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Budget week: Puerto Rico under $120/day (no passport)

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Things change. Puerto Rico's visitor sites are still adjusting to recovery work, capacity limits and proposed fees. A price or rule below is true only as of the stamp. Before you pay for anything, open the linked official page.

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Promise: a seven-day Puerto Rico week you can plan around a $120/day cap, with blanks where we could not read an official price.
Trip length: 7 days.
Best months: the cheaper shoulder months fall in hurricane season (June 1 to November 30 per the NHC page); decide your own risk tolerance and book flexibly.
Budget band: a target of $120 a day is a frame; nothing here promises it. Chapter 8 has the table to test it.
Best for: U.S.-citizen travelers who want a beach-and-history week without a passport, and who will trade comfort for money.

At a glance

Forts: $10.00 per person, valid 24 hours for both (checked Oct 10, 2026).
AMA bus: ".75¢" regular fare as printed (checked Oct 10, 2026).
El Yunque: fees proposed, not confirmed; capacity managed [read 2026-10-10, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/elyunque, not an official fee schedule].
Culebra ferry: operator page blocked us; check porferry.com.
ID: REAL ID or another accepted ID (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Hurricane season: June 1 to November 30 (checked Oct 10, 2026).

(Base guides: see the lite note. Companions: /guides/puerto-rico/, /guides/vieques-culebra/, /guides/weekend-points-san-juan/.) This guide covers only what changes when the budget is the constraint.