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DrivingCuba

What travelers need to know about driving in Cuba. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.

Short answer

Driving in Cuba: restricted — there are real limits travelers must follow.

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RESTRICTED

Zero tolerance — it is illegal to drive with any alcohol in your blood in Cuba. Drivers in accidents causing injury or death face severe penalties regardless of fault, may get long prison sentences, and can be barred from leaving Cuba until claims settle.

Accident causing death can mean a long prison sentence and a travel ban.

§ Australian DFAT Smartraveller — Cuba
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