There are 8 ways to get from Roatán to Panama by ferry, bus, 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, bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Telabus
- Take the bus from Tela to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SAP - PTY
10h 23m$404–617Ferry to La Ceiba, fly to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Fly from La Ceiba (LCE) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LCE - PTY
10h 59m$130–435Ferry, bus via Managua
- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Managua to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
45h 12m$159–407Ferry, shuttle, Bus
- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to San Juan del Sur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to El Arenal
- Take a shuttle bus from El Arenal to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Take the bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirantebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de transporte to Panama Citybus
47h 57m$1,167–1,226Fly Roatán International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Fly from Roatán International Airport (RTB) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane RTB - PTY
7h 50m$370–676Ferry, bus to Palmerola Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Comayaguabus
- Fly from Palmerola Airport (XPL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane XPL - PTY
13h 14m$261–531Fly Roatán International Airport to David
- Fly from Roatán International Airport (RTB) to David (DAV)plane RTB - DAV
11h 34m$144–656Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Roatán to La Ceibaferry
- Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tegucigalpabus
- Take the bus from Hotel Intercontinental Tegucigalpa to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus Tgp / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
2d 8h$179–299
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Roatán to Panama is to ferry and bus via Managua which costs $150 - $410 and takes 45h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Roatán to Panama is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $370 - $700.
The distance between Roatán and Panama is 1468 km.
The best way to get from Roatán to Panama without a car is to ferry and bus via Managua which takes 45h 12m and costs $150 - $410.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Roatán to Panama, including transfers.
Panama is 1h ahead of Roatán. It is currently 4:06 AM in Roatán and 5:06 AM in Panama.
There are 876+ hotels available in Panama.
What companies run services between Roatán, Honduras and Panama?
TAG Airlines, Copa Airlines, and CM Airlines fly from Roatán International Airport (RTB) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) twice daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Roatán International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from La Ceiba to Tocumen International Airport via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from La Ceiba to Tocumen International Airport via Roatán International Airport, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Palmerola Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Roatán International Airport to David via Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Roatán International Airport to David via Guatemala City, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- Phone
- +504 8960 8540
- [email protected]
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
Bus from Tela to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Phone
- +504 2444 3822
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Comayagua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Cotraipbal
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- 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 Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Mirna express
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Mirna express
- Phone
- +504 2242-6151
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Cristina
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- 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 Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus Managua to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamá
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamá
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
Shuttle from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Guacamayos Tours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
Shuttle from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Roneey Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to El Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from El Arenal to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $465
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Bus from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca to Almirante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43–45
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +507 303 6326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tranceibosa Bocas del Toro
Bus from Terminal de transporte to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- Tranceibosa Bocas del Toro
- Child
- $12–15
- Adult
- $25–30
- Phone
- +504 2448-1300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Kamaldy
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Transportes Kamaldy
- Phone
- +504 9305 8135
- Website
- Transportes San Miguel Plus
Bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Tegucigalpa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Website
- Transportes San Miguel Plus
- Plus
- $25
- Ejecutive
- $19
Bus from Hotel Intercontinental Tegucigalpa to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $24–35
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- [email protected]
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- 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 Roatán to La Ceiba
- 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 Roatán to La Ceiba
- 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 Roatán to La Ceiba
- 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 Roatán to La Ceiba
- 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 Roatán to La Ceiba
- 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 Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
Ferry from Roatán to La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
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