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.

Checked October 2, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Matanzas

Every mode that actually calls at Matanzas, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train58€14.091h 25m599 km3
Flight24€42.034h 1m9,555 km14
  • 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 hotel room

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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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km4656%Jovellanos, 48 km
200 to 600 km1417%Sancti Spíritus, 252 km
600 to 1,500 km11%Montego Bay, 635 km
Over 1,500 km2126%Toronto, 2306 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Matanzas that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Cuba5972%
Canada911%
Germany34%
United Kingdom22%
Russia22%
Belgium11%
Italy11%
Jamaica11%
Mexico11%
Netherlands11%
Norway11%
Poland11%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Matanzas

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Matanzas

Bus
  • Viazul Bus Station
Air
  • VRA

Landing at VRA after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

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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Fares

The cheapest journeys into Matanzas

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Matanzas, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Vedado to Matanzas train€14.091h 30m84 km
Guanabacoa to Matanzas train€14.641h 26m74 km
Ciudad Camilo Cienfuegos to Matanzas train€15.191h 26m77 km
Mantilla to Matanzas train€15.191h 28m78 km
San Miguel del Padrón to Matanzas train€15.191h 25m76 km
Arroyo Naranjo to Matanzas train€15.741h 28m81 km
Centro Habana to Matanzas train€15.741h 28m81 km
Diez de Octubre to Matanzas train€15.741h 27m80 km
Havana to Matanzas train€16.291h 29m82 km
Plaza de la Revolución to Matanzas train€16.291h 31m83 km
Cerro to Matanzas train€16.291h 29m82 km
Boyeros to Matanzas train€16.841h 29m84 km
Fontanar to Matanzas train€16.841h 33m84 km
Almendares to Matanzas train€17.391h 29m86 km
Marianao to Matanzas train€17.391h 32m87 km
Balcón de la Lisa to Matanzas train€17.941h 35m88 km

Check-in is at three and you will be in Matanzas well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

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.

A guided tour group

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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