How to?
Dont's
- First of all, don't hop on at the corner of Neptuno and Parque Central, the taxi driver will treat you as a tourist and will charge you a normal taxi rate. Just walk one or two blocks into Neptuno and wait at the side of the street, as soon as you see a colectivo coming wave your hand to stop the colectivo.
- When they call you if you want a taxi, ditto as the above. They charge you a normal rate
- Don't say where you are exactly going, I mean, don't say for example: "Hotel Chateau Miramar"
. Just ask the driver if the collectivo stops around Calle .... name it.
- Dont's ask for a price! The price is fixed at 10 pesos Cubano untill the tunnel after the tunnel 20 pesos Cubano.
Do's
Just stand next to the road, when you see a colectivo raise your hand, the taxi will stop and you ask for the name of the street where you would like to go to. Hop in the taxi and pay the driver in cash when you are (almost) there. Remember, they don't have much change so pay in small pesos Cubano
Cost of the trip from Parque Central to Marianao or Miramar is 20 Nacional Cuban Pesos, if you go only untill Havana Vedado (tunnel) the price is 10 Nacional Cuban Pesos |