
Municipality of Havana in La Habana, Cuba
Marianao
Marianao is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of Havana, Cuba.
It lies 10 kilometres southwest of the original city of Havana, with which it is connected by the Marianao railway. In 2022 the municipality had a population of 134,057. Marianao is on a range of hills of about 1500 above sea level and is noted for its salubrious climate. The city dates back to 1830.
How locals move
Getting around Marianao the local way
- Get inTerminal 1 is for internal (domestic) flights, Terminal 2 is mainly for charter flights and some scheduled flights from the United States and Terminal 3 is used for all other international flights.
- Get inTaking the bus will take longer than a taxi colectivo.
- Get inFor passengers transferring to reach Terminal 3, By colectivo – A taxi colectivo route follows the same route as bus P-12 between Parque Fraternid (Simon Bolivar, just west of Fraternidad), and stops for Terminals 1 (stops on Avenida Rancho Boyeros at Avenida Van Troi) and Terminal 2 (stops on Avenida Rancho Boyeros at Carretera De Murgas).
- Get inTaxis colectivos are more frequent than the bus, will stop less than the bus and only has seated passengers, but are likely not suitable to accommodate space for more than one full-sized travel, hiking backpack or passenger.
- Get inRancho Boyeros, just walk to the nearest road (GPS: 23.0, -82.41058) and take some passing shared taxi or bus, for usually less than 100 CUP.
- Get inPicking up hitchhikers is almost a moral obligation for the "aware" tourist, especially when travelling between cities.
- Get inPicking up a hitchhiker can be the best way to arrive to your destination without getting lost.
- Get inShared taxis that travel between cities are often available from immediately outside of Viazul bus terminal buildings.
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