There’s an ATM and currency exchange in the departure hall (1st floor) however, don’t count on either being open, because these services are not very reliable in Cuba.

La Casanosa restaurant is about 200 m north-east of Terminal 3. Note that the bus does not enter Terminal 3, but drops passengers at an unmarked stop on Carretera de Murgas, across the street from La Casanosa restaurant. From the bus shelter, wait for the hourly bus, hail a taxi (as low as ~US$1 if shared with Cubans), or walk the 2.5 km to Terminal 3 (for international non-US bound flights). To reach Terminal 3, exit at the stop for Terminal 2 and walk about 50 m west toward the airport, until you reach a bus shelter. To get to travel between terminals you can take a cab or use the shuttle service between terminals ( Connexions). Customs officials and immigration officials also work slowly and baggage reclaim can be very slow, so do not be surprised if you have a very long wait (up to 1½ hr) when entering the country. Terminal 1 is for internal (domestic) flights, Terminal 2 is mainly for charter flights and some scheduled flights from the USA and Terminal 3 is used for all other international flights.Ĭustoms officials can be very strict, and will probably snoop out any suspicious electronics or other items. The airport has three main terminals (plus a couple of smaller ones). Today, the city preserves some of the oldest standing stone fortifications in the Americas. Since independence from Spain in 1902, Havana has been the capital of Cuba. During the colonial period, it became a stopping point for treasure-laden Spanish Galleons crossing between the Old and New Worlds. Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. However, there will be lots of tourists at any time of year, so expect huge crowds and long lines in places. citizens, due to an almost total ban on travel maintained by the U.S. Understand īefore the Communist revolution, Havana was one of the vacation hot-spots of the Caribbean, and since Cuba reopened to tourism in the 1990s, it has become a popular destination once again, albeit with many fewer U.S. The Catedral de San Cristobal, La Habana Vieja (Old Havana).

Havana ( Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. For other places with the same name, see Havana (disambiguation).

Old havana cafe