Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 06:04 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €11.88 and €15.74, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 28m over 96 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€11.88 to €15.74
- 148%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Plaza de la Revolución
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:04First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 67%Run direct
Buying this journey
Tickets for Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas are bought at the station or from a local agent.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €23.44Mon21
- about €23.44Tue22
- about €29.49Wed23
- about €23.44Thu24
- about €20.69Fri25
- about €25.64Sat26
- about €25.64Sun27
- about €15.19Mon28
- about €14.64Tue29
- about €17.39Wed30
- about €17.39Thu1
- about €19.04Fri2
- about €20.69Sat3
- about €18.49Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €12.99Tue6
- about €11.89Wed7
- about €14.09Thu8
- about €14.64Fri9
- about €15.74Sat10
- about €14.64Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Matanzas. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Matanzas for the night the train gets in
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When to book Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.2990 days
- €14.0960 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8930 days
- €14.6421 days
- €18.4914 days
- €25.647 days
- €29.493 days
- €23.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 148 percent. The dearest point is €29.49, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
96 km
83 km as the crow flies, 16% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
139,135 → 146,733
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 96 km against 83 km in a straight line, a detour of 16 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Cienfuegos. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
The fare from VRA into Matanzas is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Matanzas
Settled in advance, so the ride into Matanzas costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Viazul Bus Station
Most of the points near Viazul Bus Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
The fastest journey from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas takes 1h 28m door to door, of which 46m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 31m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
The cheapest fare from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €19.32. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
The cheapest way from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 30m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
Fares from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 148 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas, at €14.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
FC, FELCUBA publish service areas covering both Plaza de la Revolución and Matanzas, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
67 percent of the services we sell from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas are direct. The rest connect at Cienfuegos, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas use?
Services from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas by train leave from Plaza de la Revolución station and arrive at Matanzas station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas on 20 September 2026: 96 km of route against 83 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Matanzas is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Matanzas and across Cuba
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The two ends, compared
Plaza de la Revolución reaches 6 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 51 to 331 km. Matanzas reaches 46 places in 12 countries, from 48 to 9,555 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Plaza de la Revolución
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Matanzas
Leaving Matanzas
- 46Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 17Operators