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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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Transportation here is very expensive and the logistics are more complex than you might think. Typical transport is via dugout like the one pictured here.
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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Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is located about four miles (six kilometers) from downtown Tegucigalpa. It handles many international flights, although the airport in San Pedro Sula, the nation's second-largest city, is actually the primary international gateway to Honduras. Because it is closely hemmed in by tall mountains, and because it has the shortest runway of any major international airport, Toncontín International Airport is one of the world's most dangerous airports to fly into and out of.
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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Traveling by plane in Honduras is cheap which is great for those with time constraints. Most of the planes are old Russian carriers. They may be held together with duct tape and rarely do any of the accessories work (sometimes not even the seatbelts) but they get you there, and cheap!
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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Personally, I like to spent time exploring and not in transit. If you feel the same way (or simply have limited vacation/travel time) and want to get to Roatan or Utila , take the plane. I believe the ferry is 10.00 USD or so to Utila. If you shop around you can find a flight for 15.00 and it's only 15 minutes.
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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Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) serves San Pedro Sula, the second-largest city in Honduras. It is located about nine miles (11 kilometers) from the city center. Because the airport is more convenient than Tegucigalpa's airport to most of the tourist attractions of Honduras, including the Mayan ruins of Copán, and the beaches and diving venues of Tela and Roatan, it is the primary international gateway to the country.
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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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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La Ceiba-Golosón International Airport (LCE) is a small airport serving La Ceiba, a small city on the northern Caribbean coast of Honduras. The airport handles mostly domestic flights, although there are a few flights to neighboring Central American and Caribbean countries.
Airlines serving La Ceiba-Golosón International Airport: Aerolineas Sosa, Atlantic Airlines de Honduras, Grupo TACA, and Islena Regional Airlines. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Fly, but beware of delays and cancellations at least until the area becomes more modernized.
In Honduras, the taxi is the way. In Roatan, there are plenty of car rental places, as well as places that rent motorbikes and scooters. The roads on Roatan are somewhat dangerous, and it is pretty hard driving at night especially because there are people on the street who aren't paying all that much attention to the road or cars on it. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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There are several tours from Guatemala to Copan, Honduras. The cheapest price I found were 15 USD from antigua to copan, only one way transport fee, and 60 USD including a night in a hotel and free entrance to the ruins.
i did it by local buses, only 3 USD From G. City to Chiquimula, then 1 USD to the border town of El florido, and then 1 USD to copan, a total of 5 USD! and 3 hours and 30 min lentgh.
From Guatemala city to Chiquimula the scenearywasnt big deal. When in chiquimula change bus and take a small one or a pick up that will take you to el florido. it must be full of locals, after many stops on the way youlll be at town of amotan, the car must be empty here, wait for 10 minutes and headed to el florido.
I saw in the route betwen El Florido and Copan the drivers were asking 20L to the foreigners, but that is ilegal, i told the driver people in the hotel told me just 15L and he agree, but after all, it was only 5L, about .30 cents USD.
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