Direct Flights from San Juan to Vieques
Vieques · Puerto Rico
Nonstop service from SJU to VQS 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 Vieques — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Vieques for, from San Juan
35m in the air, 39 miles: short enough that a single night in Vieques is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 8 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 Vieques
Vieques is a Caribbean island belonging to Puerto Rico, also known as Isla Nena or Little Girl Island. It is a relatively small, rural island about 8 miles east of Puerto Rico. It is about 22 miles long and 4 miles wide.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Vieques
- The Casa Roig Museum is a historic house museum and gallery in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
- Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús, or in English, Sweet Name of Jesus Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
- The Catedral Santiago Apóstol, or in English, the Cathedral of St. James the Apostle, or Santiago Apóstol of Fajardo is a Catholic cathedral located on the town plaza in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
- The Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús or in English, Co-Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Jesus, is a Catholic cathedral located on the town plaza in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
- The Caguas Museum of Art is an art museum in Caguas Pueblo, the downtown and administrative district of the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico.
- The Caguas City Hall consists of two buildings located in the downtown area of Caguas, Puerto Rico.
- Las Cabezas de San Juan, officially Cabo San Juan, is a coastal area and nature reserve located in the northeastern corner of the main island of Puerto Rico, particularly in the Cabezas barrio of the municipality of Faja…
- The Jesús T. Piñero House and Museum, often called the Pink House, is a historic house located along PR-3 just outside of Canóvanas Pueblo in the municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico.
- The Caguas Museum of Tobacco, officially the Herminio Torres Grillo Museum of Tobacco, is a museum dedicated to the history of the growth and industry of tobacco in Puerto Rico and the wider region of the Caribbean.
- The Caguas Museum of History is a history museum located in the old city hall of the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico.
- The Caguas Museum of Folk Arts is an art museum located in Caguas Pueblo, the downtown and administrative area of the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico.
- Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas, or Caguas’ First Baptist Church, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Vieques 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
- Vieques 83°F · San Juan 83°F · much the same
- April
- Vieques 85°F · San Juan 86°F · much the same
- July
- Vieques 88°F · San Juan 89°F · much the same
- October
- Vieques 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 Vieques
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Vieques is December–March, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 83°F.
- How long to stay
- Vieques rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Casa Roig Museum, Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Caguas, Puerto Rico), and Catedral Santiago Apóstol (Fajardo, Puerto Rico) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Juan to Vieques?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Juan (SJU) to Vieques (VQS) on Cape Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Juan to Vieques?
- Cape Air flies nonstop between San Juan (SJU) and Vieques (VQS).
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Juan to Vieques?
- There are about 8 nonstop departures per day (roughly 56 per week) from San Juan to Vieques.
- How far is Vieques from San Juan?
- Vieques is about 39 miles from San Juan by air.
- Is there a direct flight from San Juan to Puerto Rico?
- Yes — Vieques (VQS) has nonstop service from San Juan on Cape Air, making it a nonstop gateway to Puerto Rico.
- What is there to do in Vieques?
- Popular things to do include Casa Roig Museum, Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Caguas, Puerto Rico), Catedral Santiago Apóstol (Fajardo, Puerto Rico), Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Humacao, Puerto Rico), and more.
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