At a first glimpse, it might seem hard figuring out how to get from the USA to La Ceiba, Honduras. But actually there are several different options that you can take advantage of. Here is a list of your best options:
For those of you that are in Florida, or can use Florida as a gateway out of the United States, the easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to get from the USA to La Ceiba, Honduras is to take Cayman Airways, they have a connecting flight departing Miami, via Georgetown, Grand Cayman to La Ceiba operating twice a week, on Fridays and Mondays! Your layover at the airport in Grand Cayman is a short one hour and ten minutes, and the service is outstanding, with modern Boeing 737 jet service. The only drawback to this schedule is the fact that it is not operated daily, but if you can accommodate your schedule to fly on Friday and or Monday, then this is truly your best option!
Alternately, the most used options to get from the USA to La Ceiba, Honduras is the San Pedro Sula airport, which has daily regular service from Miami by American Airlines and Avianca, From Fort Lauderdale by Spirit Air, from Houston by United Airlines, from Atlanta by Delta Airlines, from New York City by Avianca and United. Once in San Pedro Sula, you will have to continue on to La Ceiba. You have two distinct options here, one is to use the local airline, Aerolineas Sosa www.aerolineasosahn.com, they have one daily flight (except for Satudays, when they do not have service to La Ceiba) leaving San Pedro Sula at 3:00 pm. Take note that they use a small aircraft and that you will have limitations on the number of bags you can carry with you. The other option is to use bus transportation. The leading bus company in Honduras, Hedman Alas, offers a perfect service to make it easy for you to travel from the USA to La Ceiba, Honduras using their service! They offer several departures from San Pedro Sula International Airport to La Ceiba. Since they actually have an office and pick up service at the airport, you do not need to look for a cab for the transfer into the bus terminal in town. Take note that most probably, the service will take you to the San Pedro Sula bus terminal where you will change buses, however you should be aware that they Hedman Alas facility is completely enclosed and that you will not need to worry about your security or that of your bags during the whole transfer!
Finally, another option is to fly directly into Roatan International Airport. American Airlines offers regular service between Miami and Dallas to Roatan, Delta offers service from Atlanta, United offers service from Houston and Newark. Unfortunately, none of the above mentioned flights operate daily, which means that your schedule will be limited to the days they operate, which is usually only once or twice a week. Once in Roatan, getting to La Ceiba is easy, take a cab to the ferry terminal and take the ferry to La Ceiba. The trip is a short 1 ½ hour ride in a state of art water jet catamaran. For departure schedules, visit www.roatanferry.com. As you can see, getting from the USA to La Ceiba, Honduras using Roatan as a gateway is a great option!
You might think that another option would be to travel using Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, however this is not really a good option, San Pedro Sula is closer to La Ceiba and actually has more flights than Tegucigalpa. In addition, the bus travel time from Tegucigalpa to La Ceiba is more than double what it is from San Pedro Sula. Lastly, during certain months of the year, the Tegucigalpa airport is prone to be shut down, due to the fact that the approach to the runway is strictly visible, and both weather and smoke can affect its operations. If you do decide to use Tegucigalpa as your gateway to Honduras, you can always book a continuing flight using Sosa Airlines, www.aerolineasosahn.com. Now you know there are several options to get from the USA to La Ceiba, Honduras, so go ahead and book your flight, and come discover the lovely Cangrejal River Valley www.cangrejalriver.com and stay at La Villa de Soledad B&B!