There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán by plane, bus, ferry, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)LIO - RTB
15h 16m$90–412Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera El AmatilloSjo
- Take the bus from Frontera El Amatillo to Gran Central MetropolitanaSac
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
28h 37m$100–204Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Granada
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
29h 27mTaxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Roatán International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)XQP - RTB
15h 22m$196–534Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)SJO - SAP
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
9h 16m$166–580Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)SJO - RTB
9h 36m$321–602Bus, ferry via León
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to LeónSjo
- Take the bus from León to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
32h 48m$130–183
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán is to bus and ferry via León which costs $130 - $190 and takes 32h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 9h 16m and costs $160 - $600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Isla de Roatán is 807 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 28h 37m and costs $95 - $210.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán, including transfers.
There are 306+ hotels available in Isla de Roatán.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Isla de Roatán, Honduras?
SANSA, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) 3 times a week.
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–500
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera El Amatillo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Frontera El Amatillo to Gran Central Metropolitana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $18–45
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to León
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–55
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- info@shuttlelaceibatoleon.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Granada to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
- Phone
- +502 5139 7958
- iximchetravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from León to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +504 9436 2231
- info@utilaferry.com
- Website
- hondurasferry.com
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–31
- Schedules at
- hondurasferry.com
- Adult
- $31
- Elderly
- $23
- Children
- $16
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- info@roatanferry.com
- Website
- roatanferry.com
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.roatanferry.com/
- Adults
- $25–30
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $13–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $19–24
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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