I've only taken the ferry departing from La Ceiba to Utila, so I wouldn't know about the amount of people going from Roatan to Utila. What I can tell you is that from the route I took it's impossible to get your ticket (even if you've paid for it online) 45 minutes before departure! You'll need at least 1:30 hours to get everything done.

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We flew into rotan from elsalvador Came right off the flight and caught a cab to the ferry dock. It was fast But we arrived at 10am in rotan. You need to be at the ferry about 1/2 hour before it leaves. I would double check the times just in case your flight is late If you miss the ferry you may have to stay in rotan a day or two or catch the ferry to leceba and take the ferry from there to Utila. Go in line and check the different ferry schedules for both ferry’s. Toy can also take a flight but that is expensive. I hope this helps

Hello, this is the Utila Dream team, We have recently moved our terminal to Coxen Hole in Roatan. It is about 10 minutes from the airport to the dock terminal. Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 6:30AM: Utila > La Ceiba 9:30AM: La Ceiba > Utila 2:00PM: Utila > La Ceiba 4:00PM: La Ceiba > Utila Fridays and Sundays: 6:30AM: Utila > La Ceiba 9:30AM: La Ceiba > Utila 10:45AM: Utila > Roatan 1:00PM: Roatan > Utila 2:00PM: Utila > La Ceiba 4:00PM: La Ceiba > Utila Saturdays 6:30AM: Utila > La Ceiba 9:00AM: La Ceiba > Utila 10:15AM: Utila > Roatan 2:00PM: Roatan > Utila 3:20PM: Utila > La Ceiba 4:40PM: La Ceiba > Utila

take a taxi t0 the bus station and you can catch a 15 usd fancy coach bus to the ferry port in la ceiba. very simple and easy transport. being a sweatshirt the buses air conditioning works very well lol.