Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Money
Banco Popular
Old San Juan
(cnr Tetuán & San Justo)
Near the cruise ship piers and
Paseo de la Princesa; Condado
(1060AvAshford)
; Isla Verde
(AvIslaVerde)
Charges no
commission to cash up to $300 in traveler's checks.
Post
OldSanJuanPostOffice(100PaseodeColón; 8am-4pmMon-Fri,8am-noonSat)
The one likely to be most convenient for travelers.
Tourist Information
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company distributes information in English and Spanish at two
venues in San Juan, the LMM airport (Terminal C) and near the cruise ship terminal in Old
San Juan.
Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC; 800-223-6530, 787-721-2400;
www.seepuertorico.com
)
;
LMM airport
( 787-791-1014; 9am-8pm);
Old San Juan
( 787-722-1709; Edificio Ochoa, 500 Tanca; 8:30am-8pm Mon-Wed & Sat,
8:30am-5:30pm Thu, 8:30am-6:30pm Fri, 9am-8pm Sun)
Getting There & Away
Air
International flights arrive at and depart from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
(LMM airport), which is about 8 miles east of the old city center. See
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for in-
formation on airport services and international carriers that fly to San Juan.
Several airlines provide services between San Juan and other parts of the commonwealth.
Private aircraft, charter services and many of the commuter flights serving the islands
of Culebra and Vieques arrive at and depart from San Juan's original Aeropuerto de Isla
Grande, on the Bahía de San Juan in the city's Miramar district. See
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for details.
Cruise Ship
More than a dozen cruise lines include San Juan on their Caribbean itineraries, and as the
second-largest port for cruise ships in the western hemisphere, the city is visited by more
than a million cruise-ship passengers a year. All ships dock at the piers along Calle La Mar-
ina near the Customs House, just a short walk from the cobblestoned streets of Old San
Juan. See
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for details.
