santa clara is crossed by the "carretera central" highway (cc) and by the a1 motorway. a ring road serving the city is directly linked to the motorway. its main railway station is part of the principal line of the country, the havana-santa clara-camagüey-santiago. "abel santamaría", located 11 km in the north, is the city airport, serving flights to the united states, italy, canada, france and poland along with domestic flights among others.