Terminal B’s Jet Express II is the backup plan.
In Punta Cana’s Terminal B, Jet Express II sits on the departures side as a straightforward grab-and-go counter for drinks and snacks before boarding. You’ll see it among the standard gate-area food options, with coolers of bottled water and soda and a small case of packaged sandwiches and pastries. Think “I have 8 minutes before boarding group is called” food, not a sit-down meal.
Pricing lines up with typical resort-airport markups in PUJ: expect bottled water around the US$3–4 mark and simple sandwiches a few dollars higher than in town. Payment is in USD or card, like most post-security vendors in Terminal B. If you want an actual hot meal, you’re better off at one of the bar-restaurants closer to the main concourse; Jet Express II runs more as a kiosk than a kitchen.
Food here leans heavily packaged: chips, candy bars, nuts, and pastry-style baked goods that hold up in a display case all day. Coffee and soft drinks are standard-issue machine or fountain, not specialty. If you’re boarding a 3–4 hour flight out of Terminal B and just need something to throw in your bag, this counter does the job. For anything fresher, eat at your hotel or grab something earlier in the airport.
Lines at Jet Express II tend to peak in the 30 minutes before mid-morning and early-afternoon departures out of Terminal B, when multiple international flights are boarding. Staff usually move quickly, but a family ordering for five can still slow things down. Figure 5–10 minutes in line if you hit it during a bank of departures; otherwise you’re in and out in under 3.
Practical tip: buy your big bottle of water and any kids’ snacks at Jet Express II in Terminal B in one go, since once you head down to the specific gate area there’s often less selection and higher prices at smaller carts.