Transport in Cuba
Transportation in Cuba, in particular, municipal, is not very good.
The main modes of transportation in Cuba
Buses: these include conventional, to overflow, and "sedentary" (inner passage is provided only on the seats) vehicles. The absence of schedules, as well as an insufficient number of buses, which are also often break is weighty reasons that tourists do not recommend the use of public transport. To a variety of cities can be reached by taxi or coach, but they do not go better and always filled to capacity passengers (tickets should be purchased in advance).
Rail transport: if you decide to use the services of trains is worth bearing in mind that they go messy, often lagging (there are cases when the trains were late for 20 hours), and tickets for foreigners sold at higher rates than for Cubans.
Maritime traffic: if you want you can reach many islands on cruise ships and other vessels, push off with the seaports of Havana, Matanzas and others. In addition, the ferry service established, for example, between Santiago de Cuba and Havana.
Cab
In Cuba, a taxi service company providing 3 - Turistaxi, Cubanacan (very high tariffs), Panataxi (cheap fares, but the company is working only in the capital). In the resort areas of the services you can offer private cabs, but the security and quality of service to you, they will not be able to guarantee. Therefore, you, as a tourist, it is advisable to use the tourist tax - modern cars, which are air-conditioned and cordless phones. They can be ordered in a hotel or on the phone. In addition, a short distance can be overcome by taxi-motorbikes, designed to transport 1-2 people.
Car rental
To rent a car, you must have an IDP. And if the car is returned to your plan does not cover defects undetected, before signing the lease should carefully inspect the car (defects found should be fixed in the contract). It should be borne in mind that traffic on Liberty Island right hand, on roads moves a considerable number of cyclists and markings and signs are virtually absent.
Cuban on the machine hung rooms of different colors, and the cars with "tourist" brown numbers have certain privileges. For example, they can be parked in the wrong places, or to pass through tunnels, closed for repairs. It is worth noting that the local traffic police turn a blind eye to commit minor violations by drivers "tourist" cars.
If your goal - to make a trip to Cuba, the best thing to do in a rented car.