Travel to Matanzas
Every way to reach Matanzas: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Matanzas is reachable from 46 places across 12 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 17 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €14.09 and the fastest takes 1h 25m door to door. The nearest origin is 48 km away.
How people reach Matanzas
Every mode that actually calls at Matanzas, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 58 | €14.09 | 1h 25m | 599 km | 3 |
| Flight | 24 | €42.03 | 4h 1m | 9,555 km | 14 |
- 46Places you can arrive from
- 46Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 17Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Matanzas is not something we sell.

A room in Matanzas for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Viazul Bus Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 46 | 56% | Jovellanos, 48 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 14 | 17% | Sancti Spíritus, 252 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 1 | 1% | Montego Bay, 635 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 21 | 26% | Toronto, 2306 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Matanzas that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Matanzas
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Matanzas
- Viazul Bus Station
- VRA
Landing at VRA after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A car waiting when you land in Matanzas
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Matanzas
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vedado to Matanzas train | €14.09 | 1h 30m | 84 km |
| Guanabacoa to Matanzas train | €14.64 | 1h 26m | 74 km |
| Ciudad Camilo Cienfuegos to Matanzas train | €15.19 | 1h 26m | 77 km |
| Mantilla to Matanzas train | €15.19 | 1h 28m | 78 km |
| San Miguel del Padrón to Matanzas train | €15.19 | 1h 25m | 76 km |
| Arroyo Naranjo to Matanzas train | €15.74 | 1h 28m | 81 km |
| Centro Habana to Matanzas train | €15.74 | 1h 28m | 81 km |
| Diez de Octubre to Matanzas train | €15.74 | 1h 27m | 80 km |
| Havana to Matanzas train | €16.29 | 1h 29m | 82 km |
| Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas train | €16.29 | 1h 31m | 83 km |
| Cerro to Matanzas train | €16.29 | 1h 29m | 82 km |
| Boyeros to Matanzas train | €16.84 | 1h 29m | 84 km |
| Fontanar to Matanzas train | €16.84 | 1h 33m | 84 km |
| Almendares to Matanzas train | €17.39 | 1h 29m | 86 km |
| Marianao to Matanzas train | €17.39 | 1h 32m | 87 km |
| Balcón de la Lisa to Matanzas train | €17.94 | 1h 35m | 88 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Matanzas well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Viazul Bus Station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Matanzas
Common questions about Travel to Matanzas
How can I get to Matanzas?
Matanzas is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 46 places, across 12 countries, on services run by 17 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Matanzas?
The cheapest way into Matanzas is by Train, from €14.09 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 46 origins we sell into Matanzas over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Matanzas?
The fastest journey into Matanzas is by Train, at 1h 25m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 48 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Matanzas have?
Matanzas has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are VRA. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Matanzas from within 200 km?
46 of the routes we sell into Matanzas start within 200 km. The nearest is Jovellanos, 48 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Matanzas in Cuba?
Matanzas connects to 46 places on our network across 12 countries, the furthest of them 9,555 km away in a straight line. Cuba routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Cuba
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Matanzas are the half people leave until last.

Day trips out of Matanzas and across Cuba
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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