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In La Ceiba you cut your cab fare (into town) to $2.00 US by walking out a couple hundred meters to the main road (I believe $8.00 US is the cost from within the airport parking lot).
This general rule of thumb can be applied to pretty much any airport in Central or South America. You may want to ask a 'badged' airport official about safety outside the airport before making this decision though. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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The trip from La Ceiba to Las Marias took us 13 hours including our flight to Palacios and all boating. River trip activities included things like helping farmers and their horses across small channels, navigating the rio Platano at night and multiple stops in river-side villages.
I highly recommend a guide who knows the area and the network of people that can get you there, eventually :-) Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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 Palacios International Airport by epicult
The airlines are almost always on time unlike many 3rd world airlines. Most airline employees are very helpful and friendly. National carriers are 20+ seaters for more popular destinations while others are 10 seaters or so.
Unfortunately, they don't abort landings when poor doggies (like the ones pictured) get in the way. We witnessed a couple of very close calls :-) Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Utila from above by epicult
Why sweat a few dollars, unless you have heaps of time on your hands. Not to mention all airlines fly to the islands 4 or 5 times a day and you can take your pick! Enjoy your hangover in bed, not getting seasick on the ferry at 9:00 am. hahaha... Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Airlines serving Toncontín International Airport: Aerolineas Sosa, American Airlines, Atlantic Airlines de Honduras, Continental Airlines, Copa Airlines, Grupo TACA, and Islena Regional Airlines. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Buses in Honduras are either decommissioned US school buses or grimy old touring coaches. The school buses are still yellow (unlike in Guatemala, where they are gaudily redecorated).
As of 2009, the fare is less than $2 per hour - some times much less. The conductor collects the fare en route, and gives you a piece of paper, the length of which depending on how much you have paid. Hold on to it, as it may be collected when you step off the bus.
The buses are slow, especially in mountainous country where they seem to inch up in first gear. Stops are on demand, and plentiful. Preachers occasionally get up for a fierce sermon. Kids board the buses regularly to offer snacks and drinks.
This is a safe and economical form of transport, but you need at least elementary Spanish to make it to our destination. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Hedman-Alas is an upscale bus company which links limited destinations in Honduras and Guatemala (Tegucigalpa - San Pedro Sula - San Pedro Sula Airport - Tela - La Ceiba - Copán Ruinas - Guatemala City - Antigua Guatemala). In some towns like Tela, the Hedman-Alas terminal is further from the center than the humble bus station.
The rates on Hedman-Alas are approximately five or six times higher than on the regular buses: where the slow bus with the unpredictable transfers would be $4, Hedman-Alas will charge you $23, for instance - and take one hour less. Hedman-Alas runs its buses only a few times a day, though, whereas the regular buses might ply a certain route every half hour.
If time is of the essence - to catch your return flight, possibly - Hedman-Alas might be a good investment. Also for a long journey, the Hedman-Alas coaches are much more comfortable. But the (sparse) crowd is less colorful than in the regular buses, and there are no sermon-shouting preachers, no vendors...
Hedman-Alas runs a tight ship: you can charge your ticket; you check-in your luggage; an agent snaps your picture when you board (for security, not as a souvenir); you get a water bottle and a cookie; there is a boarding and a disembarking pass, and most buses have a little restroom. Leave a Comment
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Airlines serving Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport: Aerolineas Sosa, AeroMexico, American Airlines, Atlantic Airlines de Honduras, Continental Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Grupo TACA, Islena Regional Airlines, Maya Island Air, and Spirit Airlines. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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San Pedro Sula is the prime gateway to enter Honduras by air, with the capital Tegucigalpa a close second.
I flew into San Pedro Sula nonstop from New York / Newark with Continental. This flight only operates on Saturdays. There are two daily flights from Houston with Continental, and service from Atlanta, Dallas, and Miami with other airlines. There are flights between Honduras and its neighbors too, of course, on TACA airlines. And there are smaller planes to reach the famed Bay Islands.
There is a Wendy's in the main hall, and a very small cafeteria past security. The airport is isolated (unlike that at Tegucigalpa, which looks on pictures like it's smack downtown).
The immigration procedures are slow, as all flights from the US seem to land at once in the late morning. A departure fee of $32 is due upon leaving. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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You can get around to the major cities and small towns via Direct Buses, Non-Direct, or Chicken Buses. The Direct Buses and Non-Direct have ^specific^ time schedules and don´t make any stops. If it is more than a 4 hour trip they will stop half way for the driver to take a 15-30 minute break and for you to get some refreshments and/or food. The prices are not bad at all and you usually can plan a timed trip by taking these buses. The chicken buses are usual school buses that take off whenever they are full and make MANY stops-usually on the side of roads or actually going into little towns and can take hours to get to your destinations. The good part is that you meet the locals and see how they get to and from places. Don´t be surprised if there are indeed actual chickens, goats, and pigs on the bus. These buses are VERY cheap and have no airconditioning. Prices vary from these buses, but really, all are cheaper than the United States. Ask the locals or other ^gringos^ for information. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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