Cuba By Way of Southwest
I’m planning on going to Cuba soon. Yes Cuba! I’m doing a lot of research so I’m going to share info I’ve found for other looking to travel to this hot new location.
The number one question I’m asking myself what city to visit in Cuba how to get there?!
When I visit Cuba I plan on visit a larger city. A larger city at this time is just the wiser choice for a person traveling by themselves or not part of a tourist group.
The ten largest cities in Cuba
| Nº | City | Population | Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana* | 2,135,498 | Havana* |
| 2 | Santiago de Cuba* | 425,851 | Santiago de Cuba* |
| 3 | Camagüey* | 305,845 | Camagüey* |
| 4 | Holguín* | 277,050 | Holguín* |
| 5 | Guantánamo | 207 857 | Guantánamo |
| 6 | Santa Clara* | 205,812 | Villa Clara* |
| 7 | Las Tunas | 153,982 | Las Tunas |
| 8 | Bayamo | 147,563 | Granma* |
| 9 | Cienfuegos* | 144,207 | Cienfuegos* |
| 10 | Pinar del Río | 137,523 | Pinar del Río |
*The city or province has an airport in
Now that we have some city options we need to know where the airports are and who flies there.
Havana will without a doubt be the number one location to visit in Cuba. But there are offer location that will other a great Cuban experience.
|
City served |
Province |
ICAO |
IATA |
Airport name |
|
Public airports |
||||
|
Camagüey |
Camagüey |
MUCM |
CMW |
Ignacio Agramonte International Airport |
|
Cayo Coco |
Ciego de Ávila |
MUCC |
CCC |
Jardines del Rey Airport |
|
Cayo Largo del Sur |
Isla de la Juventud |
MUCL |
CYO |
Vilo Acuña Airport (Juan Vitalio Acuña Airport) |
|
Cienfuegos |
Cienfuegos |
MUCF |
CFG |
Jaime González Airport |
|
Havana |
Havana |
MUHA |
HAV |
José Martí International Airport |
|
Holguín |
Holguín |
MUHG |
HOG |
Frank País Airport |
|
Manzanillo |
Granma |
MUMZ |
MZO |
Sierra Maestra Airport |
|
Santa Clara |
Villa Clara |
MUSC |
SNU |
Abel Santamaría Airport |
|
Santiago de Cuba |
Santiago de Cuba |
MUCU |
SCU |
Antonio Maceo Airport |
|
Varadero |
Matanzas |
MUVR |
VRA |
Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport |
Applications from six U.S. carriers to serve some of Cuba’s other nine international airports were approved in full, handing awards to American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines Co. and Sun Country Airlines. The winning airlines are required to begin their flights within 90 days of the start dates in their applications, which suggests services will begin this fall or winter.
Cuban airports are open to as many as 10 daily round-trip flights from the U.S., airlines can apply at any time for the additional routes.
My airline of choice is Southwest. They offer the must customer friendly prices and over all customer service. They’ll be flying later this year to Santa Clara and Varadero Airport. They’re awaiting a decision on its Havana application.
With Cuba being a new location for the regular travelers where to stay is a huge question that’s still being answered. Cuba isn’t really ready for a full on slot of American tourist just yet. So the next question will be where to say?!
