SJU · Layover Guide
San Juan
Stop in San Juan.
Best layover: 4–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in San Juan for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 66 · Discover 50 · Ease 21
Why San Juan scores 66
Getting there
Taxi $25 · Uber/Lyft $20
min to center
taxi- 01Taxi to Old San Juan (25 min, ~$25)
- 02Uber/Lyft (20-30 min, ~$18-25)
- 03Public bus T5 (45 min, $0.75)
96 min by Terminal Iturregui - Terminal Covadonga
- 01Walk the blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan and explore El Morro fortress
- 02Sip piña coladas at Barrachina, birthplace of the iconic cocktail
- 03Swim at Condado Beach with views of luxury high-rises
- 04Sample mofongo and lechón at La Placita de Santurce
- 05Explore the colorful murals and street art of Santurce neighborhood
Experiences in San Juan
Timed tours and tickets for San Juan are listed on our partner site.
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- Lve Restaurant~60 min1 min walk
- Delicias Criollas~60 min1 min walk
- Bahía Tropical Bar and Restaurant~75 min1 min walk
- Cóctel 33~75 min1 min walk
- Tripolin Tours~90 min1 min walk
- Paseo de los Presidentes~90 min1 min walk
- Castillo San Felipe del Morro4.8
- Casa BACARDÍ4.5
- San Cristóbal Castle4.8
- Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré4.7
- Plaza Colón4.7
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Luggage Storage San Juan (Old San Juan)
Calle Fortaleza, Old San Juan
$8/bag
0 min walk
Condado Vanderbilt Hotel
Condado
$75/day
0 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Taxi
to city center
Fixed rate to Isla Verde/Condado; Old San Juan slightly more
25 min
$25.00
Uber/Lyft
to city center
Widely available; surge pricing during cruise ship days
25 min
$20.00
Public Bus T5
to city center
Runs to Old San Juan via Condado; limited luggage space
45 min
$0.75
No city pass available for this city.
Getting there
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- 01Local rum tastings at Bacardi and Don Q shops
- 02Authentic Puerto Rican food at La Familia
- 03Duty-free shopping with Caribbean rum selection
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