Capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
San Juan
San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory and insular area of the United States.
San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico.
How locals move
Getting around San Juan the local way
- Get inThere is also ferry service from across the harbor.
- Get inFor just getting around, you might also consider the city bus to and from Old San Juan (see same subject for "San Juan".) Ferries del Caribe operates an international passenger and vehicle service from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- Get aroundThere is also a large, on-the-wall bus map at the ferry terminal in Old San Juan.
- Get aroundThe Cataño Ferry (La Lancha de Cataño) is a public ferry serving Old San Juan and Cataño.
- Get aroundThe ferry is scheduled to leave Old San Juan on the hour, and leave Cataño at half past the hour.
- Get aroundIf there are enough passengers waiting, the ferry will immediately begin the next crossing, which fits in extra trips overall but means the boat is no longer running to schedule.
- Get aroundIf you do want to give it a spin, some ways to access the system are: Taking the Acua Expreso ferry (temporarily discontinued) from Old San Juan to the financial district, where you'll find the "Hato Rey" station right next to the ferry dock, or Taking the T21 bus to the station Sagrado Corazon, or Walking from Condado to the station Sagrado Corazon (not recommended at night) The stations are very large and seem to have English speaking attendants.
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