{
  "response": {
    "Key": "SAN-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SAN",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "San Diego",
      "fullCity": "San Diego, California",
      "airport": "San Diego Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from San Diego?",
        "answer": "From San Diego you can fly nonstop to San Juan on Alaska Airlines. Otherwise you can connect through major U.S. hubs to San Juan, Aguadilla, or Ponce. San Juan is the primary gateway for culture and nightlife, while Aguadilla and Ponce offer more relaxed beach access."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from San Diego to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from San Diego to San Juan, the main gateway in Puerto Rico. One-stop itineraries typically take 8 to 10 hours eastbound, with westbound returns often around an hour longer due to prevailing winds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from San Diego to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "No, there are no non-stop flights from San Diego to Puerto Rico. Most itineraries require at least one connection, commonly through major hubs such as Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, or Charlotte. Total travel time typically ranges from about 8 to 11 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from San Diego to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From San Diego to Puerto Rico you typically connect via hubs like Atlanta, Dallas, or Miami on Delta, American, or United, plus Southwest and JetBlue options."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from San Diego to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from San Diego to Puerto Rico are September, October, and August, with late summer and early fall offering the lowest fares, while December and March are the most expensive. Booking about 9 to 11 weeks ahead tends to yield the best prices, and departing on a Thursday or Wednesday is typically cheaper than flying on a Sunday. Evening and afternoon departures are usually the most affordable times of day, and you can expect peak summer months and major holidays to be pricier.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from San Diego to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from San Diego to Puerto Rico, the best fares typically come when you book 9 to 11 weeks ahead, with the absolute cheapest around 65 days out at about $499.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "In Puerto Rico, San Juan offers history and dining, Rincon draws surfers, Vieques and Culebra have quiet beaches and bioluminescent bays, and Ponce features colonial architecture and museums."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from San Diego to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, so U.S. citizens flying from San Diego are making a domestic trip and do not need a visa or any special travel authorization. Just bring a valid government-issued photo ID like a driver's license or U.S. passport. Entry rules are the same as traveling to any U.S. state."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from San Diego?",
        "answer": "From San Diego to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the primary gateway with the most flight options and connections. For western beaches and resorts, Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and Mercedita Airport in Ponce offer smaller, more limited service but can be convenient for regional travel. There are no trains, so rental cars or taxis are the main onward options."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Mid-December through April is peak season with the best weather, but for lower prices and fewer crowds, aim for May to June or November. Summer and early fall are hotter, more humid, and coincide with hurricane season."
      }
    }
  }
}