American Airlines and its carriers offer direct flights from Miami International Airport to San Juan, Puerto Rico, landing at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. Non-stop flights from Miami to San Juan take just a little more than two hours.
American Airlines' least expensive flight class is its Economy Super Saver and, as of 2010, flight times are flexible for this travel route. There are several morning, afternoon and evening flights departing daily. However, as per American Airlines website, their evening flights are much cheaper compared to morning flights, showing reductions of up to 50 percent.
American offers both a Net SAAvers discount program and AAdvantage miles earning program. Net SAAvers is a low-price guarantee that if you find a lower airfare with another airline, even after you've already booked, they'll match the price and refund you the difference. The miles awards are earned every time you fly, so these are only beneficial to frequent flyers.
Continental Airlines travels from Miami International Airport to five of Puerto Rico's major airports in the cities of Ponce, San Juan, Aguadilla, Vieques and Mayaguez. Continental does not offer any non-stop flights along any of these Miami to Puerto Rico routes. Scheduled connections for each flight involve lengthy layovers. Total travel time averages up to 15 hours. This could include up to three connections and two layovers depending on the flight path.
Continental does offer many deals and specials via its website. Most are shorter flights from either the east coast to the Midwest or vice versa. It also rewards its frequent flyers with the OnePass Program. Most flights earn up to 20,000 reward miles plus cash back bonuses.
U.S. Airways travels from Miami to San Juan's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. None of this airline's flights are non-stop routes and most will make one or more layover stops while traveling, making total travel time from Miami to Puerto Rico as much as seven to nine hours.
The economy coach class is the cheapest method of flight traveling with U.S. Airways. This airline's pricing is relatively higher and they do not offer any type of price match guarantee. If you're one of the airline's frequent flyers, you do have the ability to earn double miles points on many flights which in time will afford you free plane tickets.
