I arrived at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Good Friday. Fortunately, I was tipped off by my dive shop in Utila that the country closes down on Good Friday. When I arrived to SPS, however, I was told by some employees of the airlines that the planes indeed were flying. When I went to get a ticket, however, it turned out the planes to Utila weren't flying. Although the employees didn't really know what/when things were running, they were extremely nice. A guard told me to wait around because he knew that my hotel had a shuttle from the airport. After about an hour, I took a cab anyway. Turns out the hotel didn't have any such shuttle. A cab to the Mictrotel Hotel (which is related to the La Quinta chain), which is just off the center of town, costs $10. The center of town ranges from a 10 minute ride to a 1/2 hour ride, depending on whether the cab driver decides to make stops or chill with his friends at random places along the way.
The Microtel was nice and has free internet, but pricey for Honduras ($65). I learned later after talking to someone in Utila that Microtel offers an all-you-can-drink happy hour from 5-7pm every evening. Again, the employees of the Mictrotel tried to be very helpful and said that rather than spending the night in SPS, I should take the bus to La Ceiba and then stay overnight at La Ceiba and then take the ferry to Utila the next day.
That was a great idea, except for that the employees couldn't sort out whether the buses were running, and when they would run. So, I decided to spend the night and then take the three hour bus at 5:30am to the Ferry, which leaves daily from La Ceiba at 9:30am. Luckily, I later changed my mind the next morning and took the plane because no one really knew how far the Ferry was from the bus station. Turns out everyone who tried to take the bus/ferry missed the ferry and ended up taking the afternoon plane from La Ceiba. The cost of the plane from SPS to La Ceiba to Utila is 750 Lempiras (approx $42).
When I arrived at the SPS airport I was very scared. The signs on the plane were in Russian and were obviously very old. However, the flight was fine and the Honduran jungle looked absolutely beautiful. The ride to La Ceiba took about 45 minutes and the ride to Utila took about 20 minutes. However, there was a lot of time in between flights because, as I'll explain later, the planes leave whenever they feel like it.