Vieques & Culebra Ferry Planner

The ferries to Vieques and Culebra leave from Ceiba; the last boat back from either island leaves at 9:30 PM. An adult pays $2.00 to Vieques or $2.25 to Culebra each way. The first boats leave Ceiba at 4:30 AM for Vieques (3:45 AM on Tuesdays and Fridays) and 3:30 AM for Culebra, and the crossing takes 1 hour to Vieques and 1 hour 30 minutes to Culebra.

How to use it

Pick the island and the day, then a boat from Ceiba and a boat back: the same day for a day trip, or up to 14 nights later. The planner gives the time to be at the Ceiba terminal (the operator asks for an hour before the boat; boarding closes 10 minutes before), when you land, how long you have on the island before you must be back at its terminal, when you are back in Ceiba, and the round-trip fare for your party. Below the answer is the day’s whole timetable, with the boats you chose marked. The trip stays in the link, so a copied link reopens it.

The timetables, August 1 – November 30, 2026

These are Puerto Rico Ferry’s official vessel itineraries (last updated June 3, 2026); the operator notes that “All Puerto Rico Ferry schedules are created by and at the full direction of the Government of Puerto Rico.” Times are Puerto Rico time, which does not change during the year.

* “On Tuesdays & Fridays departure time is at 3:45 AM.”

* On Saturdays the 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM boats are marked “Hazardous material trip on Saturdays.” The 9:30 PM weekend boat from Culebra left at midnight on August 1 and 2 only (“August 1st and 2nd departure will be at 12:00 AM”).

The fares per trip, from the operator’s rates page: adults 13–59 pay $2.00 to Vieques and $2.25 to Culebra; children 4–12 and adults 60–74 pay $1.00; babies under 4 and seniors 75 and over ride free (their tickets are issued at the port window, with a photo ID). One small carry-on bag is free; coolers, beach chairs and surfboards need a ticket of their own. Discover Puerto Rico adds that “all visitors must pay a $2 fee to reach Culebra by air or sea.”

Worked examples

• A weekday on Vieques for two adults (Wednesday, October 14): be at the Ceiba terminal by 7:30 AM for the 8:30 AM boat (boarding closes at 8:20 AM), land at 9:30 AM, and take the 3:00 PM boat back: 4 h 30 min on the island before you are due at its terminal, back in Ceiba at 4:00 PM, $8.00 round trip.
• A Saturday at Flamenco Beach, on Culebra, for two adults, two children and a baby (October 17): the 8:00 AM boat lands at 9:30 AM; the 4:00 PM boat back leaves 5 h 30 min on the island and has you in Ceiba at 5:30 PM, for $13.00 round trip.
• Mosquito Bay by night: on October 15 it is dark by the bay (the end of civil twilight) at 6:21 PM, and the last boat back boards until 9:20 PM, so an evening on the water and the drive back to the terminal have to fit in 2 h 59 min. On August 15 dark comes at 7:11 PM. A late tour means a night on Vieques.

Common mistakes

• Arriving at boarding time. “You must arrive at the terminal one hour before your trip; check-in closes 10 minutes before departure.” A missed boat is not refunded: “All ticket sales are FINAL, no refunds are allowed.”
• Planning on a rental car. “At this time vehicles can only be brought onboard if they are owed by a resident of Vieques or Culebra.” Leave the car at Ceiba.
• Trusting a short crossing time. Discover Puerto Rico writes that “The ferry from Ceiba to Vieques takes about 30 minutes”; the operator gives 1 hour to Vieques and 1 hour 30 minutes to Culebra. Plan on the operator’s.
• Looking for a ferry from San Juan, or between the islands. There is none: Ceiba is “about a 1.5-hour drive from San Juan”, and between Vieques and Culebra “there is no direct public ferry service between them.”

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