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Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Nate Kayhoe (---.hsd1.dc.comcast.net)
Date:   12-29-11 12:04

Thursday, May 24, 2012
12:37p.m. - Arrive San Juan International Airport.
01:00p.m. - Get on Bus to Fajardo
03:00p.m. - Arrive Fajardo
03:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. - Take next ferry to Culebra
07:00p.m. to 09:00p.m. - Arrive Culebra, walk to Flamenco Beach Campground. Camp!
Friday, May 25, 2012 through Sunday, May 27, 2012: Heave on earth camping. Swimming and snorkeling in florescent algae. Eating local food. Yahoo.
Monday, May 26, 2012
06:00a.m.: Awake, scurry to ferry.
06:30a.m. to 9:30a.m.: Take next ferry to Fajardo.
07:30a.m. to 10:30a.m.: Take bus to San Juan International Airport.
09:30a.m. to 12:30a.m.: Arrive SJU. Grab flight to DC.

I already have the flights to and from San Juan. And I realize the above is optimistic but I like to live dangerously! If we miss a Ferry or miss a bus, it's not the end of the world as long as we survive! I'm planning to do this with a couple of friends over memorial day weekend. Anyone have any suggestions or see any fatal flaws in my plan?
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Arroz (---.73.60.69.cpe.seasidehighspeed.com)
Date:   12-29-11 15:29

I wasn't aware that there was a bus from the airport to Fajardo. Do you mean a publico?
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Nate Kayhoe (---.hsd1.dc.comcast.net)
Date:   01-17-12 21:50

I've got a feeling you can find busses that connect and you can make it, but I honestly don't know. Is that what you mean by Publico?

Thanks for your help!
Nate
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Arroz (---.73.60.69.cpe.seasidehighspeed.com)
Date:   01-18-12 08:46

When I think of "bus" I think of a scheduled operation. There are buses in San Juan and the surrounding communities. There also used to be some inter-city scheduled buses, e.g., between San Juan and Ponce. I don't know if they still run.

Publicos are private vans (called "Jitneys" in some of the other islands). As far as I know they do not run on any schedule. In each town there is usually a central depot and they will stop and pick up people along the way, stuffing them in and racing madly between pick-ups. It has been a long time since I took a publico but my memory is that you could get one in Rio Piedras which runs to Fajardo.

However, I wouldn't mind being corrected by someone with up-to-date information.
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Arroz (---.73.60.69.cpe.seasidehighspeed.com)
Date:   01-18-12 10:45

Check out http://puertorico-guide.info/getting.around/buses/ there is a number you can call to get information about buses to Fajardo and you can get information about where the terminal is. I'm not optimistic about getting off a plane which arrives at 12:37 and getting on a bus by 1:00 pm the same day.
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Arroz (---.73.60.69.cpe.seasidehighspeed.com)
Date:   01-18-12 10:47

Whoops, that should have read a number to call"about getting publicos to Fajardo"
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Nate Kayhoe (198.137.241.---)
Date:   01-18-12 11:02

Thanks for that link! I'm going to call the Bus Authority and try and get information. I think taking busses would be fun, a real adventure!

I'll circle back and let folks know what I find.
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: palmettoculebra (---.atlantis.com)
Date:   01-22-12 07:51

Good morning,
The public transportation system in PR is not very functional.

The busses for Fajardo area leave from Rio Piedras (not the airport). They can take any number of hours as they don't leave on a schedule & can wait until full to move. They can then make any number of stops & end in the town center in Fajardo, which is not the ferry dock.

Landing at 12:37 in SJU is close even with a direct taxi to Fajardo as the ride is approximately 1.5 hrs & it's recommended that you be at the dock at least one hour prior to get in line for tickets.

Best,
Terrie
Palmetto GH, Culebra

http://www.palmettoculebra.com/
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Frank S. (---.nyc.res.rr.com)
Date:   01-22-12 20:19

its about 6 busses and about 14 hours to get to the ferry from sju.
its sounds like a waste of time not an adventure.
youre gonna spend money on plane fare to sju just to play hit or miss? what a waste. you and your friends need to pool your money and either rent a car one way to ceiba from AVIS or if you have no credit card hire a taxi.
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Re: Is this Itinerary Possible?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Linda H (---.dhcp.mrqt.mi.charter.com)
Date:   01-23-12 17:19

I recommend Henry (Enrique) or John -- contact info is on this site under Transport/Getting There/ Get to Fajardo. Your return trip could be tight if you have to catch an early afternoon flight at SJU and you don't have someone waiting at the ferry for you. You will have to run your bags through the USDA checkpoint at SJU as well as the regular security check, so it takes a little extra time there. I would not want to be getting off the ferry without knowing I had either a publico or a rental car waiting for me. Last time we used John it was about $70 to or from SJU, for however many people were in the van.
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