Transport in Cuba - Roads

Roads

The total length of Cuba's highways is 60,858 km, including

  • paved: 29,820 km (including 638 km of expressway)
  • unpaved: 31,038 km (1999 est.)

Expressways (autopistas) include

  • the Autopista Nacional (A1) from Havana to Santa Clara and Sancti Spiritus, with additional short sections near Santiago and Guantanamo
  • the Autopista Este-Oeste (A4) from Havana to Pinar del Río
  • the Autopista del Mediodia from Havana to San Antonio de los Baños
  • an autopista from Havana to Melena del Sur
  • an autopista from Havana to Mariel
  • the Havana ring road (Spanish: 1er anillo de La Habana), which starts at a tunnel under the entrance to Havana Harbor
  • the section of the Via Blanca from Matanzas to Varadero (toll road)

Older roads include the Carretera Central, and the Via Blanca from Havana to Matanzas.

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