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Guantánamo · Cuba

Car hire and driving in Guantánamo

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 SCU means 68 km (42 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 Guantánamo

Car rental from Guantánamo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Guantánamo to Santiago de CubaCuba65 km (41 mi)about 1 h
Guantánamo to Palma SorianoCuba82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Guantánamo to HolguínCuba137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Guantánamo to BayamoCuba152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Guantánamo to ManzanilloCuba200 km (125 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Guantánamo to Las TunasCuba203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Guantánamo to CamagüeyCuba313 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Guantánamo to Ciego de ÁvilaCuba414 km (257 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Guantánamo to Sancti SpíritusCuba482 km (300 mi)about 7 h 21 min
Guantánamo to Santa ClaraCuba553 km (344 mi)about 8 h 26 min
Guantánamo to CienfuegosCuba587 km (365 mi)about 8 h 57 min
Guantánamo to MatanzasCuba733 km (456 mi)about 11 h 11 min
Guantánamo to HavanaCuba812 km (505 mi)about 12 h 23 min
Guantánamo to Arroyo NaranjoCuba808 km (502 mi)about 12 h 19 min
Guantánamo to Pinar del RíoCuba915 km (568 mi)about 13 h 57 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 Guantánamo?

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.