Pinar del Río Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Whatever transport needs you have, they can likely be met at the bus station (Adela Azcuy btwn Colón & Comandante Pinares). Because Víazul (www.viazul.com) buses from Habana only go as far as Viñales, travelers interested in exploring other parts of the province will have to rely on Astro (75 25 72)buses, or take advantage of the transfer bus that now runs daily to María la Gorda stopping in Pinar del Río at 7:30am on the outward leg and 6:30pm on the return. A similar service goes to Habana via Soroa stopping in Pinar at 8:30am and Soroa at 10:15am. For more details contact Havanatur (77 84 94; millo@cimex.cimex.cu) in Pinar del Río.

To get to Cayo Levisa, board the 6:20pm bus to Bahía Honda via Viñales and alight at Mirian, 4km from the Palma Rubia coast guard station, from where boats leave for the Cayo; you'll have to overnight at the station.

Víazul leaves for Viñales twice daily at 11:30am and 4:30pm (CUC$6) and for Habana at 8:50am and 2:50pm (CUC$11). Tickets in Convertibles are purchased at the window upstairs (open 8am to 7pm).

Colectivos hanging around outside the bus station will offer you prices all the way to Habana.

Train

Before planning any train travel, check the blackboards at the station for cancelled, suspended and rescheduled services. From the train station (75 57 34; cnr Ferrocarril & Commandante Pinares Sur; ticket window 6:30am-noon & 1-6:30pm) there's a daily train to Habana (CUC$7, 5½ hours, 8:45am). You can buy your ticket for this train the day of departure; be at the station between 7am and 8pm. Local trains go southwest to Guane via Sábalo (CUC$2, two hours, 7:18am and 6:30pm). This is the closest you can get by train to the Península de Guanahacabibes.

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