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El Progreso · Honduras

Car hire and driving in El Progreso

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Honduras traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SAP means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648880 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881.

Drives from El Progreso

Car rental from El Progreso: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
El Progreso to San Pedro SulaHonduras27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
El Progreso to CholomaHonduras29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
El Progreso to Puerto CortezHonduras49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
El Progreso to SiguatepequeHonduras89 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
El Progreso to Puerto BarriosGuatemala93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
El Progreso to La CeibaHonduras111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 42 min
El Progreso to La CeibaHonduras116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
El Progreso to OlanchitoHonduras132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
El Progreso to TegucigalpaHonduras160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
El Progreso to TocoaHonduras195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 59 min
El Progreso to ChiquimulaGuatemala199 km (124 mi)about 3 h 2 min
El Progreso to DanlíHonduras201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 3 min
El Progreso to Mexico CityMexico1,282 km (797 mi)about 19 h 33 min
El Progreso to IztapalapaMexico1,273 km (791 mi)about 19 h 25 min
El Progreso to PueblaMexico1,177 km (731 mi)about 17 h 57 min
El Progreso to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico1,282 km (797 mi)about 19 h 33 min
El Progreso to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,450 km (901 mi)about 22 h 7 min
El Progreso to León de los AldamaMexico1,597 km (992 mi)about 24 h 21 min
El Progreso to ZapopanMexico1,750 km (1,087 mi)about 26 h 41 min
El Progreso to GuadalajaraMexico1,744 km (1,084 mi)about 26 h 36 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in El Progreso?

The right, as everywhere in Honduras.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.