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CRI to UPB: distance & flight time
Colonel Hill (Colonel Hill Airport) → Baracoa Playa (Playa Baracoa Airport)
535 mi
861 km · 465 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
535 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CRI — Colonel Hill Airport · Colonel Hill, Bahamas
- UPB — Playa Baracoa Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CRI
- AXP · Spring Point Airport25 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport65 mi away
- RCY · Rum Cay Airport77 mi away
- MYG · Mayaguana Airport79 mi away
Near UPB
- HAV · José Martí International Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport46 mi away
- VRA · Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport73 mi away
- VRO · Kawama Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRI from UPB?
The flight distance from Colonel Hill (CRI) to Baracoa Playa (UPB) is 535 miles (861 km, 465 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRI to UPB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CRI to UPB?
Nonstop service on CRI–UPB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRI to UPB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CRI–UPB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CRI to UPB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CRI–UPB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.