Honduras has four international airports with scheduled commercial service. Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa handles Central American and some North American routes but restricts operations due to terrain—the runway sits in a narrow valley at 1005 meters elevation with mountains on approach. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula processes the majority of international traffic including direct flights from Houston, Miami, Atlanta, and Madrid. Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport on Roatán serves the Bay Islands with connections to US cities and domestic flights. Golosón International Airport in La Ceiba connects Caribbean coast destinations and provides access to Pico Bonito National Park.
Visitors from the United States, Canada, European Union nations, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand receive 90 days entry without advance visa arrangements. Immigration officers stamp passports at arrival. The government charges a departure tax of approximately 45 US dollars, though airlines increasingly include this in ticket prices—verify before traveling to the airport. Honduras participates in the CA-4 Border Control Agreement with Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, meaning travelers can move between these four countries without additional entry stamps for 90 days total across all four nations, not 90 days per country.
The Honduran lempira trades approximately 24 to 25 per US dollar, though this rate shifts monthly. Banco Atlántida, Banco de Occidente, and BAC Honduras operate ATMs in cities and tourist zones. Machines dispense lempiras in denominations up to 500. Daily withdrawal limits range from 5000 to 10000 lempiras depending on the bank and card type. ATMs in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, and Roatán accept international cards on Visa, Mastercard, Cirrus, and Plus networks. Machines outside these centers exist sporadically—Copán Ruinas has several, Utila has two, but La Mosquitia has none. Hotels and larger restaurants in tourist areas accept US dollars directly at rates slightly below bank exchange rates. Credit cards work in chain hotels, upscale restaurants, and dive shops on the Bay Islands but receive limited acceptance elsewhere. Banco Atlántida and Banco Ficohsa branches exchange US dollars, Canadian dollars, and euros for lempiras during business hours Monday through Friday.
A baleada costs 15 to 30 lempiras at street stands, 40 to 80 lempiras in casual restaurants. A plato típico ranges from 60 lempiras at a comedor to 150 lempiras at a mid-range restaurant. Sopa de caracol costs 150 to 250 lempiras depending on location and portion size. Local beer sells for 30 to 50 lempiras in neighborhood bars, 50 to 80 lempiras in tourist districts. Bottled water costs 10 to 15 lempiras for 500 milliliters in shops. Bus fares within Tegucigalpa or San Pedro Sula run 7 to 10 lempiras. Intercity bus from Tegucigalpa to San Pedro Sula costs 150 to 200 lempiras for standard service, 250 to 350 lempiras for ejecutivo class with air conditioning and assigned seats. The ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán charges approximately 730 lempiras one-way, 1350 lempiras roundtrip. A dive package on Utila costs 6500 to 9500 lempiras for PADI Open Water certification including accommodations. Budget guesthouses charge 200 to 400 lempiras per night for basic rooms with shared bath. Mid-range hotels range from 800 to 1500 lempiras. Resorts on Roatán start at 2500 lempiras and extend past 10000 lempiras for beachfront properties.
Honduras uses 110 volts at 60 hertz with Type A and Type B outlets—the same flat two-prong and grounded three-prong plugs used in the United States and Canada. No adapter required for North American devices. European and other international devices need both voltage converters and plug adapters.
Claro and Tigo provide cellular service across Honduras with 4G LTE coverage in cities and tourist zones. Claro dominates infrastructure on the Bay Islands and along the Caribbean coast. Both carriers sell prepaid SIM cards at branded stores, authorized retailers, and some pharmacies for 50 to 100 lempiras. Registration requires passport presentation. Data packages start at 100 lempiras for 1 gigabyte valid seven days. A 30-day package with 10 gigabytes costs 300 to 400 lempiras. Signal diminishes in the Central Highlands between major cities and becomes unavailable in most of La Mosquitia except Palacios and Brus Laguna. Hotels in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Roatán, and Copán Ruinas provide WiFi though connection quality varies. Cafés with reliable internet cluster around Parque Central in most cities.