Pay-at-the-door access in HAV Terminal 2
In Terminal 2 of José Martí International Airport (code 2), Salon VIP Terminal 2 runs as a pay-per-use lounge, so you don’t need airline status or a premium cabin ticket to get in. Just budget the fee into your stop in Havana and treat it as a quieter alternative to the general seating by the departure gates in this terminal.
This Salon VIP sits airside in Terminal 2, after security for international departures, so you should clear immigration and the single security checkpoint in this terminal before heading over. Terminal 2 at HAV handles a limited set of international flights compared with Terminal 3 and Terminal 1, so the lounge tends to serve a narrower stream of passengers tied to those specific departures.
Hours at Salon VIP Terminal 2 typically track the flight schedule out of Terminal 2, opening ahead of the first outbound departures and closing after the last aircraft boards from this terminal. Because HAV operates multiple terminals (1, 2, 3, and 5) that are not linked airside, you need to be checked in and flying from Terminal 2 on your boarding pass to make use of this pay-per-use option.
Access here is straightforward: walk-up entry in Terminal 2 with payment on the spot, instead of needing a specific airline invite or elite tier. If you land into Terminal 3 or Terminal 1 with a connecting ticket out of Terminal 2, you’ll have to transfer between buildings on the ground landside and then pass through Terminal 2 security before paying to enter this lounge.
The main value play at Salon VIP Terminal 2 is simple: a dedicated seating area and basic lounge-style services that separate you from the more crowded gate areas that line Terminal 2’s departures zone. Since this is a pay-per-use setup in a secondary terminal rather than the larger Terminal 3, expect more functional space than premium extras and plan accordingly.
Practical tip: confirm that your flight actually departs from Terminal 2 on your booking or airline app before paying for ground transport to this terminal, because HAV also uses Terminals 1, 3, and 5 for other routes that cannot access this lounge airside.
How to get in
- 01 Terminal 2
- 02 pay-per-use