There are 9 ways to get from Nicaragua to Roatán by bus, car, taxi, ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive, taxi, ferry
best- Take the bus from Managua to Jalapabus
- Drive from Jalapa to Juticalpacar
- Take the bus from Juticalpa to Olanchitobus
- Take the taxi from Olanchito to La Ceibataxi
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
16h 27mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Managua to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
22h 19m$67–264Bus, bus to Tegucigalpa Airport, fly to Roatán International Airport
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Aduana El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Frontera El Guasaule to Cholutecabus
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpabus
- Fly from Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane TGU - RTB
10h 32m$112–177Shuttle, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry Roatan
16h 38mBus, drive, taxi, ferry via Mercado Huembes Sureste
- Take the bus from Managua to Jalapabus
- Drive from Jalapa to Juticalpacar
- Take the bus from Juticalpa to Olanchitobus
- Take the taxi from Olanchito to La Ceibataxi
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
16h 36mShuttle to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly to Roatán International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SAP - RTB
10h 50m$246–306Shuttle to La Ceiba, fly to Roatán International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane LCE - RTB
15h 19m$244–253Bus, bus to Tegucigalpa Airport, fly to La Ceiba, ferry
- Take the bus from Chinandega to Aduana El Guasaulebus
- Take the bus from Frontera El Guasaule to Cholutecabus
- Take the bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpabus
- Fly from Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU) to La Ceiba (LCE)plane TGU - LCE
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
12h 21m$176–231Fly Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane MGA - RTB
7h 51m$550–750
Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nicaragua to Roatán is to bus and ferry which costs $65 - $270 and takes 22h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Nicaragua to Roatán is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $550 - $750.
The distance between Nicaragua and Roatán is 733 km.
The best way to get from Nicaragua to Roatán without a car is to shuttle and ferry which takes 16h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 27m to get from Nicaragua to Roatán, including transfers.
There are 274+ hotels available in Roatán.
What companies run services between Nicaragua and Roatán, Honduras?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., TAG Airlines, and CM Airlines fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) once daily.
- Website
- aerososa.com
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–360
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–400
Flights from La Ceiba to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–290
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–280
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to La Ceiba via Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–310
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–360
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–400
Flights from La Ceiba to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–290
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–280
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to La Ceiba via Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–310
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
Flights from La Ceiba to Roatán International Airport via Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–140
Flights from Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–900
Flights from Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–750
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Tegucigalpa Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
Flights from La Ceiba to Roatán International Airport via Guanaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–140
Flights from Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–900
Flights from Managua Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Salvador, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–750
- Phone
- +505 22330961
- Website
- COTRAN R.L.
Bus from Managua to Jalapa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- COTRAN R.L.
Bus from Managua to Jalapa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- COTRAN R.L.
Bus from Juticalpa to Olanchito
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Juticalpa to Olanchito
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Chinandega to Aduana El Guasaule
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from Chinandega to Aduana El Guasaule
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from Frontera El Guasaule to Choluteca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $3–5
Bus from Frontera El Guasaule to Choluteca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- +504 782 0841
- Website
- Mi Esperanza del Sur
Bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- Mi Esperanza del Sur
Bus from Choluteca to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- Mi Esperanza del Sur
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
Shuttle from Managua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
Shuttle from León to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Managua to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +504 8960 8540
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–16
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–150
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte Unión Coloneña COTUC
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mirna express
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Mirna express
- Phone
- +504 3285 2353
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Cristina
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Cristina
- Phone
- +504 9445 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from León to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $126
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from León to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- [email protected]
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $30–35
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $12–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $18–23
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $30–35
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $12–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $18–23
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $30–35
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $12–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $18–23
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $30–35
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $12–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $18–23
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dream Ferries
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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