Roatán Airport Taxi vs a Booked Private Car

How the taxi rank at RTB actually works

Walk out of arrivals at Juan Manuel Gálvez International and drivers will approach you immediately. Fares are not metered: there is a posted rate for common destinations, and beyond that the price is whatever you and the driver agree before the doors close. Agree it out loud, in dollars or lempiras, before you load a single bag.

When a taxi is the right answer

• You are one or two people with carry-on luggage
• You are going somewhere close, like Coxen Hole or West End
• You are arriving midday, when the rank is busy and drivers compete
• You are comfortable negotiating a price on the spot

When a booked car wins

• You are a group. A taxi is priced for a car; our flat rate is priced for the whole group, so up to four people pay one price and up to nine pay one price, all together.
• You have real luggage. Dive gear, multiple large cases or a stroller will not fit in a small sedan, and splitting across two taxis costs more than one booked ride.
• You land at night. Fewer cars wait for the last arrivals, and the road east is unlit.
• You are going past French Harbour. Oak Ridge, Punta Gorda and Camp Bay are long runs; that is exactly where kerbside pricing gets unpredictable.
• You want the number in writing before you fly. That is the whole point of a zone fare.

So which is cheaper?

For one person travelling light to a nearby hotel, a street taxi will usually come out cheaper, and we would rather tell you that than pretend otherwise. The moment you add passengers, luggage, distance or a night arrival, a flat rate per group stops being the expensive option — and it is the only one you can confirm before you get on the plane.