While the city is fairly easy to navigate by car, it is large enough to make bus travel tedious at best and the use of taxis prohibitively expensive; renting a car is the way to go. If you're staying in Old San Juan or Condado for just a few days, however, you may choose to travel by foot; both neighbourhoods are compact enough for strolling
By car
If you rent a car, you may want to consider spending a little extra on insurance, particularly if you intend to drive in the capital: Puerto Rican drivers can be very unpredictable. You'll need to
drive defensively
and stay alert at all times....
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By taxi
Plenty of
taxis turísticos
cruise the streets during the day in Condado and Old San Juan; in other neighbourhoods, you may have to call first. Taxis are supposed to charge US$1 to start and 10 cents for each 1/13 of a mile, but in practice...
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By bus
Buses (known as
guaguas
) can be slow, and on weekends and after 9pm infrequent, but you can't beat the price - 25 cents on Metropolitan Bus Authority vehicles and 50 cents on the Metrobus, and routes cover most of the city. Schedules, which...
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