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Money in Cuba. Change it right at the airport on your arrival. Secure environment. Short waiting lines. Exchange rates are the same all over the country.

3 Peso Convertible (CUC)

3 Peso Cubano (CUP, moneda nacional)

Money Hint 1: Travellers Cheques are the safest, but have their price. Think of taxi charges when looking for a bank

Money Hint 2: Credit Cards are a little less safe then Travellers Cheques and offer worse exchange rates and high fees.

Money Hint 3: Do not take US Dollars to Cuba. You can exchange them at the bank, but the exhange rate is 10% worse then any other currency. Cuba imposes special 10% charge on US Dollars as a reaction to US blockade.

Money Hint 4: Do not take any travellers cheques or credit cards issued by US banks or US controlled banks.

Money Hint 5: When you leave Cuba you can take with you up to 200 CUC or 100 CUP (moneda nacional) and save them for your next trip.

Money Hint 6: When you leave Cuba you will be able to exchange the remaining cuban pesos at the airport, even after the passpot control.

How much is cuban money worth? Here an example of current exchange rates for 100 CUC (peso convertible):

100 CUC on 3.Feb.12 at 5:55pm (approx.)

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75.99 EUR    91.79 CHF    99.36 CAD    63.26 GBP

US citizens:
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Taxi in Havana Phone: 8555555 Cubataxi

Emergency numbers in Cuba:
Ambulance (Havana)
838 1185, 838 2185
Fire: 105
Police: 106
Drug unit: 103