Traveling from San Salvador to Roatan Island without going to Tegus

There's the El Poy border..but it's a long ways from there to San Pedro Sula which has good connections to La Ceiba

Could break it up with a stop at the Copan ruins getting off at La Entrada.

I wouldn't say Tegucigalpa is to be avoided for security reasons, just that you would be going a long way East, to then come back West. I suppose with chicken buses from San Salvador, El Salvador you could go directly north to La Palma, up to El Poy border - then you would catch another bus on the other side to San Pedro Sula.

@Roquemocan:
Yes, that's another reason as well. I thought, it's be merely going back and forth.

As for taking the Chicken Bus from San Salvador to La Palma up to El Poy border, I assume we'd have to cross the border by foot? I haven't actually ever experienced that so I'm really not sure how it's conducted. If advise, if you know.

As for catching another bus on the other side (upon crossing El Salvador-Honduras border), will there be buses running right at the border or will we have to walk towards a station or bus stop or a stand where a bunch of people are gather around and take a public bus from there to San Pedro Sula?

@Quepena:
We were thinking of going to the ruins but thought it would be out of the way. This isn't a bad idea. Since we dont have any schedule or any reservation to commit to in Honduras upon leaving San Salvador, we are free to go on our own. My only concern is I'm trying to squeeze in 4 nights in Honduras.. on our fourth night we MUST be in San Pedro Sula to catch our plane back to the US. We want to spend 2 nights in Roatan. So the rest of the time we could either spend a night in Copan and see the ruins and the rest is travel time. Do you think this is possible? Any tips?

Thanks!

Safe travels,
KittyLion

See what King Quality does for you with a 7am San Salvador departure getting into San Pedro Sula at 2pm. (Click on flags in upper right to find the right schedule.) From there, this bus schedule should give you ideas, but it is possible to make it to La Ceiba by that night.

Unlike Tegus with bus line lots scattered across the city, San Pedro Sula has a nice new bus terminal with everything together. Where you'll exit the KQ or any bus line you take, there are ayudantes waiting along the departure area and just inside the terminal - as most are heading on to La Ceiba and the Bay islands.

If you're in a rush the border can give you a nervous breakdown. Your itinerary gives me a headache.

I wish you well...but golly.l..that's one hell of a tight schedule

I did the King Quality bus, which goes direct from san Salvador to San Pedro Sula, I think it took 6-7 hours. It drops you at the san Pedro Sula bus station, where it's easy to find a bus heading to La Ceiba (about 3 1/2 hours), so I did it in a day.

If you did decide to come up through La Palma and cross the ES border at El Poy into Honduras, yes - you have to walk across. Once clearing both ES/HN immigration stations, take which ever is waiting with bus, van or shared taxi into the nearby town of Nueva Octopeque which is the transportation hub for this corner of the country.

There are buses that run straight through to San Pedro Sula; others that go only as far as Santa Rosa de Copán or La Entrada - with Copán Ruinas being an hour west by público connection from there.

Agree that it's too much for only 4 nights, with 2 in the bay islands. And with all the potential mishaps of typical public transportation, border crossing and connections, there's no guarantee you'd make it La Ceiba that same night compared to if using King Quality.