There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Útila by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Roatán International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SAN - RTB
- Take the ferry from Roatán to Utilaferry
16h 7m$243–736Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles 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 Utilaferry
4d 6hFly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane SAN - 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 Utilaferry
14h 33mFly to La Ceiba, ferry
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to La Ceiba (LCE)plane SAN - LCE
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Utilaferry
16h 2m
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Útila is to fly and ferry which costs $240 - $750 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Útila is to fly and ferry which takes 16h 7m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between San Diego and Útila is 3660 km.
The best way to get from San Diego to Útila without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from San Diego to Útila, including transfers.
Útila is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 4:01 PM in San Diego and 5:01 PM in Útila.
There are 25+ hotels available in Útila.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Útila, Honduras?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Útila. However, you can fly to Roatán International Airport (RTB), walk to Roatan Airport, take the shuttle to West Bay, take the shuttle to Roatán, walk to Roatán, then take the ferry to Utila. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Diego to Utila via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Terminal Metropolitana de Buses, Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba, and La Ceiba in around 4d 6h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Atlanta, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Miami, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Denver, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Houston, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Houston, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aerososa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Atlanta, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Miami, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Denver, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Houston, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Houston, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to La Ceiba via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Roatán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $310–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- 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 Tela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
Bus from Tela to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
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 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
- Phone
- +504 9436 2231
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dream Ferries
Ferry from Roatán to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–34
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $31
- VIP
- $34
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- [email protected]
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from Roatán to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Utila
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
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