There are 6 ways to get from Placencia to La Ceiba by ferry, bus, car, taxi, 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.
Ferry, bus
best- Take the ferry from Placencia to Puerto Cortesferry
- Take the bus from Puerto Cortes to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
9h 34m$95–242Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Placencia to Puerto Cortescar
- Take the bus from Puerto Cortes to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
13h 1m$93–276Ferry, taxi to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly to La Ceiba
- Take the ferry from Placencia to Puerto Cortesferry
- Take the taxi from Puerto Cortes to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)taxi
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to La Ceiba (LCE)plane SAP - LCE
7h 41m$346–530Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Placencia to Punta Gordabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Gorda to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
16h 49mDrive 596.2 km
- Drive from Placencia to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibacar 596.2 km
11h 59m$124–179Ferry, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Big Creek to Puerto Cortesferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Cortés to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
8h 57m$172–222
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to La Ceiba (LCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Placencia to La Ceiba is to ferry and bus which costs $95 - $250 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Placencia to La Ceiba is to ferry and taxi and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $340 - $550.
The distance between Placencia and La Ceiba is 357 km. The road distance is 596.2 km.
The best way to get from Placencia to La Ceiba without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 9h 34m and costs $95 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Placencia to La Ceiba, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Placencia to La Ceiba is 596 km. It takes approximately 11h 59m to drive from Placencia to La Ceiba.
There are 77+ hotels available in La Ceiba.
What companies run services between Placencia, Belize and La Ceiba, Honduras?
There is no direct connection from Placencia to La Ceiba. However, you can take the ferry to Puerto Cortes, take the taxi to Puerto Cortes, take the bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses, then take the bus to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Placencia to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba via Puerto Cortes and Terminal Metropolitana de Buses in around 13h 1m.
- Website
- aerososa.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–320
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–320
Bus from Puerto Cortes to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
Bus from Puerto Cortes to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- 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
- 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
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
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
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
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
- Phone
- +501 612 1465
- Website
- Marco’s Southern Transport
Bus from Placencia to Punta Gorda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Marco’s Southern Transport
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
Shuttle from Punta Gorda to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from Punta Gorda to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from Puerto Cortés to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
- Phone
- +504 9918 9847
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pride of Belize (D-Express)
Ferry from Placencia to Puerto Cortes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $78
- Website
- Pride of Belize (D-Express)
Ferry from Placencia to Puerto Cortes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $78
- Website
- Pride of Belize (D-Express)
Ferry from Big Creek to Puerto Cortes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $77
- Website
- Pride of Belize (D-Express)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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