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We took a bus from La Ceiba to SPS yesterday, took 4,5 hours including a lunch stop. Once arrived, we wanted to continue to Copan Ruinas – unfortunately, we missed the Casasola bus by a few minutes because the guy selling the tickets didn’t tell us at what time the bus would leave (at 2:30pm while it was written 3pm). So we trusted the schedule written on their selling booth – a mistake. We‘re back at the bus terminal today for a second try – but now we‘re way too early as the bus only leaves at 8:45am and not at 8am as written. Travelling in Honduras has been a bit more messy then what we know from other central american countries so far.
I went from Tela to Puerto Barrios, to take the ferry the proceeding day.
Start off in Tela with an A/C minibus that my taxi driver took me to when I asked for the bus to San Pedro Sula. The bus left at around 9:20. Coordinates: Took a bit more than 2 hours and cost 120 lempiras. Arrived in SPS at the minibus’ own terminal in the middle of town and had to take another minibus to the terminal. Don’t really think it was worth it. Chicken bus would probably have been just as fast.
In SPS, you can apparently get a direct bus to Corinto/Frontera, but only in the morning. Did not get more info. I instead took a minibus to Puerto Cortés, which cost 65 lempiras. They depart from the first “door” to the left, after the foodcourt and stairs. Takes 1.5-3 hours, depending on traffic in SPS which can get really bad.
As I was coming into Puerto Cortés, some guys came into the minibus yelling “Frontera”, so I just swapped immediately to a chicken bus without having to wait. Very lucky, look out for this when you’re arriving to Puerto Cortés. Cost 68 lempiras, took about 1.5 hours.
Then crossed the border, easy enough. At the right hand side of the Guatemalan side as you’re coming through there’s a kind of parking lot where there are minivans. One took me for 50 quetzales to Puerto Barrios.
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Transporte Cristina offers direct buses from SPS – La Ceiba for L180
You can inquire about bus schedules via WhatsApp +504 3161-2564
The journey takes around 4 hours and they will make a stop at a restaurant/buffet place in Tela half way through the journey for about 20 mins.
La Ceiba – Ferry Terminal
– there are buses leaving from the Center (Terminal Central de Autobuses) to the Terminal for the Utila Ferry (Muelle de Cabotaje). Look out for people yelling „Muelle“ from the bus, should be L13 and takes 25 mins
– for the way back from the ferry terminal, just wait for the bus where you got off when arriving. Frequency is every 20 mins roughly
To Jungle River Lodge/Yaruca:
– Go to the Terminal de Buses San José and ask for the Yaruca bus, locals should direct you to the right spot. There is one bus at 8 AM and another one at 10:00/10:30 (not sure), don’t know anything about cost and schedule though
From SPS onwards:
– to D&D (Lago Yojoa) as already posted, take the El Mochito bus for L60, will take around 2,5 h due to bad roads close to the lake
– to Copán, take the Transporte Casasolas bus for L160, should take around 5,5h
From SPS to Guatemala/Río Dulce
– in the bus terminal, go through the food court and down the escalator, after walking for a bit exit on the right, there will be a bunch of mini buses
– ask for Puerto Cortes and go to a bus that already has people in it – journey should take around 1,5h and costs L60
– from Puerto Cortes, ask for Corinto/Frontera – after getting off the bus, take two left turns, that’s where the buses leave. There‘s two options: L35 for a big chicken bus who will make many stops and L84 for a minivan which is slightly faster. I opted for the minivan
Once at the border, border crossing was smooth, on Guatemala side ask for buses to Rio Dulce
The main bus terminal in La Ceiba to/from San Pedro Sula and Rio Cangrejal is Estación de Autobuses San Jose. Coordinates 15.776926, -86.800961.
The buses to/from the ferries are about 1.5 kilometres away from that at 15.784138, -86.792643. The bus will cost you L13 to get to/from the ferries and it takes a long, convoluted route so leave plenty of time. It took us about 40 minutes.
To go from the port to central La Ceiba you can wait outside a small shop about 95 metres from the entrance to the port. We waited about 50 minutes before a bus showed up.
I’ve read that a colectivo from centro to the port is meant to cost L50 per person but you’ll need some serious haggling skills.
The Utila Princess doesn’t run any more. There are two ferries a day to Utila with Utila Dream at 9am and 4.30pm. It costs L800.
Galaxy Wave will take you to Roatan at 9.30am and 4.30pm for US$36.
To get to Rio Cangrejal or Pico Bonito National Park you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses San Jose. You need the bus to Yaruca which leaves at 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm. It costs L30.
La Ceiba to D&D brewery ( los naranjos) take the bus Mirna from La Ceiba to San Pedro (121Lps) around 3,5-4 hours then on San Pedro terminal take bus “El mochito” (50 lps) there is a stop D& D around 1,5-2 hours.
San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba
– Different bus companies available
– Diana Express (2nd class) costs around 115 HNL, duration approx, 5h, longer than they say it would take
La Ceiba to Utila
– At the moment there are two different companies operating – Utila Princess (114 HNL) and Utila Dream (200 HNL)
– Duration approx. 45 min. depending on the weather
– Utila Dream La Ceiba to Utila 9:30 am and 4:00 pm
– Utila Princess Utila to La Ceiba around 6:30 am
– There is a morning and afternoon ferry, Utila Princess is the older one and people say it is more likely to get seasick on this one but I was fine taking it.