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Cuba, Santiago de Cuba

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Santiago de Cuba Travel Guide

Official website of Santiago de Cuba

Information about Santiago de Cuba can be found on the Official Tourism Website of Cuba

How to get Santiago de Cuba

There are two ways to get Santiago de Cuba from abroad: by air and by ship.
However, there are many ways to get Santiago de Cuba from inside the country.
By Air

International flights arrive at Aeropuerto Internacional Antonio Maceo (SCU) which is situated seven kilometers on South of Santiago de Cuba.

The airport has domestic flights and international flights. There is one passenger terminal and one Cargo terminal.
The fastest way to get the city from the airport is to order a registered taxi.

The Airlines which are served in the airport:
  • Air Canada
  • Air France
  • Bahamas Air
  • Blue Panorama Airlines
  • Sunrise
  • Intercaribbean
  • Condor
  • Sunwing
  • Cayman
  • Airways Air
  • Caraibes Air
  • Europa
  • American Airlines
  • Virgin Atlantic
  • Insel

By Bus

Viazul  is Santiago de Cuba's busline which connects this city with Havana. It has stops in Santa Clara, Ciego de Avila, Bayamo, Holguin, and Sancti Spiritus.

There is a scheduled bus four times per day. The price of the trip is thirty-three CUC$ per one-way trip.


There are buses from Varadero and the price is forty-nine CUC$ per one way trip.

The bus trip between Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa takes almost five hours and costs fifteen CUC$ per one-way trip.

You can get Viazual buses from Terminal de Omnibus which is located on Avenida de los Libertadores (two kilometers from Parque Cespedes.)

By Car

There are toll-free Autostopista Nacional (A1) and Carretera Central Roads that run along all Cuba through Pinar del Rio and to Santiago.

The distance between Santiago de Cuba and other cities:
  1. to Havana - eight hundred sixty kilometers.
  2. to Bayamo - one hundred twenty-seven kilometers.
  3. to Holguin - one hundred and thirty-four kilometers.


By Boat

Port of Santiago de Cuba is a major port directly in the city and is the second largest port of Cuba.
The cruise port schedule, terminals, and location can be found here.

Accommodation

Santiago de Cuba offers a range of options for any budget.

The best websites for accommodation are:
Cuba Hotel Reservation
​Booking.com 
Hotels.com 

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