Havana
You can be here in April for about €957, 4 days, direct.
Why now
Prime time in April: 30°C days, sea 27°C.
The dry season from late autumn to spring is the comfortable one, but it is also when cruise groups and tour buses fill the old town by mid-morning. Power cuts and supply shortages have been frequent in recent years, so plan around them rather than being surprised.
Best months here: January, February, November. April is not one of them — the label above measures the month against a fixed bar, not against the rest of the year here. Daytime highs, sea temperature and rainy days from three years of Open-Meteo reanalysis; a rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, which is the WMO threshold and not the same as "it drizzled".
The place
Havana is a city of grand façades and improvised interiors: colonnaded streets in Habana Vieja restored block by block, Vedado's 1950s apartment towers, and a daily economy that runs on queues, shortages and ingenuity. It suits patient travellers who like talking to people more than ticking off sights.
What you can do
- 01Walk the four squares of Habana Vieja early, before the tour groups, starting at Plaza de Armas.
- 02Ride the Malecón at dusk in a classic-car taxi, then sit on the sea wall with everyone else.
- 03Visit the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes' Cuban building for Wifredo Lam and Amelia Peláez.
- 04Eat at a paladar in Vedado or Miramar; ropa vieja and black beans are the reliable orders.
- 05Hear rumba at Callejón de Hamel on a Sunday afternoon, arriving before noon for a place to stand.
Where to stay · neighbourhoods
A casa particular in Habana Vieja or Vedado is the sensible first choice; the state hotels are often expensive for what they deliver, and reviews of recent power and water supply matter more than star ratings.
Unusual things
- ◦Fusterlandia in Jaimanitas, a whole neighbourhood tiled in mosaic by the artist José Fuster over decades.
- ◦The Necrópolis de Colón in Vedado, a walled city of marble tombs with its own street grid and chapel.
- ◦Fábrica de Arte Cubano, a former cooking-oil factory turned gallery, cinema and concert space, open Thursday to Sunday nights.
Day trips
Flight options
Routes come from OpenFlights (historical) and a 2026 route reference compiled from public timetables. Durations are the published schedule where we have it, otherwise a block-time model fitted on measured nonstop flights. Verify schedules with the airline before booking.
Entry requirements · IT passport
Cuba: e-visa (tourist card) required, ~€22–35.
Source: passport-index-data, March 2026 (coarse indicator), covering 258 of our 268 destinations for each of 199 passports. Always confirm with the destination's official site.
Airports
Distances are centre to airport derived · nonstop counts are our route reference for 2026, not every flight that exists.
Local transport
- Airport to city
- Taxi, 30 min, ~€25
- Car needed?
- No — walkable or good public transport
- Getting around
- Yellow taxis, app rides where they work, and negotiated classic-car rides cover the city; the airport is 30 to 40 minutes by taxi with no useful public link. Bring cash in euros or dollars, as foreign cards frequently fail.
- Clock
- 2 hours ahead of Mexico City (America/Havana) derived
- Daylight
- 12.7 hours of daylight in April · sunrise 07:10, sunset 19:50 derived
- Currency
- CUP
Good to know
Expect scheduled and unscheduled power cuts, patchy internet and shortages of fuel, medicines and some foods; bring what you cannot do without.
Alternatives at a similar price
Whole trip per person for 4 days from Mexico City in April, then the flight time; estimates, like the total above.
Dallas
Orlando
Houston
Costa Rica
Buenos Aires
Punta Cana