Puerto Rico / Getting There

Flights

Passports/Visas

For American citizens no passport is necessary for travel to Puerto Rico. Some form of identification, for example a driver’s license, passport or an original copy of a birth certificate, should be carried to evidence US citizenship or nationality. 

All other visitors to Puerto Rico require a valid passport along with a return airline ticket. British citizens must hold a full 10-year passport valid for at least 6 months from entry date. 

Canadian, American, British and EU citizens do not require a visa for short stays.

Tourist Information

The island is dotted with information points; each major town has an information bureau in the Town Hall. Tourist offices can be found at the following locations - 

San Juan La Princesa, Old San Juan Station, PR 00905 4431, t 787 721 2400 
International Airport t 787 722 1709 
Condada Next to the Condado Plaza Hotel, t 787 723 3135 
Ponce 291 Las Caobos Avenue, Paseo del Sur Plaza, Suite 3, t 787 863 0465 

Outside Puerto Rico information can be obtained from: 

Canada 41-43 Colbourne St, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1E3, t 1 800 667 0394 

UK There is no office in the UK, but there is a toll free number that routes through to Spain, where the receptionists speak good English, t 0800 898 920 

USA Puerto Rican Tourism Co, 575 Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10017, t 212 599 6262