Direct Flights from San Juan to Mayaguez
Mayaguez · Puerto Rico
Nonstop service from SJU to MAZ on Cape Air. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
San Juan is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Mayaguez — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Mayaguez for, from San Juan
40m in the air, 76 miles: short enough that a single night in Mayaguez is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Mayaguez
Mayagüez is the largest city on the Western side of the island of Puerto Rico, in the Porta del Sol region. It has roughly 90,000 inhabitants (2010), plus a floating population of about 15,000, on weekdays, particularly when the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPR-M) is not in recess. In its heyday, Mayagüez was a major manufacturing center, particularly famous for food processing. Besides being a college town, it has an industry mostly based on trade of goods and services. Tourists may use it as a base for exploring the western coast of Puerto Rico.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Mayaguez
- Porta Coeli, "Latin for "Heaven Gate", is the name given today to the former Church and Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli, particularly to its remaining church building, which today is the sole surviving structure…
- The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site is an archaeological site located in Caguana, Utuado in Puerto Rico, considered to be one of the largest and most important Pre-Columbian sites in the West Indies.
- The Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle is the Catholic cathedral of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and the seat of the Diocese of Arecibo since its establishment in 1960.
- The Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, or in English Our Lady of the Candelaria Cathedral, is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez located in the eastern end of the Colón Main Square facing the…
- The Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo, officially named the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo of Puerto Rico, also known as the Mayagüez Zoo, was a 45-acre (18 ha) zoological park located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, owned by the Government of P…
- El Parterre is a landscaped park in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that was built in 1851.
- The Parque de los Próceres is a park in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- Hacienda Lealtad (IPA: [ˌsjẽn̪.d̪a le.al̪ˈt̪að̞]; also known as Hacienda La Lealtad, and once known as Hacienda la Esperanza is a historic coffee plantation in barrio La Torre, Lares, Puerto Rico.
- Museo Hacienda Buena Vista is a historic coffee plantation farm museum in Barrio Magueyes, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The museum opened in 1987, and receives some 40,000 visitors a year.
- Hacienda Buena Vista, also known as Hacienda Vives, was a coffee plantation located in Barrio Magueyes, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The original plantation dates from the 19th century.
- The Pilar Defilló House is a museum dedicated to the life of Catalan musician and abolitionist Pilar Defilló Amiguet, mother of Enric and Pablo Casals. It was built around 120 years ago.
- The Santa Ana Observation Tower, better known as the Stone Tower, is an approximately 30 feet tall observation tower located at the summit of Monte del Estado, Santa Ana Peak, at the boundary between the municipalities o…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Mayaguez weather, compared with San Juan
Within 1° of San Juan on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Mayaguez 83°F · San Juan 83°F · much the same
- April
- Mayaguez 84°F · San Juan 86°F · 2° colder
- July
- Mayaguez 88°F · San Juan 89°F · much the same
- October
- Mayaguez 88°F · San Juan 89°F · much the same
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Mayaguez
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Mayaguez is January–April, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 83°F.
- How long to stay
- Mayaguez rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Porta Coeli (Puerto Rico), Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site, and Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol (Arecibo, Puerto Rico) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Juan to Mayaguez?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Juan (SJU) to Mayaguez (MAZ) on Cape Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Juan to Mayaguez?
- Cape Air flies nonstop between San Juan (SJU) and Mayaguez (MAZ).
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Juan to Mayaguez?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from San Juan to Mayaguez.
- How far is Mayaguez from San Juan?
- Mayaguez is about 76 miles from San Juan by air.
- Is there a direct flight from San Juan to Puerto Rico?
- Yes — Mayaguez (MAZ) has nonstop service from San Juan on Cape Air, making it a nonstop gateway to Puerto Rico.
- What is there to do in Mayaguez?
- Popular things to do include Porta Coeli (Puerto Rico), Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site, Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol (Arecibo, Puerto Rico), Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico), and more.
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