Flights and airfares from Cuba to Nicaragua? Without a doubt, the “fever” has returned from Cuba for the “volcano route”, the migration route of Cubans from Nicaragua, which does not require visas for these nationals, south of the border between Mexico and the United States. The destination is not the “beautiful landscapes,” as Nicaraguan officials claim, but the goal is passage to the United States.
Amid this situation, many will be wondering what the flight schedule and prices are for one-way tickets from the various Cuban airports to Managua International, the capital of this Central American country. This is what the calendar looked like this month of September, according to official information from the Cuban airport company ECASA.
From “José Martí” airport in Havana, these are the routes to Managua with different airlines. Airlines offering flights from the Cuban capital to Managua include Conviasa and Aruba Airlines.
What are the prices for flights from Cuba to Nicaragua?
According to Havana Airport, Conviasa offers six weekly flights to the Nicaraguan capital, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Aruba Airlines, in turn, offers three weekly flights to Managua, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The search engine Skyscanner found that the cheapest ticket for this connection, which departs from Caracas and stops in Havana, costs about $800.
But it’s not just the capital that starts from Cuba to Managua; other airports in the province also offer routes. From Holguín, the Mexican airline Viva Aerobus flies from Cancun to Managua on Tuesdays and Thursdays in September and the Dominican airline Air Century flies from Santo Domingo to Managua on Wednesdays and Sundays. Always with a stopover in Holguín to pick up Cubans on the way to Nicaragua.
The Aztec Viva Aerobús from “Ignacio Agramonte” in Camagüey also offers flights to Nicaragua as follows. Tuesdays from Mérida to Nicaragua and Thursdays from Cancún to Nicaragua. These prices also average between 800 and a thousand dollars, although some agencies and intermediaries may charge much more due to current demand.