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)plane LIO - RTB
15h 46m$90–432Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to León Agencia Nicabusbus
- Take the bus from León to La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
31h 38m$138–181Bus, 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 27mTaxi 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$203–585Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SJO - RTB
7h 39m$321–552Fly 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 29m$191–599Bus, ferry via Managua
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León to La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
37h$142–197
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 which costs $130 - $190 and takes 31h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán is to fly which takes 7h 39m 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 31h 38m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 15h 46m to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán, including transfers.
There are 294+ hotels available in Isla de Roatán.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Isla de Roatán, Honduras?
SANSA, Copa Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) twice daily.
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
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
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- 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
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
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
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- 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
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–450
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to León Agencia Nicabus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- 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
- +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/
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
- 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
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.roatanferry.com/
- Adults
- $30–35
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $12–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $18–23
- 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
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- hondurasferry.com
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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