Puerto Cortés: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Honduras.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16
Good to know
Recommended by cruisers on the Atlantic coast.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Capitanía de Puerto de Puerto Cortés (Marina Mercante, DGMM)
Harbour office
Port de Puerto Cortés, Cortés, Honduras
Send the arrival notice to the Merchant Marine 48 h ahead (online form). Report first to immigration, then to the port captain on entering the bay; clearance reported as easy and professional.
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Sources
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.