Getting There -- Flights to Vieques leave from Isla Grand Airport near the heart of San Juan -- not to be confused with the main Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport near Isla Verde. Vieques Air Link (tel. 787/741-8331) operates four daily flights from San Juan. Isla Nena (tel. 787/741-1577) also flies to Vieques from San Juan three times daily. One-way fares cost around $70.
The Puerto Rico Port Authority operates two ferries a day to Vieques from the eastern port of Fajardo; the trip takes about an hour. The round-trip fare is $4 for adults, $2 for children. Tickets for the morning ferry that leaves Saturday and Sunday sell out quickly, so you should be in line at the ticket window in Fajardo before 8am (it opens at 6:30am) to be certain of a seat on the 9:30am boat. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until the 1 or 4:30pm ferry. For more information about these sea links, call tel. 787/723-2260.
Getting Around -- Public cabs or vans called públicos transport people around the island. We recommend that you rent a car for at least some of the time, just for the purpose of seeing the layout of the island. To do this, contact Island Car Rental (tel. 787/741-1666), in the hamlet of Florida, about a 12-minute ride southwest of Isabel Segunda, 5 minutes from the airport. The office is next door to the Crow's Nest hotel . The cost of the local vehicles begins at $40 per day, plus another $10 for collision-damage-waiver insurance. American Express, MasterCard, and Visa cards are accepted.
You can also rent a Jeep Wrangler or Cherokee from Martineau Car Rental, km 3.2 Route 200 (tel. 787/741-0078), costing $40 to $60 a day. The rental outlet is a 15-minute taxi ride from the airport. There are no car rentals at the airport. You have to call one of the rental agencies and then taxi over to pick up your car.
