I am working on a trip to Antony's in September this year. Flights seem expensive with long layovers and red-eyes. Any suggestions on flights or airlines from San Francisco? Avianca seems to have terrible reviews.
thanks,
drew.
Drew, I've always flown United to/from Roatan. Done it several times now. I usually go in the spring or summer months, depart SFO at 11PM-ish Friday grab a few winks on the plane. Layover a few hours in Houston, then on to the island with wheels down in Roatan in time for an afternoon dive, usually. Ticket prices vary from day to day but I usually pay about $7-800 per ticket for the 'actual legroom' seats.
Return flights are usually feature a much shorter layover in Houston. And seem to arrive at SFO either at peak commute or just before BART closes down for the night
Almost every flight I've looked at for the Caribbean from the west coast entails a red-eye unless you want to layover for 12 hours plus somewhere. Time zone thing I guess.
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Seems to be a great deal! Can folks who have been in Roatan recently comment on the U.S. State Department's travel warning for Honduras and Roatan? -- thanks
I was last there (Roatan) about 8 months ago. The security situation on Roatan did not appear to have deteriorated from my first visit about 7 years ago. The same guards at the airport, in town and at Coco View. There's no guard at RHR, which shares a small cay also occupied by local residents. No skulduggery has occurred during any of my stays there.
I've not ventured out of Coco View or Reefhouse resorts much except a couple of uneventful (daytime) trip to the west end, and being driven to and from the airport. I have spoken to many divers who have gone zip-lining and / or touring, they've never reported problems.
The mainland, or at least San Pedro Sula and La Cieba, has been problematic since before I started going to Roatan, so I've never visited. I have spoken to people who made connecting flights there, and the watch word was, "Don't leave the airport".