Cuba is an island nation, and any city in this country can be reached by airplanes. There are 77 airfields on the territory of Cuba. The international airports of Cuba are located in Havana, Varadero, Santiago de Cuba and Olgine. Of these, only one airport, in the capital of Cuba, Havana, has regular communication with Russia.

The airport in Havana is also one of the three airports in Latin America, where tourists from Russia can fly without interchange. Two more are in the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana airport) and Mexico (Cancun airport)

From all airports in Cuba, the José Martí International Airport in Havana receives the most passengers for a year - 3.5 million people. The main air gateway of the state is located 18 kilometers to the south-west from the capital of Cuba

Currently, five terminals operate at this main airport of Cuba, the latter is intended exclusively for domestic transport.

Its history is the airport of Jose Marti since 1929 of the year. In connection with the deteriorating relations between Cuba and the United States after 1961, the airport was closed until 1988. But the main airport of Cuba opened immediately with the second terminal. Ten years later, a third terminal was built at the Jose Marti Airport, in 2002 - a terminal for freight traffic. Currently, there are five terminals operating at this airport in Cuba, the latter being exclusively for domestic transportation.

Tourists from Russia and CIS countries are very fortunate: a visa is not required for those who stay in Cuba for up to 30 days.

Cuban Airports on its territory have everything necessary for a comfortable stay of tourists while waiting for the flight. You can have a snack in restaurants and cafes, relax in special zones that are divided into ordinary and VIP-halls, buy famous Cuban cigars - in duty-free shops.

You can take any number of cigars from Cuba, but you can bring it to Russia only 50 pieces. More Russian customs officers will not be allowed to do this - such rules.

Through the airports of Cuba you can duty-free carry 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars, 3 bottles of alcohol or perfumes, that is exactly how much a tourist needs to meet personal needs. Of course, you can not fly to Cuban airports, having in your baggage prohibited items: weapons, drugs, pornography. No one will release you with such baggage.

If you purchased jewelry or crocodile leather products on the territory of Cuba, be sure to ask the seller for a license. This license is issued only in specialized stores, so do not risk - do not buy such goods on the market.

Airlines flying to Cuba

Regular flights to the capital airport named after Jose Marti are made by the Russian airline Aeroflot from Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport .

A direct flight from Moscow to Havana will take approximately 12 hours

Also you can fly to Havana from the capital of Russia and Cuban airlines - Cubana. There are also connecting flights, for example, through Paris with Air France, Frankfurt - with Condor or Amsterdam - with KLM. Flight by direct flight from Moscow to Havana will take approximately 12 hours

Practical information

José Martí International Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website, the phone number of the help airport is +53 7 325 576.