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Arrival and information
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Both international and domestic flights arrive at
ToncontAn International Airport
, 7km south of the city.
Taxis
wait outside the terminal, but you can save a couple of dollars by walking 50m down to the highway and hailing one there; the journey to the centre should cost around US$4. City bus #24 ("RAo Grande-Lomas") passes the airport frequently, running through ComayagA?ela and into the centre of Tegucigalpa in around forty minutes, depending on the traffic. At the airport there's a
bank
, a small
Hondutel
telephone office, a number of
car rental
agencies and the
Cyber City
A
Internet cafA©
outside the arrivals hall.
Tegucigalpa has no central bus terminal ; each international or intercity bus line has its own terminal, most of them scattered around ComayagA?ela. The main exception is buses to and from DanlA and the Nicaraguan border at Las Manos, which run from the Mercado Jacaleapa, Col Kennedy - you can catch a collectivo taxi (US$0.30) there from Puente La Isla below the Congreso Nacional building.
The helpful
Instituto HondureA±o de Turismo
, in the Edificio Europa, Av Ramon Cruz and C RepA?blica de MA©xico (Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm; tel 25238 3974, fax 222 6621, or call toll-free in Honduras on 800/222 TOUR,
touristinfo@iht.hn
), provides maps of the country and major cities, as well as bilingual information on the main tourist attractions, such as CopA?n. There's always someone available who speaks English. Keep an eye out for
Honduras Tips
, a privately published, quarterly magazine, available in many of the better hotels and some gift shops, which gives a good overview of sights, hotels and restaurants across the country. For more detailed
maps
, try the Instituto GeogrA?fico Nacional, 15a C off the Blvd de Comunidad Europea, ComayagA?ela (Mon-Fri 8.30am-noon & 2-4pm; tel 225 0752). Other useful information
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Honduras,
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