There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán by plane, bus, ferry, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane LIO - RTB
7h 36m$241–863Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to San Pedro Sulabus
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
33h 19m$94–161Shuttle, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
25h 36mTaxi 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 52m$223–618Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SJO - RTB
6h 59m$321–652Fly 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$271–579Bus, ferry via Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to San Pedro Sulabus
- Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
34h 19m$96–165Bus, ferry via Tegucigalpa
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to La Ceibabus Tgu
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
34h 44m$99–167
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 $90 - $170 and takes 33h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs $320 - $650.
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 33h 19m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Costa Rica to Isla de Roatán, including transfers.
There are 279+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
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 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Limón International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
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 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- Mirnaexpress2020@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Mirnaexpress1
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
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from San José to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $385
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- 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 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 3285 2353
- transportes_cristina@yahoo.com
- Website
- transportescristina.com
Bus from Tegucigalpa to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transportescristina.com
- 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
- $130–160
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