Jose Martí Havana International Airport
Quick Facts
- Airport Code: (HAV) Havana, Cuba
- Located near to the city of Havana, Cuba’s capital, Jose Martí International Airport (HAV) is located at: Avenida Van Troy y final, Rancho Boyeros (approx 8 miles outside of the city).
- With three terminals, this is the main airport in Cuba for tourism and tourists and honeymoon travelers will most likely find themselves flying in and out of this airport.
- Jose Martí International Airport is fairly small for an international airport but remember that Cuba is a relatively small island.
- Facilities include: Short-term parking, Car rental, shops (buy your Havana cigars in the duty free shop), Currency exchange and bank.
- There are several airlines who fly into Jose Martí and these are: for Cubana de Aviación, Aerogaviota and Aerocaribbean as well as airlines such as Virgin Atlantic (UK) and Continental (USA).
- The airport caters well for disabled travellers and has lifts in the airport and provision for lifting wheelchair users into arriving and departing airplanes. The advice though is to inform your airline beforehand i.e preferably at least 48 hours in advance if possible.
- Food and drink – there are a number of places to eat and drink in the airport and the prices reasonable for an airport.
Transportation
Taxis – The cost of a taxi tends to be very cheap compared to what you are most likely used to and this makes this the easiest and best form of transport to use if you are heading into Havana.
Coach – If you are heading to one of the main resorts or cities other than Havana, the Viazul coaches are your best option. Regular buses leave from the airport for locations such as Santiago de Cuba, Varadero and Cienfuegos.
Car hire and Driving – If you are looking to rent a car, just be aware of the difficulties of driving in Cuba. At night time, for example, lighting is very poor and the road conditions are also lacking. There are several local car hire agencies some of which can be found at the airport. In the peak tourist season, the cars can be fully booked out so try and book in advance if you can.
Location and Map
Airlines Serving Jose Martí Airport
Airlines with flights in and out of Havana’s main airport are as follows:
- Aero Caribbean
- Aeroflot
- Aeromexico
- Air Canada
- Air Caraibes
- Air Europa
- Air France
- American Airlines
- American Eagle
- Bahamasair
- Blue Panorama Airlines
- Cayman Airways
- CanJet
- Condor
- Continental Connection
- Copa Airlines
- Cubana de Aviacion
- Cubana de Aviacion
- Iberia
- LAN Airlines
- Martinair
- Sky King
- Sunwing Airlines
- TAAG Angola Airlines
- TACA Airlines
- TACA
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Vision Airlines
