidaymakers.
Why it matters for travellers: fares on Wingo tend to sit well below full-service carriers, so this is potentially one of the cheapest ways to hop between the Andes and the Caribbean. If you're a Colombian planning a Dominican winter escape, or a Dominican in Bogotá wanting a straightforward ride home, twice-a-week frequency means you'll want to build your dates around Monday or Friday. And if Puerto Plata is new to you, it's a more laid-back alternative to Punta Cana — closer to real towns, with kite surfing at Cabarete and whale watching in Samaná within easy reach for an add-on.
