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Honduras is strategically located in the heart
of Central America and is surrounded by high tropical mountains,
which provide the country with a variety of different climates.
Its northern border is the Caribbean Sea, offering long stretches
of beautiful beach, warm weather and friendly people. Just off
the coast, the Bay Islands are surrounded by the world’s
second largest coral reef.
To the south,
Honduras is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and El Salvador, to
the west by Guatemala and to the east by Nicaragua. The country’s
current population is estimated at 7 million inhabitants.
Migratory
Requirements
1. Valid passport for at least six months after the departure
date agreed.
2.
Rountrip ticket or multiple stop ticket to continue your journey
to other country.
3.
Visa extended by the Honduran consulate for countries that need
visa.
If
your visit will take no longer than 30 days Visa is not required
for the next countries:
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, United States
of America, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Iceland, Japan,
Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand , Nicaragua, Norway,
Panama, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Switzerland, Uruguay and The
Vatican.
Taxes
When leaving the country you pay the Airport Tax for $25.00 (U.S.
dollars).
Transportation
Honduras is accesible by air, land, and sea. It has airports with
the capacity to receive airplanes of any size, for more information
you can contact your favorite travel agency.
The roads that communicate the city with the rest
of the country are in perfect conditions due to the importance
of the commercial zone. There are buses that travel daily to Honduras
from Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
The
pier of coasting trade receives daily freight shipments and tourist
boats coming from the Bay Islands, if you are in one of this islands
it will be easier and you’ll save money when reaching us.
By
Air
There are four international airports operating in Honduras:
• Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa,
the nation’s capital, is served by American Airlines, Continental
Airlines, Iberia, and TACA.
• Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in
San Pedro Sula, the country’s industrial capital, is served
by American Airlines, Continental Airlines, TACA and COPA.
• Golosón International Airport in La Ceiba on the
Honduran North Coast is served by TACA.
• Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport on the
island of Roatan in the Bay Islands is served by TACA, American
Airlines and Continental Airlines, as well as a regularly scheduled
charter from Milan on Lauda Air.
Honduras is a two-hour flight from three major U.S. gateway cities:
Miami, New Orleans and Houston. There are also direct connections
to other major cities throughout Central America on TACA, COPA.
AIRLINES
TACA Airlines:
www.taca.com
• Belize:
Philips W. Goldstown International Airport
Main Entrance
(501) 227 - 7363
• San Salvador, El Salvador
Centro Comercial Multiplaza
(503) - 2267-TACA (8222)
San Miguel, El Salvador
5a Calle Poniente y 7a Ave. Sur #401
• Cidudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Metronorte
Km. 15 carretera al Atlántico,
Zona 17, Centro C
(503) - 2470 -TACA (8222)
• Nicaragua:
Oriente,
Centro Comercial camino de Oriente,
carretera a Masaya
(505)-266-3136
• San José, Costa Rica:
Diagonal al parque metropolitano La Sabana
(506) 299- TACA (8222)
• Miami, United States:
7795 West Flager St. Suite 45,
Mall de las Américas, Miami, Fl. 33144
1-800-400-TACA
• Tegucigalpa:
Contact: José Armando Fúnez Mena
Col. San Carlos, Edificio Europa 4to. Piso.
Tel: (504) 220-4730 220-1757
Fax: (504) 232-0922 / 239-7536
armandofunes@hotmail.com
Tegucigalpa, Honduras C.A.
• San Pedro Sula:
13 ave. Circunvalación, Bo. Los Andes.
Tel: (504) 550-5262 / 64 / 7068
Fax: (504) 550-5269 Aeropuerto
Tel: (504) 668-3333 al 98
Fax: (504) 668-3333
TACA Destinations:
• Belice - Ciudad de Belice:
Belice - San Salvador - Tegucigalpa
Belice - San Salvador
• El Salvador - San Salvador:
San Salvador - Tegucigalpa
San Salvador - San Pedro Sula
• Guatemala - Ciudad de Guatemala:
Guatemala - Tegucigalpa
Guatemala - San Pedro Sula
• Nicaragua - Managua:
Managua - San Salvador - Tegucigalpa
Managua - San Salvador - San Pedro Sula
• Costa Rica - San José:
San José - Tegucigalpa
San José - San Pedro Sula
• Panama - Panama City:
Tegucigalpa - San Salvador - Panamá
Tegucigalpa - Panamá
San Pedro Sula - Panamá
San Pedro Sula - San Salvador -Panamá
• Houston - San Salvador - San Pedro Sula
• Miami - Tegucigalpa
• Miami - San Pedro Sula
• Washington - San Salvador - Tegucigalpa
• Washington - San Salvador - San Pedro Sula
• New York - San Salvador - Tegucigalpa
• New York - San Salvador - San Pedro Sula
• New York - Guatemala - Tegucigalpa
• New York - Guatemala - San Pedro Sula
• Dallas - Los Angeles, San Salvador - Tegucigalpa
• Dallas - New York - San Pedro Sula
• Dallas - San Savador - San Pedro Sula
COPA
Airlines:
www.copaair.com
• Waterford Centre, 6205 Blue Lagoon Drive
Miami, Florida
Tel. (305) 371-COPA
(305) 371-2672
COPA Airlines Destinations:
• Guatemala, Guatemala
• Managua, Nicaragua
• San Salvador, El Salvador
• San José,Costa Rica
• Panama City,Panama
* Note: All destinations connect through Panama.
• Miami - Panamá-Tegucigalpa
• New York -Panamá -Tegucigalpa
American
Airlines:
• www.aa.com
Tel. 1-800-433-1790
American Airlines Destinations:
• Houston - Miami - Tegucigalpa
• Houston - Miami - San Pedro Sula
• Miami - Tegucigalpa
• Miami - San Pedro Sula
• New York -Miami -Tegucigalpa
• New York -Miami - San Pedro Sula
• Dallas - Miami- Tegucigalpa
• Dallas - Miami - San Pedro Sula
• Washington -Miami -Teguciglpa
• Washington -Miami -San Pedro Sula
Continental
Airlines:
www.continental.com
• Houston - Headquarters
1600 Smith Street
Ground Level
Houston, TX 77002
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Continental Destinations:
• Houston - Tegucigalpa
• Houston - San Pedro Sula
• Miami - Tegucigalpa
• Miami - Hosuton - San Pedro Sula
• Washington -Tegucigalpa
• Washington - Houston - San Pedro Sula
• New York - Houston -Tegucigalpa
• New York - Houston - San Pedro Sula
• Dallas - Houston - Tegucigalpa
• Dallas - Houston - San Pedro Sula
OTHER
AIRLINES
Air
France in Miami
Miami International Airport
Concourse F
800 237 2747
www.airfrance.us
Aero
México
México, D.F. - Oeste
Mundo E
Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho
No. 1007, Local 59-B
Col. San Lucas Tepetlacalco
Tlalneplantla Edo. De México
Tel. : 5133-4010
www.aeromexico.com
ALITALIA
Airlines*:
www.alitalia.com
Miami:
Miami International Airport
Alitalia Airlines
Miami International Concourse E
Room E 2600
Miami, FL 33159
IBERIA
Airlines:
www.iberia.com
• Miami International Airport - Concurse F
Miami, FL 33159
Tel. 1-800-772-4642
Fax: 305-871-3852
* These airlines do not make direct flights to Honduras, but offer
connections via local airlines.
By
Land
The country’s
network of roads and highways covers 2,600 of paved roadway and
11,464 km of gravel road.
This
network includes the Pan-American Highway, which is in excellent
condition and crosses the country linking its major cities.
The
following companies offer international land transport to and
from Honduras:
TICA BUS:
With
connections to Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and
Mexico.
• San José. Costa Rica. Paseo Colón.
200 meters North & 100 meters West from Torre Mercedes,
Paseo Colón, Acros front Funeraria del Magisterio Nacional.
Fax: (506) 223-8776
Tel.: (506) 221-0006
Tel.: (506) 223-8680
HEDMAN ALAS:
San Salvador, El Salvador.
La Calle El Progreso, número 2814,
Teléfonos 00-503-230-51-00/01-02
Guatemala:
(502) 2362-5072 al 78
E-mail: info@hedmanalas.com
*San Pedro Sula - Guatemala City – Antigua (round trip)
MONARCAS:
6 ave. Norte 60A,
Tel: (502) 8321939
Antigua Guatemala
KING
QUALITY:
Alameda Juan Pablo II y 19 Av. Norte
San Salvador, El Salvador
Tel. (503) 2271-1361
From Tegucigalpa
to Customs of:
• El Florido Customs - Copán
422 km (Border with Guatemala)
• Aguacaliente Customs - Ocotepeque
510 km (Border with Guatemala)
• Corinto Customs - Cortés
380 km (Border with Guatemala)
• El Poy Customs - Ocotepeque
497 km (Border with El Salvador)
• El Amatillo Customs - Valle
130 km (Border with El Salvador)
• Las Manos Customs - El Paraíso
122 km (Border with Nicaragua)
• Guasaule Customs - Choluteca
177 km (Border with Nicaragua)
• La Fraternidad Customs - Choluteca
198 km (Border with Nicaragua)
Distance from Tegucigalpa to cities
in Central America :
• Ciudad de Guatemala - Tegucigalpa
743 km (Through Agua Caliente)
• Ciudad de San Salvador - Tegucigalpa
324 km (Through El Amatillo)
• Managua, Nicaragua - Tegucigalpa
402 km (Through Guasaule)
• San José, Costa Rica - Tegucigalpa
853 km (Through Guasaule)
Overland Customs Crossings:
Guatemala:
• Agua Caliente (Departamento de Ocotepeque)
• El Florido (Departamento de Copán)
El Salvador:
• El Poy (Departamento de Ocotepeque)
• El Amatillo (Departamento de Valle)
Nicaragua:
• Las Manos (Departamento de Colón)
• Guasaule (Departamento de Choluteca)
• La Fraternidad (Departamento de Choluteca)
Travellers entering Honduras by
car can expect to pay the following fees:
Service Fee
Form 9A-1 $7.00
VEHICLE INSPECTION:
Automovil Turismo $ 1.00
Pick-up, Van, Microbus $ 1.50
Bus $ 4.00
Aduanet $10.00
Public Ways $ 20.00
Per person (Migración) $ 3.00
Drivers of
vehicles with license plates from one of the CA-4 countries (Guatemala,
El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras) will be provided with the
proper forms for border crossing with no fees.
Vehicles
with Costa Rican plates must pay:
• Form 9A-1 $ 7.00
• Public Ways $ 20.00
• Aduanet $ 10.00
By Sea
• National Port Authority (Empresa Nacional Portuaria)
1ª.Calle,1ª Avenida,B° El Centro
Apartado Postal #18
Puerto Cortés
E-mail: gerencia@enp.hn
The National Port Authority operates five ports in Honduras:
• Puerto Cortés, located 64 km north of San Pedro
Sula, is the best equipped port in Central America, offering modern
roll-on / roll-off container services 24 hours a day, as well
as 1,220 meters of storage area and capacity for 10 ships at once.
• La Ceiba, Atlántida.
• Puerto Castilla in Trujillo, Colón.
• Puerto Henecán in San Lorenzo, Valle
a Pacific port with a depth of 8.54 meters, 297.07 meters of pier
and three warehouses.
• Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios
• Tela, Atlántida
Legal Requirements to Enter and Leave Honduras:
For more information,
you can access to the Government and Justice Secretariat clicking
here »
The documents and fees required upon entering or leaving Honduras
are:
• Valid passport for six months after your returning date
duly stamped by the Honduran Department of Immigration.
Security
Tips
« What to do?
• Keep your luggage in view at all times and never ask strangers
to watch it for you.
• Keep your passport in a safe place in your hotel and carry
with you a photocopy of the photo page and your entry date into
Honduras.
• Keep all air and land travel vouchers, money, important
documents and travelers checks in a safe place. Also keep records
of any numbers that appear on thesedocuments. Change your money
in a bank or hotel, never in the street.
• Don’t wear valuable jewelry. Only carry enough money
to cover that day’s needs.
• Keep your eye on valuable items like cameras and camcorders.
Keep your wallet in a safe place in your clothing.
When renting a car it is very important
that you familiarize yourself with all of the country’s
driving rules and regulations. Please familiarize yourself with
the following Honduran transit laws:
• Always carry a current driver’s license, a photocopy
of your passport and your car rental contract. You may drive for
90 days under a license issued in your home country.
• Respect all maximum and minimum speed limits posted along
Honduran roads and highways.
• It is illegal to drive under the influence of drugs or
alcohol. If a police office stops you and requests that you take
a blood alcohol test, you must do so. If the test is positive
you may be arrested.
• Under Honduran law all drivers and passengers must wear
a seatbelt.
• If a police officer signals for you to stop your car,
you are obliged by law to comply. The officer should be wearing
a uniform. Be sure to ask to see his or her identification.
• All personal documents and vehicle papers are considered
private property and may not be confiscated by any officer under
any circumstances, except for your driver’s license in case
of infraction. If an officer confiscates your driver’s license,
you must be given a copy of the ticket.
• If you are involved in an accident, wait on the scene
until a transit officer and a representative from your rental
company’s insurance company arrives. Do not move the vehicle
until it has been investigated by both.
• Under no circumstances should money be given directly
to a transit officer. All tickets should be paid in a local bank.
• It is better not to stop if signaled to do so by unknown
persons on the road.
• Don’t walk or park your vehicle in dark areas. Leave
your vehicle in a parking lot, never the street. Never leave valuable
items in your car, especially within sight of passers-by.
• All taxi drivers should be visibly identifiable. Routes
within the city have a fixed fare; fares to other destinations
should be negotiated before getting into the taxi.
• For more information, contact the local transit police.
For security reasons, follow these recommendations at national
parks, archaeological sites and beaches.
• National parks are equipped with well marked trails to
make your visit saber and more pleasant: USE THEM.
• Always travel in groups of two or more when visiting these
areas.
• Remember to carry with you drinking water, insect repellent
and sun block for a more pleasant visit.
• When visiting the beach, inquire at the hotel or ask a
local resident about dangerous areas.
Emergency Numbers
If you have a problem, even after
following the above mentioned suggestions, and you consider that
we can help you in some way, please call the following emergency
numbers:
• 195
Red Cross, Honduras
• 198
Firefighters
• 199
Preventive Police
• 222
Transit Police
Tourism Police
• Tegucigalpa
Jefatura Nacional de la Policía de Turismo
Tel: 22-2124, ext: 244
Cel: 9916-2622
E-mail: jmeza@iht.hn
• San Pedro Sula
Contigua al Estadio Francisco Morazán
• Tel: 550-0001
• Tela
Parque Municipal
Tel: 448-0150/448-2086
E-mail: ollirum2004@yahoo.com
• La Ceiba
Edificio Policía Nacional
Tel: 441-6288/199
• Roatán
Bo. La Punta, Coxen Hole
Tel: 9982-8542 / 199
• Copán Ruinas
Parque Arqueológico
Tel: 199
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