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No major changes since yesterday.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Honduras
The advisories disagree by 2 level(s) — read all four before you decide who to trust.
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
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The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Required: Yellow Fever
Recommended: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Measles, Rabies, Typhoid
Source: CDC Travelers' Health →Getting in
What you'll need at the border
Visitors to Honduras must obtain a visa from one of the Honduran diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for three months.
Source: Wikipedia →Real, not invented
Terrorism
Although there’s no recent history of terrorism in Honduras, attacks cannot be ruled out.
Source: UK FCDO →Real, not invented
Cultural & legal notes
LGBT+ travellers
Same-sex sexual activity is not illegal. There are no laws guaranteeing freedom from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. There is no recognition of same-sex marriage. People in the capital, Tegucigalpa, are largely tolerant of individuals’ personal lifestyles and accept small signs of affection between same-sex couples. There is a more conservative attitude outside the capital and showing affection in public is not recommended. Read more advice for LGBT+ travellers .
Source: UK FCDO →From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Use common sense at all times and be aware of your surroundings.
- •Violent crime is common enough in San Pedro Sula with robberies and even gang violence.
- •Honduras has one of the highest per capita homicide rates in the world, with 42 homicides for every 100,000 inhabitants in 2017.
- •Use caution when traveling alone in Honduras, at night it's best to take a radio dispatched taxi no matter what part you're in.
Staying healthy
- •Purified water is used in big-city hotels and restaurants, but bottled water is definitely recommended for outlying areas.
- •Malaria occurs in rural areas, Roatán and other Bay Islands.
- •Dengue fever is endemic in both urban and rural areas.
- •Many travel agencies and different places will tell you that Honduras is a dangerous country concerning illnesses.
- •Carry a first aid kit and have contact phone numbers with you.
- •If hiking or spending significant time in the great outdoors, be prepared for a wide range of natural threats and nuisances including snakes, spiders, scorpions, mosquitoes, and ticks.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
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Real talk
What travelers actually say
Travelers consistently treat San Pedro Sula as a place to exit immediately rather than a destination. While resorts like the Hilton Indura in Tela are viewed as secure environments, the cities of La Ceiba and Trujillo carry reputations for danger linked to drug and gang activity. There is no consensus on the safety of walking through these cities, and travelers express significant anxiety regarding the risks of transit between locations. While some visitors plan routes through Copan and the Bay Islands like Utila, the overarching advice reflects a high degree of caution regarding crime, with many travelers prioritizing quick transit through mainland hubs to reach island destinations.
“I left San Pedro Sula as soon as I could.
— r/travel
“Another friend of mine said that it is currently very dangerous due to drug activity in those two cities.
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“We're planning on flying in to San Pedro Sula, then heading by bus/ferry to Utila for diving. We were also thinking of going to Copan but if it's insanely dangerous we might omit that out!
— r/travel
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 120V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 195 / fire: 198
Cash vs. Card
The national currency of Honduras is the lempira (L) (ISO code HNL), but, like almost everywhere in Central America, the U.S. dollar acts as a second currency and nearly every business accepts both. The U.S. dollar is the main currency on the Bay Islands because of the frequency of cruises and the many American visitors. It is wise to carry small bills (under US$20). Bills with tears of defects su
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One Honduras city on SKETCH.WORLD
Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
Show the receipts (9 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-09-09
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-09-09
- ca-gac — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-09-09
- cdc-health — observed 2026-09-09
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-09-09
- reddit — observed 2026-09-09
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-09-09