How do you get to Roatan? There are several options available:
International Flights: Roatan has an international airport (RTB) with direct flights from Houston several days a week through Continental, direct flights from Atlanta every Saturday through Delta, WestJet direct from Toronto on Sundays during the winter months and charter flights during the winter months with Sunwing from Toronto and Montreal (sometimes with great last minute sell offs, you can buy air only, you don't need to do their packages). Sun Country has seasonal flights from Minneapolis. Roatán tiene un aeropuerto internacional (RTB) con vuelos directos desde Houston varios días a la semana a través de Continental, vuelos directos desde Atlanta todos los sábados a través de Delta y vuelos charter durante los meses de invierno con Sunwing desde Toronto y Montreal todos los lunes. Domestic Flights: If you're traveling through Central America, or have found a cheap deal flying in to the mainland of Honduras, there are several domestic airlines offering flights from La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula and Tegucipalpa. Domestic airlines include CM, Lanhsa, SOSA and Isleña Si está viajando por Centro America, o ha encontrado una oferta económica para volar a tierrafimr, hay varias líneas aéreas nacionales que ofrecen vuelos desde La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula y Tegucipalpa. Las aerolíneas nacionales incluyen a CM, Lanhsa, SOSA e Isleña Ferry: The least expensive way of getting to Roatan from the mainland is to take the ferry from la Ceiba ( http://www.roatanferry.com/schedule-fares.html ), which normally makes the trip twice daily. They change the schedule and add an extra trip at Christmas and Semana Santa, but it still fills up in a hurry at these times. The rest of the year, you're fine arriving at the ferry dock about 30 minutes prior to departure Boat from Utila: A direct boat, Utila Dream, runs between the two islands daily. They arrive to Dixon Cove, which is about a 20 min drive (around 100 lemp in a shared taxi) Private boat: Roatan is a natural stopping place for private yachts traveling down from Rio Dulce, Guatemala, or for vessels on their way up from the Panama Canal. If you've got good timing and some boating experience, you might be able to find yourself a free ride! La forma más económica de llegar a Roatán desde tierra firme es tomar el ferry desde la Ceiba (http://www.roatanferry.com/schedule-fares.html), que normalmente hace el viaje dos veces al día. Cambian el horario y agregan un viaje adicional en Navidad y Semana Santa, pero aun asi se llena de rapidamente. El resto del año, está bien llegar al muelle del ferry unos 30 minutos antes de la salida. Barco desde Utila: un bote directo, Utila Dream, corre entre las dos islas casi todos los días. El muelle esta ubicado en Coxen Hole, unos 15 min en carro del hostel ($1 en bus o $2 por persona en taxi colectivo) Barco privado: Roatán es un lugar natural para los yates privados que viajan desde Río Dulce. Guatemala, o para las embarcaciones que suben desde el Canal de Panamá. Si tienes un buen momento y algo de experiencia en la navegación, ¡podrás encontrar un viaje gratis! |
HOW DO YOU FIND THE HOSTEL? There are no street addresses in Roatan, so finding us can be a little tricky. We are on Google maps, if you search for Roatan Backpackers Hostel If you're looking on Google Earth, our latitude is 16.327167 and longitude is -86.567397
Have our phone number with you: 9714-0413. All taxi drivers have cell phones, they can call for assistance if further directions are needed. No hay direcciones de calles en Roatán, por lo que encontrarnos puede ser un poco complicado. Estamos en Google maps, buscando por Roatan Backpackers Hostel. Si buscas en Google Earth, nuestra latitud es 16.327167 y la longitud es -86.567397 Ten nuestro número de teléfono a la mano: 9714-0413. Todos los taxistas tienen teléfonos celulares, pueden solicitar asistencia si se necesitan más instrucciones. DIRECTIONS TO THE HOSTEL FROM THE AIRPORT: It's about a 10 minute drive to the west. If you leave the airport parking lot, cross the road and flag a taxi on the street, you'll pay about $5 per person (taxis inside of the airport parking lot charge $20). A pick up can be arranged for $15 if you'd prefer. Tell the taxi driver you're going to Sandy Bay by Solgas (where people fill their propane tanks to cook with), which is across from Sonrise Calvary Chapel, it's between km marker 10 and 11. There's a little dirt road to the left, and we're the 5th building on the left. Estamos a unos 10 minutos en carro al oeste del aeropuerto. Es mucho mas barato conseguir un taxi pasando la calle: los taxis del parqueo del aeropuerto siempre tienen tarifas mas caras. Diga al taxista que va para Sandy Bay,por Solgas (donde la gente llena sus chimbos de gaz para cocinar), en frente de Sonrise Calvary Chapel, entre el marcador km10 y km11. Hay una calle de tierra a mano izquierda, y somos el 5to edificio a la izquierda. Podemos arreglar transporte por $15 si prefiere. DIRECTIONS TO THE HOSTEL FROM THE FERRY DOCK: It's about a 20 minute drive to the west. If you leave the ferry parking lot, cross the road and flag a taxi on the street, you'll pay about $5 per person (inside the parking lot, taxis usually ask $20). A pick up can be arranged for $15 for 1-2 people if you'd prefer. Tell the taxi driver you're going to Sandy Bay by Solgas (where people fill their propane tanks to cook with), which is across from Sonrise Calvary Chapel, it's between km marker 10 and 11. There's a little dirt road, we're the 5th building on the left. Estamos a unos 20 minutos en carro al oeste del muelle. Es mucho mas barato conseguir un taxi afueraen la calle: los taxis que estan adentro del muelle siempre tienen tarifas mas caras. Diga al taxista que va para Sandy Bay,por Solgas (donde la gente llena sus chimbos de gaz para cocinar), en frente de Sonrise Calvary Chapel, entre el marcador km10 y km11. Hay una calle de tierra a mano izquierda, somos el 5to edificio a la izquierda. Podemos arreglar transporte por $15 si prefiere. DIRECTIONS TO THE HOSTEL FROM WEST END: It's about a 10 minute drive to the east of West End. Tell the taxi driver you're going to Sandy Bay by Solgas (where people fill their propane tanks to cook with, just a couple minutes after Anthony's Key, on the right side of the road), which is across from Sonrise Calvary Chapel. There's a little dirt road, we're the 5th building on the left. Estamos a 10 minutos en carro al este de West End. Diga al taxista que va para Sandy Bay,por Solgas (donde la gente llena sus chimbos de gaz para cocinar), en frente de Sonrise Calvary Chapel, entre el marcador km10 y km11. Hay una calle de tierra a mano izquierda, y somos el 5to edificio a la izquierda. Podemos arreglar transporte por $15 si prefiere. |
