Boat
Passenger ferries shuttle across the harbor to Regla and Casablanca, leaving every 15 or 20 minutes from the recently refurbished terminal Emboque de Luz (
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), at the corner of San Pedro and Santa Clara, on the southeast side of Habana Vieja. The fare is a flat 10 centavos, but foreigners are often charged CUC$1. There's a quick bag search before you get on.
Cruise ships dock at the Terminal Sierra Maestra – Cruise Terminal (
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), adjacent to Plaza de San Francisco de Asís on the cusp of Habana Vieja.
Bus
The handy hop-on, hop-off Habana Bus Tour (
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) runs on two routes: T1 and T3 (route T2 had been suspended at the time of research). The main stop is in Parque Central opposite the Hotel Inglaterra. This is the pick-up point for bus T1, which runs from Habana Vieja via Centro Habana, the Malecón, Calle 23 and Plaza de la Revolución to La Cecilia at the west end of Playa; and bus T3, which runs from Centro Habana to Playas del Este (via Parque Histórico Militar Morro-Cabaña).
Bus T1 is an open-top double-decker. Bus T3 is an enclosed single-decker. All-day tickets for T1/T3 are CUC$10/5. Services run from 9am to 7pm and routes and stops are clearly marked on all bus stops. Beware: these bus routes and times have been known to change. Check the latest route maps at the bus stop in Parque Central.
Havana's metro bus service calls on a relatively modern fleet of Chinese-made 'bendy' buses and is far less dilapidated than it used to be. These buses run regularly along 17 different routes, connecting most parts of the city with the suburbs. Fares are 40 centavos (five centavos if you're using convertibles), which you deposit into a small slot in front of the driver when you enter. Cuban buses are crowded and little used by tourists. Guard your valuables closely.
All bus routes have the prefix P before their number:
AP-1 La Rosita–Playa (via Virgen del Camino, Vedado, Línea, Av 3)
AP-2 Alberro–Línea y G (via Vibora and Ciudad Deportiva)
AP-3 Alamar–Túnel de Línea (via Virgen del Camino and Vibora)
AP-4 San Agustín–Terminal de Trenes (via Playa, Calle 23, La Rampa)
AP-5 San Agustín–Terminal de Trenes (via Lisa, Av 31, Línea, Av de Puerto)
AP-6 Reparto Eléctrico–La Rampa (via Vibora)
AP-7 Alberro–Capitolio (via Virgen del Camino)
AP-8 Reparto Eléctrico–Villa Panamericano (via Vibora, Capitolio and harbor tunnel)
AP-9 Vibora–Hospital Militar (via Cuatro Caminos, La Rampa, Calle 23, Av 41)
AP-10 Vibora–Playa (via Altahabana and Calle 100)
AP-11 Alamar–Vedado (via harbor tunnel)
AP-12 Santiago de las Vegas–Capitolio (via Av Boyeros)
AP-13 Santiago de las Vegas–Vibora (via Calabazar)
AP-14 San Agustín–Capitolio (via Lisa and Av 51)
AP-15 Alamar/Guanabacoa–Capitolio (via Av Boyeros and Calle G)
AP-16 Santiago de las Vegas–Vedado (via Calle 100 and Lisa)
APC Hospital Naval–Playa (via Parque Lenin)
Infotur offices publish a free map of Havana metro bus routes called Por La Habana en P.
Car
There are lots of car-rental offices in Havana, so if you're told there are no cars or there isn't one in your price range, try another office or agency. All agencies have offices at Terminal 3 at Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí. Otherwise, there's a car-rental desk in any three-star (or higher) hotel. Prices vary depending on the make of car, rental period and season. The cheapest you'll get is around CUC$55 per day. An average medium-sized rental would be closer to CUC$75 per day.
ACubacar has desks at most of the big hotels, including Meliá Cohiba, Meliá Habana, Iberostar Parque Central, Habana Libre and Sevilla.
Rex Rent a Car (
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; 
%7-836-7788; www.rex.cu; cnr Línea & Malecón, Vedado; 
h9am-5pm) rents fancy cars for extortionate prices.
AServi-Cupet gas stations are in Vedado at Calles L and 17; Malecón and Calle 15; Malecón and Paseo near the Riviera and Meliá Cohiba hotels; and on Av de la Independencia (northbound lane) south of Plaza de la Revolución. All are open 24 hours a day.
Taxi
Taxis hang around outside all the major tourist hotels, outside the two main bus stations and at various city-center nexus points such as Parque Central and Parque de la Fraternidad. You're never far from a taxi in Havana.
The most common taxis are the yellow cabs of Cubataxi (
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; %7-796-6666; Calle 478, btwn Av 7 & 7B). Other taxis might be Ladas, old American cars or modern Toyotas.
Always agree a fare before you get in. The cheapest official cabs charge around CUC$1 as the starting fare, then CUC$0.50 per kilometer.
Since 2011 legal private taxis have become more common, though they're often older yellow-and-black Ladas. You've got more chance haggling here, but agree on the fare before getting into the car. If you're non-Cuban you'll be expected to pay in convertibles (CUC$).
Shared Cuban taxis (usually old American cars) charge in moneda nacional and run on several well-established routes in Havana.
The small yellow egg-shaped 'Coco taxis' are a well-known tourist rip-off.
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