Vieques is a short flight or a longer car-and-ferry trip from San Juan.
San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marin international airport is a hub for many airlines, and it is usually possible to get very good rates to fly there from major cities in the continental U.S.
Once in San Juan, you can change to a small plane on Cape Air or Vieques Air Link to get here. Cape Air accepts online reservations, but VAL does not. You can call ahead or just book a flight right at the airport counter. Usually there is room. Check their schedule and make sure your flight to San Juan arrives in time for you to catch your connection! You can also fly either airline from San Juan’s secondary airport, Isla Grande, which is considerably cheaper, but keep in mind that you will have to shell out at least $20 in cab fare for the 15 minute cab ride from one airport to the other.
You can also get a cab to drive you to the ferry in Fajardo, but it is usually about $60 which is almost as much as the airfare. If you want to go over land, a car rental may be a better option. Both Avis and Thrifty have offices close to Fajardo and allow you to drop off the car there, which is necessary because it is almost impossible to bring a rental car to Vieques on the ferry. For Avis use “C8P”, the code for Ceiba as your drop-off place, for Thrifty use “Fajardo”. If you book with Thrifty, make sure to do it online, otherwise they’ll charge you a hefty one-way fee. Either agency will deliver you to the ferry terminal or Ceiba airport.
You can fly on a Vieques Air Link shuttle plane from Ceiba to Vieques for $25 – the flights are on demand every hour or so from 6 am to 5:30pm.
Alternatively, take the ferry from Fajardo for $2/person. Check the schedule to make sure you arrive there in time, but not with too much time as there is little to do around the ferry terminal.
Once in Vieques, you can take a publico (a communal cab) to deliver you to your hotel or guesthouse. Most drivers speak at least a little English, as indeed do most people on the island.
