There are 5 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Roatán by plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Roatán International Airport
best- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane GIG - RTB
17h 2m$241–951Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Ceiba, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to La Ceiba (LCE)plane GIG - LCE
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
19h 59m$173–691Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Roatán International Airport
- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SDU - RTB
22h 50m$250–1,000Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane GIG - SAP
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Telabus
- Take the bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
19h 44m$301–1,090Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Palmerola Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Palmerola Airport (XPL)plane GIG - XPL
- Take the bus from Comayagua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
22h 45m$277–1,065
Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Roatán is to fly and ferry which costs $170 - $700 and takes 19h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Roatán is to fly which takes 17h 2m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Roatán is 6433 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Roatán, including transfers.
Roatán is 3h behind Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 7:06 PM in Rio de Janeiro and 4:06 PM in Roatán.
There are 210+ hotels available in Roatán.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Roatán, Honduras?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Roatán International Airport via Sao Paulo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Roatán International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- cmairlines.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Roatán International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Roatán International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Bogota, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Palmerola Airport via Bogota, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- aerososa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Ceiba via Panama City, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Ceiba via Miami, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to La Ceiba via Miami, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Phone
- +504 8960 8540
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
Bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Comayagua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Cotraipbal
- 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
- 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
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