Driving from San Juan to Rincon, Puerto Rico
Yesterday I flew in to San Juan and met Stefan before he flew out to Oklahoma for business (yes, we do actually have jobs 
…). After he left, I had to drive The Red Baron (also known as the Bulldozer) from San Juan to our house in Rincon. I was a bit nervous because I’ve never driven the Bronco before and I’ve never driven in Puerto Rico before, but I made it and I only almost crashed once.
Here is how to get from the San Juan Airport to Rincon:
As you exit the airport, you are going to stay to the right and get on the 26 Oeste (West), stay to the right and in about 5 miles, you are going to take the tunnel exit to get on the 22. You drive on the 22 for about 30 – 40 minutes and it turns into the 2, which at some points is a two lane highway with stop lights (it looks more like a main street then a highway). About 1 – 1.5 hours into your drive there is a huge stadium on the left of the freeway. After the stadium, at the bottom of the hill, you are going to turn right at the Esso gas station and the Walgreens. Make your 1st left at the stop sign. Follow the signs to the 115 and then follow the signs to Rincon, which will put you on the 413. The 413 will put you in Rincon, Puerto Rico.
Total Distance: 92 miles
Driving Time: 1:45 – 2:00 hours
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August 23rd, 2007 at 8:36 am
Wait a minute…you almost got into a wreck?
I was nervous sending you off on your own since you have never even driven in Puerto Rico, but it really is an easy drive once you’ve done it once.
It is too bad we couldn’t figure out how to set up the Garmin GPS you got me for valentines day to give you idiot proof directions. Those hand held units are far from idiot proof.
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Yeah, I almost rear ended someone. I was tired. Whoops!
August 24th, 2007 at 3:24 am
where did you get the big dog? i have a friend that’s looking for one.
luis
August 24th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Luis
Are you talking about Junior, the Bull Mastiff on Summers blog? She was dog sitting him for a friend of ours in California. He sure would be a good dog in Puerto Rico, but more so at night…he’d probably sit around all day from the intense heat. But…he was purchased in California.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Yes, we thought about kidnapping Junior and shipping him down to Puerto Rico, except he is too big for any dog crates and buying a tiger crate was going to be too expensive…He’s a BIG boy!
February 5th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Would you mind picking up some college students from the San Juan airport?
February 5th, 2009 at 10:48 am
A 5 hours roundtrip road trip? No thanks. We won’t even pick up our friends from San Juan…haha…sorry
March 10th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
hi-i googled “driving in san juan puerto Rico” and your site came up. I have a question and you maybe you could help me, my husband and i will staying in san juan april 4-7. we are deciding if we should just rent a car when we get to town (late arrival on the 4th) What would you recommend? rent the car or just get around with taxi’s? the car rate seemed pretty low, but someone told me driving is scary around the city? whata ya think? rent a car or not? thanks sharon
March 16th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Hi Sharon:
If your plans are to stay in San Juan, I would do the taxi thing. Renting a car gives you more freedom to get out of town, but if you are going to be seeing the sights in San Juan like Old Town, hitting up the restaurants/bars and hanging on the beach all day, renting a car will be a headache. Parking is a pain, Puerto Rico driving takes some getting used to and getting around San Juan can be confusing…especially after a few drinks.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Hi there- great info! Me and a friend are traveling to Puerto Rico in Sept. and are debating on staying in San Juan the whole time or splitting our week between there and Rincon… This post was helpful on driving time, but would you recommend doing that in general? Is there a good site you could point me to that explains the differences, pros/cons of different places? Also, should we be at all concerned about it being the “rainy season”? Thanks so much in advance- we could use all the advice you could give!!!
July 25th, 2009 at 6:31 am
I would definitely recommend checking out Rincon. It is nothing like San Juan, in fact, many Sanjuaneros visit Rincon to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life. And there you have the differences and the pros/cons all wrapped into one sentence. Rincon = small town, slow pace, cold beer, hammocks, snorkeling, uncrowded beaches. San Juan = big city, fast pace, expensive resort hotels, big casinos, cold beer, hammocks, snorkeling, crowded beaches.
Good luck
February 26th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
hello i’m relocating to P.R. on March 17 2010. Flying into Aguadilla then moving on to Rincon. I was searching online and came upon your site. Are you from the U.S.? Hope you and Stefan are well! Hoping to find some friendly folks from U.S.