How to get to Holguin

How to get to Holguin - BY AIR

The closest international airport to Holguin's beach resorts is Aeropuerto Internacional Frank Pais (Holguin Airport), IATA code: HOG. Visit our Airport page for more information. Many international airlines offer regular and charter flights to Holguin, mostly from Canada, Europe and South America. If you cannot fly direct to Holguin from where you live, here are the distance between other international airports and Holguin city:

Holguin City to:
- Holguin Airport (Aeropuerto Frank Pais Airport): 12 km / 7.5 mi
- Manzanillo de Cuba Airport (Aeropuerto Sierra Maestra): 140 km / 87 mi
- Santiago de Cuba Airport (Aeropuerto Antonio Maceo): 153 km / 95 mi
- Camaguey Airport (Aeropuerto Ignacio Agramonte): 208 km / 129 mi
- Santa Clara Airport (Aeropuerto Abel Santamaria): 485 km / 301 mi
- Cienfuegos Airport (Aeropuerto Jaime Gonzales): 528 km / 328 mi
- Varadero Airport (Aeropuerto Juan Gualberto Gomez): 689 km / 428 mi
- Havana Airport (Aeropuerto Jose Marti): 746 km / 463 mi

The Cuban airlines Cubana de Aviacion and Aerogaviota operate domestic flights between Havana and Holguin.

If your international flight arrive in Holguin (Frank Pais Airport)

Here are the Ground Transportation options to get from the airport to your hotel:

Chartered bus:
Most tourists arriving in Holguin by air already have the transfers pre-arranged by a tour operator and included in their vacation package. If it's your case, then when you exit the terminal you will be greeted by your Tour Operator representative who will tell you which shuttle bus to board for the transfer to your hotel.

Taxi:
You will find them in front of the Terminal building. A taxi ride from Holguin Airport to the all-inclusive resorts (in Guardalavaca and Rafael Freyre) costs approximately 40 USD (depending on hotel), always agree the fare first.

Car rental:
Offices are located in the Arrivals hall and outside parking: Cubacar, Rex, Havanautos, and Via Rent-a-Car Transgaviota. Booking in advance is recommended, especially during high season when the demand for rental cars may exceeds the supply. Prices vary from about 50 to 125 USD per day depending on car category and time of year. Insurance is mandatory and usually costs around 15 USD per day. Visit our car rental page.

If your international flight arrive in Havana

For travelers arriving in Havana and who don't have pre-arranged transfers or a car rental, here are two ways to get to your hotel in Holguin:

By air : Domestic flight + Taxi
Take a domestic flight from Havana to Holguin (Frank Pais Airport), operated by Cubana or Aerogaviota, and then take a taxi from the Holguin Airport to your hotel.

By road : Viazul Bus + Taxi
Take a Viazul bus from Havana to Holguin City (see: www.viazul.wetransp.com), and then take a taxi from Holguin City to your hotel.