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Cienfuegos · Cuba

Car hire and driving in Cienfuegos

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Cuba traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SNU means 65 km (40 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648855 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648856 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4546664.

Drives from Cienfuegos

Car rental from Cienfuegos: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Cienfuegos to Santa ClaraCuba57 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Cienfuegos to Sancti SpíritusCuba107 km (66 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Cienfuegos to MatanzasCuba153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Cienfuegos to Ciego de ÁvilaCuba177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Cienfuegos to GuanabacoaCuba219 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Cienfuegos to San Miguel del PadrónCuba220 km (137 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Cienfuegos to Arroyo NaranjoCuba221 km (138 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Cienfuegos to FontanarCuba224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Cienfuegos to HavanaCuba227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Cienfuegos to CamagüeyCuba275 km (171 mi)about 4 h 12 min
Cienfuegos to Pinar del RíoCuba336 km (209 mi)about 5 h 7 min
Cienfuegos to Las TunasCuba385 km (239 mi)about 5 h 52 min
Cienfuegos to Santiago de CubaCuba535 km (332 mi)about 8 h 9 min
Cienfuegos to HolguínCuba455 km (283 mi)about 6 h 56 min
Cienfuegos to GuantánamoCuba587 km (365 mi)about 8 h 57 min
Cienfuegos to BayamoCuba441 km (274 mi)about 6 h 43 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Cienfuegos?

The right, as everywhere in Cuba.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.