To travelers’ increased access, JetBlue also serves Puerto Rico; credit Puerto Rico Tourism
Puerto Rico Transportation
Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) is a joint civil-military international airport named for Puerto Rico’s first democratically elected governor. lLcated 3 miles southeast of San Juan, it is the busiest airport in the Caribbean by passenger traffic.
SJU Airport is served by JetBlue, Aer Lingus, Emirates, Frontier, Spirit, and other airlines. The top ten arrivals to San Juan Airport in the US are from Orlando, New York, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Atlanta, Newark, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Tampa, and Boston. SJU Airport has modern passenger amenities:
– Hotel in the Terminal D
– Barbershop
– Beauty salons
– Souvenir kiosks
– Duty-free shops
– Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and ATMs
Taxis: It is easy and fast to get downtown from SJU Airport. There are many other fixed rates for different places in Puerto Rico as well.
Car Rentals: Service is provided by these name-brand companies:
Alamo +1 787-791-1805
Avis +1 787-253-5930
Budget +1 787-791-0600
Enterprise +1 787-253-3722
Hertz +1 787-791-0840
Thrifty +1 787-253-2525
Tren Urbano stopped at Bayamon Station in San Juan; credit Machuka/Wiki Commons
Ground Transport
Cities and towns in Puerto Rico are interconnected by a system of roads, freeways, expressways, and highways maintained by the Highways and Transportation Authority under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Transportation and patrolled by the Puerto Rico Police Department.
The island’s metropolitan area is served by a single Metro Rail line called Tren Urbano. Fares are cheap and trains run from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm.
What Tren Urbano lacks in city and island coverage is compensated by the extensive public bus system.
Other forms of public transportation include seaborne ferries (that serve Puerto Rico’s archipelago) as well as Carros Públicos (private mini-buses).
Legends of Puerto Rico
Guided walking tours of old and modern San Juan are available to a minimum of 2 participants.
WEBSITE: http://www.legendsofpr.com
Sunshine Tours
Sunshine Tours provides transfers to and from the airport, cruise ports, and hotels, in addition to sightseeing tours of Old San Juan, the Bacardi Rum Factory, El Yunque Tropical Rainforest, shopping, the town of Ponce, and more. A minimum of 8 people are required to book a tour.
PHONE: 787-810-4545 or 787-810-0055
WEBSITE: http://www.puerto-rico-sunshinetours.com
Tourist Information Offices
La Casita, or The Little House, is the yellow building located in Plaza de la Dársena that houses a Puerto Rico Tourism Company Information Center. Open Monday through Wednesday from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm; Thursday and Friday until 5:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am-8:00 pm. The free Trolley that runs along Calle Marina stops at the Tourist Information Plaza and the center of town.
ADDRESS: Plaza de La Dársena, near Pier 1
PHONE: 787-722-1709
WEBSITE: http://www.meetpuertorico.com
Public Transit is among the most interesting—and adventurous—ways of traveling in Puerto Rico by público. Públicos are independently owned and operated vans that service hard-to-reach urban areas.
They also travel between island towns and, if you have the time and inclination, they can be an inexpensive and fascinating way to learn about the island.
Cruise Port
Viking cruise ship at San Juan Port; Puerto Rico Tourism
Cruise Ships
Puerto Rico has nine ports in different cities across the main island. San Juan Port is the largest and a homeport to 26 cruise lines, and a port of call to many others. Travelers will find ferry service to the Dominican Republic as well as to Vieques, Culebra, and Mona Island. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Carnival, Norwegian, Commodore, Costa, Cunard, Chandris, Astor United Cruises, Sitmar, Home Lines, and Princess Cruise Lines carry some 1.2 million passengers on 700 sailings annually.
Ferry Service
Ferry service is available at the small port of Fajardo in the east of Puerto Rico to reach Culebra and Vieques. Private boats can also be chartered at many of the marinas on the East Coast.
Fajardo 787-863-0852
Vieques 787-741-4761
Culebra 787-742-3161
Old San Juan/Cataño 787-788-1155
Mayagüez 787-832-4800
Dominican Republic 809-688-4400
Old San Juan 787-723-3779