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How to get fromSomoto to Copán Ruinasby car, plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle

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There are 7 ways to get from Somoto to Copán Ruinas by car, plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle

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  1. Drive to Tegucigalpa Airport, fly to Copan

    best
    1. Drive from Somoto to Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU)car car
    2. Fly from Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU) to Copan (RUY)plane plane TGU - RUY
    5h 32m
    $135–248

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from San Marcos de Colón to Tegucigalpabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Santa Rosa de Copánbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Santa Rosa de Copán to Copán Ruinasbus bus
    12h 54m
    $28–41

  3. Drive, bus, taxi

    1. Drive from Somoto to Tegucigalpacar car
    2. Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Santa Rosa de Copánbus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Santa Rosa de Copán to Copán Ruinastaxi taxi
    7h 36m
    $184–247

  4. Drive to Tegucigalpa Airport, fly to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, shuttle

    1. Drive from Somoto to Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU)car car
    2. Fly from Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU) to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)plane plane TGU - SAP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Copan Ruinsshuttle bus
    8h 10m

  5. Bus, bus to Managua Airport, fly to Cuscatlán International Airport, Tour

    1. Take the bus from Somoto to Estelíbus bus
    2. Take the bus from COTRAN Sur to Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane plane MGA - SAL
    4. Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Copán Ruinasshuttle bus
    10h 6m
    $559–969

  6. Drive, bus, bus to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, fly to Copan

    1. Drive from Somoto to Tegucigalpacar car
    2. Take the bus from Tegucigalpa to Taulabebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Taulabe to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus bus
    4. Fly from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) to Copan (RUY)plane plane SAP - RUY
    8h 17m
    $176–290

  7. Drive  488.7 km

    1. Drive from Somoto to Copán Ruinascar car 488.7 km
    8h 50m
    $63–91

Tegucigalpa Airport (TGU) to Copan (RUY) flights

Calendar2Weekly Planes
Duration2h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$104Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 412.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 32m

What companies run services between Somoto, Nicaragua and Copán Ruinas, Honduras?

You can take a vehicle from Somoto to Copán Ruinas via San Marcos de Colón, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa, and Santa Rosa de Copán in around 12h 54m.

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