Flights to Roatan
GETTING TO ROATAN IS CERTAINLY FAR EASIER AND CHEAPER THAN GETTING TO UTILA, WHOSE AIRPORT HAS CLOSED TO SCHEDULED FLIGHTS.
Roatan Flight Map
Current planned international flights to Roatan. Updated 2 September 2024
flights to Roatan
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A photo Course Director Will took when the only seat left on the plane was the co-pilots seat!
Roatan is the only Bay Island with its own international airport. The number of direct international connections are ever increasing. There is a significant change in the number of flights seasonally. November to April tends to be the busiest time with the most flight choices.
I nearly always find the cheapest flight by doing a search on google flights. Often the midweek flights are cheaper than weekends if you are flying at a time of year that has midweek flights.
Flights From the US
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Flights direct to Roatan are often a little bit more expensive than connecting through San Pedro Sula on the mainland. In addition, Roatan immigration officials have become notorious for giving less than the 90-day entry visa that many government websites suggest you are automatically entitled to. The length of entry visa you are given is at the discretion of the immigration officer processing your entry to the country. Roatan officers use their discretion unpredictably. Flying directly to Roatan airport, however, is WAY less hassle; secondly, if you miss your connection in San Pedro and have to overnight, the cost of transport and a hotel will probably be more than the difference in flight price. Your luggage allowance is often limited when choosing this route.
Direct to Roatan
Miami to Roatan (American Airlines), currently Daily.
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Roatan (RTB) with American nonstop. Varies between being Saturday only, and at some times of the year they also schedule a Wednesday flight
Atlanta with Delta weekly on Saturdays; at peak season, it is daily.
Houston to Roatan (United). The schedule varies significantly. It is often daily, sometimes five times a week, and in low season only on Saturday and Sunday.
Denver to Roatan (United). Saturdays between December and July, Saturdays.
Minneapolis (MSP) to Roatan direct (Sun Country Airlines), Usually on Fridays Between December and April.
Flights to Honduran Mainland to connect to Roatan using a regional carrier listed further down the page. My preferred regional carrier is/ WAS until oct 2024 CM Airlines In October 2024 I have had a really bad experience with CM Airlines regarding a schedule change that would invalidate all connecting flights. I aM hoping that this was just a bad customer service agent (Gabriela) I HOPE they will correct hER errors.
Miami to San Pedro Sula SAP (American). Two daily, One combination works well to connect to Roatan.
Miami to Tegucigalpa (TGU) there is also a new airport near Tegucigalpa called Comayagua airport code XPL. These flights are often marketed as Tegucigalpa, but there are no flights to Roatan from XPL, so be very careful when booking a flight connecting to Roatan through Tegucigalpa. Make sure the flight is to TGU, not XPL, or you will have to transfer between airports, which takes around 2 hours. The timings of the flights work well for connections but it is usually an expensive option.
Houston to San Pedro Sula (SAP)
United Airlines - 3 Daily. One or two of them will work well to connect to Roatan.
Spirit Airlines on Tues Thurs Fri Sun (Timings of this flight are not ideal to connect with Roatan flights, but may be possible)
Houston to Tegucigalpa (TGU) The timings of the flights work well for connections but it is usually an expensive option.
Atlanta to San Pedro Sula SAP (Delta). Daily. This flight works well for connections to Roatan.
New York City (EWR - United) to San Pedro Sula (SAP) - Daily The timing of this flight is not good, you will arrive at 10.15pm and need to overnight in San Pedro before flying to Roatan the next day. The return flight is 11.10pm meaning you will be waiting around in San Pedro for this flight for quite a while after your flight arrives in San Pedro from Roatan. If you are flying from the New York area you are better off flying through San Salvador with Avianca from JFK to SAL and SAL to RTB. Its a very short connection but San Salvador airport is small and connections of only 40mins are very doable!
Fort Lauderdale to San Pedro Sula (Spirit) - Be careful with this one. There are daily flights but the arrival and departure times are awful (Midnight and 1am) meaning connections to Roatan involve long and miserable waits in SAP airport. Much better to fly on Monday Wednesday and Friday. Arrives SAP 2.25pm and leaves SAP 3.25pm. So same day connections should be reasonably easy.
New Orleans (MSY) to San Pedro - Spirit 3 Weekly, Tuesday, Thursday Sunday. Starting December 3rd 2020 ending April 8th 2021. The timing of this flight is good to connect from Roatan in both directions. Arrival in SAP at 12.10pm and deparing SAP at 1pm
Orlando (MCO) to San Pedro - Spirit 2 weekly, Monday and Friday starting December 4 2020 and ending April 12th. The timing of this flight is good to connect from Roatan in both directions. Arrival in SAP at 1.20pm and deparing SAP at 2.15pm
Airlines serving Roatan interntaional airport
From Canada
Direct to Roatan
Normally flights from Canada are available from Mid-December to Mid April/May on Mondays, with Sunwing (Montreal, Quebec) and West Jet (Toronto)
Grand Cayman
Cayman Airways has direct flights to La Ceiba, allowing you to get the ferry or a connecting flight.
From Europe
Air Europa has flights from Madrid to San Pedro Sula (SAP) on Mondays and Thursdays. This can be an excellent option, but the price of flights seems to vary wildly!
Over the last 18 months, we have found the cheapest flights from London to Roatan can be got for as little as 500 GBP return! You should easily find them for less than 650 unless you fly at peak times. United and Delta usually come up as the cheapest with a Friday or Saturday departure day from London. Virgin Atlantic has also popped up as a good value. The downside is that on the way out to Roatan, you will need to overnight in the US (don't forget to get an ESTA!). On the way back, connections are quick and easy without the need to overnight in the US.
Regional flights to roatan from the mainland
In addition there are flights with small regional operators from Belize City, La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa.
Here are some websites for regional carriers:
Ferry Service
The Galaxy Wave ferry has 2 services daily between Le Ceiba and Roatan
Le Ceiba to Roatan 9.30am 4.30pm
Roatan to Le Ceiba 7am and 2pm
There is also a Ferry between Utila and Roatan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Departs Utila 10.45am Departs Roatan 1pm.
