Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
south of Fajardo. Typical one-way fares are approximately $30 to Vieques (15 minutes),
$40 to Culebra (15 minutes) and $90 to St Croix (30 minutes). To get there by car from
Fajardo, take exit 2 onto Hwy 3 and follow the airport signs. From Naguabo and the south,
use exit 6 to approach it via Hwy 978.
Air Flamenco ( 787-801-8256;
www.airflamenco.net
)
Scheduled flights go to
Vieques, Culebra and both San Juan airports.
M&N Aviation(
www.mnaviation.com
)
Has on-demand charter service.
Vieques Air Link ( 787-534-4221;
www.viequesairlink.com
)
Offers the most daily
flights and the best fares, with service to destinations including Vieques, Culebra, St Croix,
St Thomas, Tortola, as well as San Juan's Isla Grande ($50).
Call for availability of charter flights. A público from the airport to the ferry terminal is
fixed at $12 for up to four passengers.
Car
There's a spacious outdoor parking lot on the right-hand side of the road as you approach
the ferry docks. The lot is surrounded by secure fencing and has 24-hour surveillance. Park-
ing here costs $5 a day. Note that most rental car contracts prohibit taking cars on the ferry
to Culebra or Vieques.
World Car Rental ( 787-860-4808; Rte 195 at the docks; per day from $43;
7:30am-8pmMon-Fri,7:30am-5:30pmSat&Sun)
Super-close to the public parking lot,
this small outfit offers cars at daily and weekly rates.
Avis ( 787-885-0505;
www.avis.com
)
At the Ceiba airport; will transfer you to/from
the ferry without charge, and offers one-way rentals at a higher daily rate.
Thrifty ( 787-860-2030;
www.thrifty.com
; Puerto Del Rey Marina; $60 drop-off
fee)
and
Enterprise ( 787-860-6868 central Fajardo, 787-801-3722 El Conquista-
dor;
www.enterprise.com
;
$40 drop-off fee)
also permit one-way rentals.
Ferry
The ferries to Vieques and Culebra leave from the
Maritime Transportation Authority
(Autoridad de Transporte Marítimo or ATM; 787-863-0705;
www.atm.gobierno.pr
)
for the islands. The terminal is about 1.5 miles east of town in
the run-down Playa Fajardo/Puerto Real neighborhood (follow the signs to either). For the
ferry schedule for Culebra,
Click here
; for Vieques,
Click here
.
Público
The
main público stop
is off the plaza in the old commercial center of town; but you will
also find públicos at the ferry terminal (to meet incoming ferries) and near the seafood res-
