Connecting at San Juan airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at SJU.

How connections work at SJU

At San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín airport, as at every airport in the United States, passengers arriving on an international flight must clear immigration (CBP) and customs, collect their checked bags and re-check them, and go through TSA security again before their connecting flight, even when both flights are on the same ticket.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal A (JetBlue and others), Terminal B (Concourses B, C, D)).

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at SJU long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: Terminal A (JetBlue and others), Terminal B (Concourses B, C, D)

Getting between them: Walking; the two furthest gates are about 0.6 miles apart (up to about 15 minutes)

Terminal A is used mainly by JetBlue; most other airlines use Terminal B, whose Concourses B, C and D share one central security checkpoint. Terminals A and B are connected outside the secure area near the ticketing desks, without leaving the building.

On international arrivals you collect your bags and clear US immigration and customs (lower level of Terminal B) before rechecking them and going through security again.

  • If you change between Terminal A and Terminal B you go through the other terminal's security checkpoint.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: upgradedpoints.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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