This map of Puerto Rico shows the main cities, with expressways and international airports.
Puerto Rico has no land border with another country on our base map. Its coasts face: Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
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Key: red star = capital; blue dot = destination covered by a Destination de Voyage guide; blue italic name = region or island with a guide; grey dot = other city; plane = international airport (IATA code); brown triangle = summit (elevation); green areas = national parks; thick orange line = expressway, light orange = main road; black-and-white line = main railway; grey dashes = regional boundaries; blue = rivers and lakes; shading = terrain; grid = latitude and longitude.
Sources: base map, cities, roads, railways, airports, administrative boundaries, rivers, lakes and terrain hillshading: Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain). Summits and elevations: Wikidata and Natural Earth. Places missing from Natural Earth: Wikipedia coordinates. Map produced by Destination de Voyage.
Regions and destinations on the map of Puerto Rico
| Region | Our guides | Other cities on the map |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | — | San Juan |
Terrain, national parks and airports
Main summits (elevations from Wikidata / Natural Earth): Cerro de Punta (1,338 m / 4,390 ft), Pico El Yunque (1,055 m / 3,461 ft).
International airports shown: SJU (Luis Muñoz Marin).
Our guide
How to read the map of Puerto Rico
- Extent: the mapped territory covers about 9,006 km² (3,477 sq mi), by Destination de Voyage calculation on the Natural Earth outline; Wikidata gives 9,104 km² (3,515 sq mi). It extends from 17.92° N to 18.52° N in latitude and from 67.94° W to 65.24° W in longitude, about 67 km (42 mi) from north to south and 284 km (176 mi) from west to east (bounding rectangle, outlying territories included).
- Outline: the perimeter of the territory on the map (coasts and land borders) is about 653 km (406 mi). The simplified Natural Earth outline smooths out small detours, so the real length of the coastline is greater. Destination de Voyage calculation.
- Time zone (IANA tz database 2026b): San Juan:
America/Puerto_Rico(UTC−4, all year). - Terrain: shading shows the relief and brown triangles mark the summits. The highest shown are Cerro de Punta (1,338 m / 4,390 ft), Pico El Yunque (1,055 m / 3,461 ft). Wikidata gives Cerro de Punta (1,338 m / 4,390 ft) as the highest point.
- International airports (plane icon): SJU (Luis Muñoz Marin, about 13 km (8 mi) from the centre of San Juan). Straight-line distances: Destination de Voyage calculation.
Distances between the main cities (cross table)
Straight-line distances between the capital, our destinations and the largest cities on the map, with the direction from the first city. Roads or ferries always add distance.
| Route | Straight-line distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| San Juan → Mayagüez | 112 km (70 mi) | west |
| San Juan → Ponce | 74 km (46 mi) | southwest |
| San Juan → Arecibo | 65 km (40 mi) | west |
| Mayagüez → Ponce | 60 km (37 mi) | east |
| Mayagüez → Arecibo | 51 km (32 mi) | northeast |
| Ponce → Arecibo | 50 km (31 mi) | north |
Distances from San Juan to the other 77 subdivisions
Subdivisions attached to the territory in Wikidata, ranked from nearest to farthest from San Juan (straight-line distance to each subdivision’s reference point).
| Subdivision | Distance from San Juan | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Cataño | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) | south |
| Bayamón | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) | south |
| Guaynabo | 11 km (7 mi) | south |
| Toa Baja | 15 km (9 mi) | west |
| Trujillo Alto | 15 km (9 mi) | southeast |
| Dorado | 16 km (10 mi) | west |
| Toa Alta | 16 km (10 mi) | southwest |
| Carolina | 18 km (11 mi) | southeast |
| Naranjito | 23 km (14 mi) | southwest |
| Aguas Buenas | 23 km (14 mi) | south |
| Vega Alta | 23 km (14 mi) | west |
| Loíza | 24 km (15 mi) | east |
| Canóvanas | 25 km (16 mi) | southeast |
| Caguas | 27 km (17 mi) | south |
| Gurabo | 28 km (17 mi) | southeast |
| Corozal | 29 km (18 mi) | southwest |
| Vega Baja | 29 km (18 mi) | west |
| Comerío | 30 km (19 mi) | southwest |
| Río Grande | 32 km (20 mi) | east |
| Cidra | 33 km (21 mi) | south |
| Juncos | 34 km (21 mi) | southeast |
| San Lorenzo | 34 km (21 mi) | southeast |
| Morovis | 35 km (22 mi) | southwest |
| Barranquitas | 37 km (23 mi) | southwest |
| Manatí | 39 km (24 mi) | west |
| Orocovis | 39 km (24 mi) | southwest |
| Aibonito | 39 km (24 mi) | southwest |
| Cayey | 40 km (25 mi) | south |
| Ciales | 40 km (25 mi) | west |
| Las Piedras | 41 km (25 mi) | southeast |
| Luquillo | 43 km (27 mi) | east |
| Barceloneta | 45 km (28 mi) | west |
| Naguabo | 46 km (29 mi) | southeast |
| Humacao | 47 km (29 mi) | southeast |
| Florida | 48 km (30 mi) | west |
| Coamo | 50 km (31 mi) | southwest |
| Fajardo | 51 km (32 mi) | east |
| Salinas | 52 km (32 mi) | south |
| Patillas | 52 km (32 mi) | south |
| Yabucoa | 52 km (32 mi) | southeast |
Neighbouring territories: distances from San Juan
The nearest administrative centres and capitals to San Juan, useful for planning a combined trip by air or boat. Country names are those used by Natural Earth.
| City | Territory (Natural Earth) | Straight-line distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higüey | Dominican Republic | 274 km (170 mi) | west |
| La Romana | Dominican Republic | 301 km (187 mi) | west |
| Santa Cruz del Seibo | Dominican Republic | 309 km (192 mi) | west |
| Hato Mayor del Rey | Dominican Republic | 333 km (207 mi) | west |
| San Pedro de Macorís | Dominican Republic | 336 km (209 mi) | west |
| Santa Bárbara de Samaná | Dominican Republic | 348 km (216 mi) | west |
| Basseterre | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 382 km (237 mi) | east |
| Monte Plata | Dominican Republic | 388 km (241 mi) | west |
| Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 399 km (248 mi) | west |
| Nagua | Dominican Republic | 405 km (252 mi) | west |
Sample itineraries for Puerto Rico based on the map
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest summit shown on the map?
Cerro de Punta, at an elevation of 1,338 m (4,390 ft) (source: Natural Earth).
Which international airports are on the map?
SJU (Luis Muñoz Marin).
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan (red star on the map), at 18.47° N, 66.12° W.
Where is San Juan on the map of Puerto Rico?
At 18.47° N, 66.12° W, marked by the red star.
How many regions does Puerto Rico have?
Natural Earth does not divide this territory into several subdivisions on our base map. Wikidata lists 77 entities of type « municipality of Puerto Rico » attached directly to the territory; the official division may differ from the one on our map.
Where is Puerto Rico?
Continent: North America (Wikidata). Puerto Rico lies in the Northern Hemisphere, west of the Greenwich meridian (San Juan taken as the reference point; Destination de Voyage calculation). Coasts: Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
What is the area of Puerto Rico?
About 9,006 km² (3,477 sq mi) by our calculation on the Natural Earth outline; Wikidata gives 9,104 km² (3,515 sq mi). The differences come from the precision of the coastline and inland waters.
Our sources
- Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain): country and subdivision boundaries, cities, airports, rivers, lakes, terrain, at naturalearthdata.com.
- Wikidata, item Q1183 (Puerto Rico): area, highest point, continent and subdivisions, accessed 23 October 2026.
- Wikipedia (French edition): coordinates of places missing from Natural Earth.
- Destination de Voyage calculations: distances (haversine, 6,371 km radius), directions and areas (WGS84 ellipsoid, pyproj library).
- Our methodology
