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Honduras · Olancho Department

Catacamas: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

Catacamas is a city of 140,548 people in Honduras (Olancho Department), 449 m (1,473 ft) above sea level.

Key facts

Population140,548
Elevation449 m (1,473 ft)
Time zoneAmerica/Tegucigalpa (UTC-6 now)
CurrencyLempira (HNL)
Dialling code+504
Driving sideRight
Plug typesNEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Postal codes16201
Coordinates14.851, -85.894
Catacamas

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Daylight in Catacamas runs from about 11 h 17 min a day in late December to 13 h 3 min in late June (computed for 14.85° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Catacamas in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

Buses to Catacamas · Driving and car hire

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Common questions

How big is Catacamas?

About 140,548 people live in Catacamas (GeoNames).

What time zone is Catacamas in?

America/Tegucigalpa, currently UTC-6.

What currency is used in Catacamas?

The Lempira (HNL). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Catacamas?

Managua (305 km), Tegucigalpa (165 km), San Pedro Sula (240 km), San Salvador (378 km), Soyapango (372 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.