
A Visual Guide to Havana Transportation
Five different ways of getting around Havana, from taking the bus to riding in the mysteriously named cocotaxi.
By
AFAR Editors
, AFAR Staff
Illustration by A.Salamandra
- 1 / 6Taxi-onomyYou’ll definitely want to take a ride.Illustration by A.Salamandra
- 2 / 6AlmendrónAKA: Collective Taxi
Best for: getting around Havana and leaving the city to go to the beach
Duration: 20 minutes from Vedado to Parque Central; 40 minutes from Havana Train Terminal to the Playas del Este
Cost: 10 Pesos Cubanos around town (.5 CUC) or 1 CUC to the beachIllustration by A.Salamandra - 3 / 6CocotaxiBest for: Saying you've been in a cocotaxi!
Duration: 20 minutes from Revolution Square to Centro Habana
Cost: 5 CUCIllustration by A. Salamandra - 4 / 6La GuaguaAKA: Public bus
Best for: Meeting your future husband
Duration: 35 minutes from Miramar to Paseo del Prado
Cost: .4 cuban pesos (or .05 CUC)Illustration by A.Salamandra - 5 / 6BicitaxiAKA: Rickshaw
Best for: Getting around Old Havana
Duration: 15 minutes from the Old Square to the Malecón
Cost: 3 CUCIllustration by A.Salamandra - 6 / 6CubataxiAKA: Private taxi
Best for: travel to and from the airport
Duration: 30 minutes from the airport to Habana Vieja (Old Havana)
Cost: 25-30 CUCIllustration by A. Salamandra