There are 8 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)plane LIO - RTB
15h 16m$90–432Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Frontera El Amatillobus Sjo
- Take the bus from Frontera El Amatillo to Gran Central Metropolitanabus Sac
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
30h 15mBus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Granadabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
29h 27mFly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SJO - RTB
7h 9m$321–552Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Roatán International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane XQP - RTB
15h 22m$204–587Fly 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)plane SJO - SAP
- Take the bus from El Progreso to La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
11h 39m$191–574Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly to Roatán International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane FON - RTB
24h 49m$269–638Bus, ferry via León
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Leónbus Sjo
- Take the bus from León to La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
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 which takes 7h 9m and costs $320 - $550.
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 30h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán, including transfers.
There are 291+ hotels available in Isla de Roatán.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Isla de Roatán, Honduras?
World Ticket, Copa Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) 6 times a week.
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–850
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Liberia, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–850
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Liberia, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Liberia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Liberia, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- 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 9445 3636
- transporteskairos@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transporteskairoshn
- 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
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Progreso to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- 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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