1. Express Bus
a) ADO Bus
b) Marlin Espadas Ltd.
http://marlinespadas.net/?fbclid=IwAR3M_-u_ejb120dy3eePP2qG6EovaDna91AGAb4BLGult25AmFlgbxZc1Dg
https://www.facebook.com/Marlin-Espadas-M%C3%A9xico-SA-de-CV-911522482202854/
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2. Regular Buses Between Corozal and Chetumal
Several Belizean bus companies provide Regular bus service between Corozal and Chetumal. The buses are mostly used Bluebird school buses; not very comfortable, not air-conditioned and are not well equipped to handle luggage, but they are cheap!
Corozal to Chetumal: buses depart from Corozal bus terminal at 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 9:25 & 10:40 am. Most of the buses that go to Chetumal originate from Belize City. Smaller mini-buses and taxi vans (colectivos) also travel between Corozal and the border — they wait near the bus terminal.
Chetumal to Corozal: buses depart from the Nuevo Mercado Lázaro Cárdenas (New Market) at Chetumal beginning at 10:30 am. Last bus departs at 2:30 pm.
Duration and cost: about 45 minutes (mainly due to the time it takes for a bus load of people to get through two immigration points), and about BZ$3.00.
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3. Water Taxi Between Ambergris Caye and Chetumal
Two water taxi companies provide transportation between San Pedro and Chetumal, and both have connecting services to Caye Caulker. Check the websites for schedules and fares. Trip time: 90 minutes.
a) San Pedro Water Jets International:
https://www.sanpedrowatertaxi.com/
b) San Pedro – Belize Express:
http://www.belizewatertaxi.com/
In Chetumal, water taxis use the main pier, Muelle Fiscal, which is close to the big Government building, Palacio Gobierno, at the waterfront (visible on Google Earth).
If arriving in Chetumal at the ADO bus terminal, it might be possible to buy a water taxi ticket at the bus terminal, but then you might get pushed into an overpriced taxi. I’d just go outside to get a taxi and go directly to the pier. It’s about 4 km from the ADO terminal to the pier. A taxi takes about 10 minutes, and costs 50 pesos from the bus terminal (if you walk out to the main road and get a taxi, the fare is 30 pesos). The taxi driver might not know about the water taxi, but he/she will know the pier. Write it down if you can’t pronounce it.
Entrance to the Pier in Chetumal (click on image to enlarge)
Water Taxi Offices beside the entrance to the pier (click on image to enlarge)
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4. Flights Between Belize and Mexico
Tropic Air flies between Belize City Philip Goldson International Airport and Cancún Airport. Check the Tropic Air website for schedule & fare.
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5. Renting a Car in Mexico and Driving to Belize
I have no personal experience with this, but here are the names of two car rental companies that have allowed vehicles into Belize:
a) Cancún Rent a Car: http://www.cancunrentacar.com/
b) Europcar: http://www.europcar.com.mx/
Cancún Rent a Car also operates as America Rent a Car and Caribbean Rent a Car. In Chetumal, the Europcar Central office is located at or near Sam’s Club, and I think they have an office at the airport. They have one or two cars that are allowed into Belize.
In a travel forum, a traveller reported that Avant Rent a Car in Mexico allows cars into Belize. I haven’t confirmed this.
In Belize, drivers must have insurance. Insurance can be purchased at the border.
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6. Chetumal Bus or Taxi then Belizean Bus or Taxi
It is possible to travel from Chetumal to the border with a Chetumal local bus or taxi. It should be noted that there are now two border crossing points; in 2014, a new crossing was opened a few hundred metres west of the original crossing.
Local buses depart about every 30 minutes from a small bus terminal near the library (a few blocks from the Museum of Maya Culture) and cost MX$12 (in 2014). They terminate at the original crossing point, about 100 metres from the Immigration booth.
A taxi from Chetumal to the border takes about 15 minutes, and you might have to tell the taxi driver which crossing you want to go to. The fare was MX$70 in 2013 (when I did it), but I’ve heard it’s now over MX$200 (in 2023). The taxi drops passengers at Immigration and probably won’t drive across the bridge into Belize, so after completing immigration, it’s a short walk over the bridge (not possible at the new crossing because there’s no provision for pedestrians).
On the Belize side of the border, it should be easy to find a Belizean minivan taxi (colectivo) or regular taxi to continue to Corozal (not so easy at night). The minivans wait in front of the casino and usually wait for a few passengers before departing. The fare to Corozal is BZ$2, but the drivers I’ve had all start by quoting a fare of about BZ$20 expecting me to “charter” the van, i.e. not picking up any other passengers. Tell the driver you don’t want to charter the taxi — if you give him BZ$5, he might leave quicker without waiting for more passengers. The fare for a regular taxi to Corozal is about BZ$25 (but possible to negotiate a lower fare).
Chetumal City Bus — this one goes to Calderitas (click on image to enlarge)
Belize Bus and Travel Guide 
2013/08/16 at 20:54 |
Hi can you please tell me how much bus or texi fare form chetumal to Belmopan
Thankyou
2013/08/17 at 08:54 |
Bus…
Chetumal to Belize City — about BZ$12.
Change bus at BC.
BC to Belmopan — about BZ$5.
Taxi…
Mexican taxi from Chetumal to the border — about 70 pesos
Belizean taxi from the border to Belmopan — taxis don’t have meters here, so I’d guess the fare would be about BZ$300.
2014/03/27 at 13:14 |
Can you please tell me if there is a bus from Chetumal to Mahaual if it is scheduled daily and how much it would cost? And can you please tell me if there is a bus that would take me from Chetumal to Playa del Carmen?
2014/03/27 at 14:04 |
Here’s some bus info I got last year while in Chetumal…
Caribe Bus departs daily at 05:40, 12:40 & 16:10. Fare: 65 pesos.
ADO bus departs daily at 19:10. Fare: 94 pesos.
These buses depart from the bus terminal beside the Museum of Maya Culture.
When I travel between Mahahual & Chetumal, I use the combie vans that seat about 9 passengers. These depart from the main ADO bus terminal, and cost 80 pesos each way. Departure times: 06:00, 07:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00, 17:00 & 18:00. Trip time is about 1.5 hours.
ADO and Mayab operate buses between Chetumal and Play del Carmen. They run about every two hours and the last fare I have is MX$240 (that’s pesos).
ADO also runs one bus per day between Mahaual and Playa.
Check the ADO website for all schedules & fares.
2016/04/30 at 07:36 |
Thanks for the great info. We had a bad experience with the transfer service hawked by the San Pedro Waterjets international on their water taxi from San Pedro to Chetumal. They sold it as better than taking the bus because it was direct from the water taxi pier to your hotel in Tulum or Playa and would leave as soon as passengers got through customs and immigration. The van was old, air conditioning poor, a couple had to be dropped at a very out of the way place in Tulum (driver had to ask directions 4 times to find it), we had to get gas before leaving Chetumal (and pick up some coolant), and made 2 other stops. We got to Playa 1 hour after the ADO bus would have arrived. Stick with the bus.
2019/10/16 at 13:55 |
Hey everyone,
First of all, thanks for the great website, it has been very helpful in crossing from Chetumal to Belize. I wanted to share some information on the experience we had travelling from Bacalar to Belize City via Chetumal yesterday, the 15th of October.
In Bacalar, we bought bus tickets at the ADO station to Chetumal. I just told the attendant we wanted two tickets to Chetumal and not specifically mentioned ADO, so she sold us two tickets of a company called Caribe. They were 45 pesos each as opposed to the 77 pesos ADO charges, and it was an airconditioned van, I’d guess around 18-20 seater. It did pick up people along the way so it wasn’t the fastest but still bearable for the duration of the trip.
So, then we arrived to Chetumal. We took a cab asking for the bus station with buses to Belize City, the cab driver took us to the Mercado Lazaro bus station, where several Blue Bird buses were waiting. Each of them had a paper behind the window that displayed the time of departure, as we later found out *its in Belizean timing*! We chose the 2:45 pm bus because we thought we wouldn’t make the 1:00 pm one, but then it was 3 pm and after asking the bus driver told us about the Belizean timing thing… so in hindsight we could’ve been in time for the 1:00 pm one (2:00 pm Mexican timing). The Blue Bird was a bargain at 13 Belizean dollars, around 6 US dollars. The bus driver accepted US dollars and I think pesos as well, but was only able to give change in BZ dollars. It took 4 hours from Chetumal to Belize City, including the border crossing. We only booked a one way flight into Cancun so our plane ticket did not include the departure tax yet, this meant we had to pay a fee of 558 Mexican pesos each as a departure tax. Getting into Belize was a breeze, only needed to fill in some personal details about the purpose of our stay, no bag checks et cetera. This is with a Dutch passport by the way.
The bus ride was bearable but picked up and dropped off people every couple mins, so not the most comfortable. Only if you’re in for a more unique experience! It was a much more interesting ride than the ADO buses we took in Mexico. When we were close to arriving to BC the bus driver approached us if we already had a place to stay and told us where to take a taxi. We planned to walk around in Belize City a bit the next day, before taking the water taxi to Caye Caulker. However when experiencing the city we decided to skip the morning walk.. the taxi driver told us that the city was crime ridden, and at night the police goes home and doesn’t care about tourists, and ‘in the southern part of the city everyone is out to get your dollar, they don’t care who you are’. After that he quickly tried to put things into perspective telling us that crime is everywhere, but our guest house had razor wire on all the fences so not the most comforting idea..
the next morning we walked to the water taxi terminal (200m from our guest house) and collected our tickets. We ordered them online, after ordering we received an email asking for personal data like date of birth and nationality. To collect them you need to show the PayPal receipt that you received in your email. Luggage check in (two large backpacks) was swift, boat ride to Caye Caulker took around 50 minutes and also went well. Now writing this from a hammock under a palm tree! We’ve spent two hours on the island and already decided we want to stay three nights instead of two, great relaxed vibe.
Hope our experiences can be of help to some of you!
2019/10/16 at 14:23 |
For the benefit of other readers, I have to mention Mexico does NOT have a Departure Tax, so you were scammed at the border.
Mexico has a Tourist Tax known as the DNI (I have explained it in this website), and all airlines include the tax with the airfare (even one-way tickets), so you already paid. When leaving Mexico, there is nothing to pay unless you entered Mexico at a land border and didn’t pay upon entry.
2019/10/16 at 14:43
Hmm we flew with Evelop Air which is a budget airline, they specifically mention on their website: “ THE DEPARTURE TAX IS APPROXIMATELY EUR 60 (MXN 1,100) AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS TAX CANNOT BE PAID BY CREDIT CARD OR IN US DOLLARS OR EUROS. IT MAY VARY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT TENDS TO GO UP IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.”
They state that is isn’t included in the ticket price and needs to be paid separately… does this then correspond with the fee we paid at the border or did we still double-pay somehow?
2019/10/16 at 15:34 |
There are in fact two separate taxes as I’ve explained. With a one-way ticket, you would not have paid the International Airport Departure Tax, but I don’t know of any airlines that do not include the DNI (Mexican Tourist Tax) — that’s the 558 pesos fee. The only way to know for sure is to get an itemized receipt from the airline.
2020/01/21 at 17:59 |
Boa noite, estou indo de Belize para Bacalar no dia 23/3, gostaria de saber se tem ônibus direto ,se está tendo problema a entrada de Brasileiros por lá e se tenho que pagar alguma taxa de entrada. Aguardo, obrigado
Good night, I’m going from Belize to Bacalar on March 23rd, I would like to know if there is a direct bus, if there are problems with the entry of Brazilians there and if I have to pay any entrance fee. I wait, thanks
2020/01/22 at 10:04 |
See Section 6 of this site. An ADO bus departs from BC bus terminal daily at 7:30 pm with stops at Orange Walk, Corozal, Bacalar, Tulum, Playa del Carmen and Cancún Airport.
Fare: BZ$19 is paid at BC, and the remainder of the fare is paid when the bus stops at Bacalar (in September 2019). In 2019, the bus added a stop at Chetumal.
Note: The Belize City to Bacalar run does not appear on the ADO website because it is not operated by ADO.
I don’t know immigration details for Brazilians, but according to this site, Brazilians do not need a visa to enter Mexico…
https://airportcancun.travel/countries-that-dont-need-a-visa/
You should confirm that from an official source.
When you leave Belize, the departure fees amount to BZ$40 (or US$20) per person.
When you enter Mexico, you must complete an FMM immigration card and pay the Tourist Tax (575 pesos) at a cashier window in the Immigration Building. A receipt will be stapled to your half of the FMM, and you have to keep this to hand in when you leave Mexico. You should be allowed to stay in Mexico for a maximum of 180 days.
2021/08/02 at 14:57 |
Hi there, I’m coming from Ghana next month to Belize and I want to know how can I get to Cancun through Belize
2021/08/03 at 12:51 |
The cheap way… get a bus to the northern border (get off at the Belize Immigration building). After going through Immigration, walk to the bridge, go over the bridge, and the Mexican Immigration building is on your right. After Immigration, go through Customs. From here, you can get a taxi (about 90 pesos) or bus (about 15 pesos) to Chetumal where you can change to a bus to Cancun (get a bus from the ADO bus terminal). Or, after Customs, get a taxi (maybe a couple of hundred pesos) to Bacalar where you can change to an ADO bus to Cancun.
If you want to spend more money, you can use taxis or private transfer services for the longer portions of the trip, or fly from Belize to Cancun airport with Tropic Air.
2022/01/05 at 22:00 |
Thank you for the informative blog. Is it possible to still travel from Belize directly to Merida?
2022/01/05 at 22:37 |
No. That direct route with ADO was discontinued a few years ago. You can still go to Chetumal and get a bus from there.
2022/01/05 at 22:41
Thank you! What do you suggest in terms of traveling from Belize to the Yucatán?
2022/01/06 at 09:14
You can bus to the border, walk over the old bridge and get transportation on the Mexican side. Or use a transfer service to drive you to Chetumal.
2022/03/12 at 18:17 |
Hi there, thanks for this really useful info! Due to travel to Belize next week – do you know if the San Pedro to Chetumal ferry is running now that sea borders have reopened/when it may reopen if not? Also do you know if buses are running up to the border and not just Corozal. On this website (https://www.belmopanonline.com/belize-bus-schedules) it seems to indicate that they only go as far as Corozal, however, not sure if this has changed/if buses in Belize are running on normal schedule now that curfew has lifted? Would you know?
2022/03/13 at 09:48 |
The Chetumal-SP water taxis are not running yet, but at least one of the services has made a trip without passengers in preparation for a resumption of service – possibly later this month?? I’ll post an announcement on this site when they resume, or keep checking their websites.
I haven’t heard if buses have resumed service to Chetumal (if you find out, let me know). If they’re not going as far as the Belize Immigration building at the border, you can get one of the shared colectivo vans outside the Corozal bus terminal – fare to the border is BZ$2, but they might quote a higher fare to tourists. A taxi to the border is typically BZ$25, but again, drivers will likely quote a higher fare.
Bus schedules should be returning to more normal schedules now.
2022/03/28 at 21:34
Hi there, urgent question here as leaving tomorrow morning from San Pedro (BZ time) so any help you can give would hugely appreciated. I’m flying from San Pedro to Corozal (as leaving Tues morning) and need to get to Chetumal airport by early afternoon. Is there a way I can get the bus somehow to the border from the airport or would you recommend a taxi directly to the border? Someone from tropic air mentioned something about walking down a hill to get the bus – is this right? If I get a taxi directly to the border how much should I expect to pay? Likewise, after I cross into Mexico, how much should I expect to pay to go from the border to Chetumal airport? Conscious about getting ripped off as a solo traveller. Would it be beneficial to organise VIP transfer all the way or separate taxis? Thanks again!
2022/03/29 at 08:42
I guess you’ve already left by now, but I’ve just seen your message.
A transfer service is the quickest & easiest way to go — I think they charge about US$50 for the trip all the way to Chetumal.
Next easiest is a taxi from the airstrip. The normal fare to the border is about BZ$25, but during Covid, they’ve been charging BZ$50.
Corozal airstrip is a few km south of the town centre where the bus terminal is located. You can walk out to the highway and wait for a bus, but it could be a wait of up to 30 or 40 minutes depending on when the last bus went through. The bus will stop at the bus terminal and then continue to the border (fare is about BZ$2). I think the old bridge is open again, so you can walk into Mexico, go through Immigration & Customs, and get a taxi to the airport. I’ve paid 80 pesos for the taxi trip, but that was a few years ago. I’ve heard they now charge anything from 150 to 300 pesos. A local bus runs between the border and Chetumal. The fare is about 15 pesos, and then you can get a taxi from where the bus terminates to the airport.
2022/03/29 at 16:23
Hi, thanks for getting back to me and no worries for the delay! All done now but info could be useful for others! I ended up getting a taxi from the airstrip to the border (20 BZD) although had to haggle and many wanted to charge 20USD not BZD so be careful not to get ripped off. Should be around 20 BZD. I then arrived at the Belize Immigration office where I paid my $40 BZD exit fee and crossed the border on foot and took a taxi at the roundabout just after passing Belize Immigration/customs. The roundabout can be found when go through the Belize customs building and turn right. It’s a short walk to the roundabout. Once I got to the roundabout I got a taxi from there all the way to Chetumal airport (there was one waiting). She stopped off the Mexico border and waited whilst I got & filled out my FMM (didn’t have to pay as was staying only 6 days). Taxi driver charged $25 USD from the roundabout at the border to Chetumal airport.
2022/04/18 at 18:02 |
I heard there is now one bus running from Mercado Lazaro Cardenas in Chetumal to Orange Walk leaving at 1330h as of last week. Can you confirm or comment on whether buses are running more frequently in the next upcoming weeks?
2022/04/18 at 19:09 |
Bus service across the border resumed last Monday (11/04/2022).
Currently, there’s only one bus per day but frequency will increase in the coming weeks. The bus is with one of the Belizean bus companies (so it’s an old school bus), and it leaves from the Lazaro Cardenas Market in Chetumal at 1:30 pm. Fare is 60 pesos to Corozal where passengers can continue to Belize City for about BZ$10 or $11 (fares on Belizean buses increased this month).
https://www-poresto-net.translate.goog/quintana-roo/2022/4/15/reinician-corridas-de-autobuses-con-belicenos-chetumal-tras-dos-anos-de-suspension-329135.html?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
2022/05/13 at 08:29 |
One more question PLEASE
is there a ferry right now from corozal to san pedro?
2022/05/13 at 10:56 |
Belizean buses resumed service between Chetumal and Corozal a few weeks ago. There was only 1 bus per day (leaving Chetumal at 1:30 pm), but the schedule might have more buses now. Buses leave from the Lazaro Cardenas Market.
If the bus doesn’t fit your schedule, you can get to the border by local bus or taxi.
Two water taxi services operate between Corozal and San Pedro.
The “Thunderbolt” leaves from Corozal daily at 7am…
https://www.facebook.com/Thunderbolt-Water-Taxi-532625906838707/timeline
The Belize Sea Shuttle leaves from Corozal every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday at 3pm…
https://www.facebook.com/Belize-Sea-Shuttle-106712747598472/
2022/05/13 at 11:36
Thank you SO SO MUCG for the information. It helps us a lot!!
and is perfect to plan now.
Can you also tell me the situation with Cay Caulker?
how is it possibel to get there? From Corozal? or Chetumal?
thanks so much
2022/05/13 at 12:28
The water taxi from Corozal terminates at San Pedro, but you can change to another water taxi from San Pedro to Caulker. Two water taxi services run between San Pedro-Caye Caulker-Belize City. There is no water taxi between Chetumal and Corozal.
The water taxi service between Chetumal and San Pedro & CC has not resumed operation yet, but it is hoped to be running soon (no resumption date has been announced).
2022/05/13 at 17:12
Thanks!!!
I think i got it. Thank you.
Can you tell us the times the Bus goes from Chetumal to Belize City, or maybe just works from Crorozal to Belize City?
and maybe you can also tell us the time and price for the ferry to CC from Belize City?
You can also just send the link where I can help myself! this has been such a big help
2022/05/13 at 17:50
In April, when bus service resumed from Chetumal to Corozal, there was only 1 bus per day at 1:30 pm, but there might be more buses now (I don’t have an update for any additional buses). If you find out, let me know.
The bus from Chetumal goes to Corozal and should continue to Belize City — if it doesn’t, then just change buses at Corozal. Buses from Corozal to BC run about every 45 minutes.
Here are the links to the 2 water taxi services from BC to CC (schedules & fares are on the websites)…
http://www.oceanferrybelize.com/
https://belizewatertaxi.com/
2022/06/03 at 12:20 |
Want to know if it is possible to travel from Belmopan, Belize to Campeche, Mexico by bus and how do I go around this, planning on travelling late January 2023, thanks in advance.
2022/06/03 at 15:34 |
It is possible with some bus changes at various locations.
First, get a bus (any of the Belizean bus lines) from Belmopan to Belize City, and at the Belize City bus terminal, change to a bus to Chetumal. If you can’t get a bus all the way to Chetumal, go to Corozal and at Corozal, change to a Chetumal bus. Right now, only Belizean buses go to Chetumal, but by January 2023, maybe ADO will have resumed service to Chetumal – stay tuned for any updates.
At Chetumal, Belizean buses arrive at the New Market Lazaro Cardenas, and you have to get a taxi to the ADO bus terminal.
There are no direct ADO buses to Campeche (there might be other second-class buses but no reliable schedules on the internet), so you have to get a bus to Escárcega where you change to a bus to Campeche.
Check the ADO website for schedules & fares, but be aware that schedules more than few weeks from the current date are sometimes no shown…
https://www.ado.com.mx/
2022/08/02 at 08:44 |
Thanks for the informative website. I’m wondering if you have any updates on the schedule and frequency of buses traveling between Chetumal and Corozal.
2022/08/02 at 10:39 |
Buses leave Chetumal at 10:30 am, 12:00 noon, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm, but as the schedule slowly gets back to normal, it can change at any time.
From Corozal, buses leave at 7:30 am, 8:00 am, 9:00 am and 9:25 am.
2022/08/02 at 12:10
Thank you! If 9:25am is the last departure from Corozal, then it seems like it would be impractical to cross from Mexico to Belize and back on the same day via bus.
2023/02/19 at 10:53 |
Good morning, I will be in Belize City in April. I would like to know which bus to take to get from Belize City to Valladolid. Thank you
2023/02/19 at 12:39 |
Go to the Belize City bus terminal and get one of the morning buses to Chetumal — there are a few departures between 6:30 and 7:30 am. The schedule is changing as it gradually gets back to normal, so there might be more, but the trip is about 4 to 5 hours, so you should leave early.
Buses arrive at the New Market in Chetumal, and you have to get a taxi to the ADO bus terminal. Taxi fare should be 30 or 40 pesos, but taxi drivers have been quoting higher fares recently.
The schedule shows only one ADO bus at 7am from Chetumal to Valladolid, but there are several buses to Tulum where you have to get off and change to a bus going to Valladolid. Check the ADO website for schedules and fares…
https://www.ado.com.mx/
2023/02/20 at 15:45
Thank you very much. The problem is that I will be in Caye Caulker, so I have to take the water taxi to get to Belize City, but the first one is at 6:30am and takes 1H. Can I still find the bus to Chetumal?
2023/02/20 at 16:57
There will be more buses to Corozal, but I don’t have any updated information if they continue to Chetumal –you’ll have to ask at the bus terminal.
If you get to Corozal, and there are no more buses crossing the border, it becomes more of a hassle with getting colectivos to the border and finding a way to continue to Chetumal.
Do you know about the water taxi from Caye Caulker to Chetumal?
https://www.sanpedrowatertaxi.com/
2023/02/21 at 08:20
I know the water taxi, but on April 18th it doesn’t operate. Is it far from the water taxi station to the Belize City bus terminal? This timetable https://www.belmopanonline.com/belize-bus-schedules is valid?
2023/02/21 at 10:33
According to their website, the water taxi to Chetumal uses the E-Z Boy Tours dock which is about a half km north of the other water taxi docks.
Bus schedules have been changing as they gradually get back to normal, and I don’t know how up to date the on-line schedule is.
2023/02/24 at 12:34
is the bus station far from the Belize water taxi station?
2023/02/24 at 14:17
The bus terminal is about 1 to 1.5 km from the water taxi terminals. It’s an easy walk through the downtown area of the city, but with luggage, you can get a taxi for BZ$5.