Just a reminder that the Utila Princess Ferry does NOT operate on Christmas Day (Dec 25) or New Years Day (January 1), as those are holidays for its employees. They DO operate on Easter Sunday.
Yes, it is possible to fly all the way into Utila! Here’s what you need to know for connecting flights to Utila: A) Flights connect from San Pedro Sula (SAP) to Utila, on Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with SOSA airlines at 2:30pm. You can book these directly with SOSA airlines, but we suggest going through Frank at Morgan’s Travel or Alice at Worldwide Travel. B) Please note that there are NO connecting flights to Utila from San Pedro Sula on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. On these days you can either stay in San Pedro Sula, or fly/bus/taxi to La Ceiba and stay the night there to catch the 9:30am Utila Princess ferry the next morning. C) From La Ceiba (LCE), you can you can catch the 10am or 4pm Utila Princess ferry to Utila. The other option is to arrange a charter flight (not as expensive as you think) through Guanaja Air or Celine. Both can be arranged through Frank at Morgan’s Travel or Alice at Worldwide Travel. Bottom Line: Your best bet is to get an international flight that arrives into San Pedro Sula (SAP) before about 12noon on Mon, Wed, Fri, or Saturdays. That will give you Read More
Okay, so you’ve decided to come to visit the great island of Utila, in the Bay Islands of Honduras. Great! -Now the next question is “How in the heck do I get there?” We’ve tried to make figuring out your Utila travel easy for you, while still supplying all the details you may need: For starters, see our link, Travel to Utila. That page outlines the basics on what your options are for arriving to the island of Utila. That page also has a full range of travel information, including links to current local flights and international flights and Charter Flights to Utila – as well as ferry information on both the Utila Princess and Roatan Utila Ferry If you have any additional questions on travel, search our pages, and then you can always contact us
Utila Princess Ferry Information to and from Utila: Utila Princess leaves 2 times a day from both La Ceiba and Utila Its quite easy to get to Utila from the mainland town of La Ceiba via the Utila Princess Ferry. The Utila Princess is the only larger passenger ferry servicing Utila at this time, the route is Utila to La Ceiba and return. The cost is just over 400 lempiras, which is about $21 usd each way, and takes about 1 hour to travel the 18 miles by sea. DAILY SCHEDULE: Depart Utila for La Ceiba: 6:20 am 2:00 pm Depart La Ceiba for Utila: 9:30 am 4:00 pm Reservations are not taken or necessary (unless you have a very large group) UtilaGuide.Com Tip: The ferry is extremely punctual- it really does leave on time! Also, if its a busy holiday time like For More Information on the Utila Princess Ferry, see our Utila Princess Ferry Page .