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Buses Mexico Guatemala Belize
Connections
 
Those traveling by bus and headed into Mexico from Central America, or headed south from Mexico, can make use of the connections shown below.
Mexican
Border Towns
Connecting
Locations
Time Bus
Companies
Tapachula, Chiapas
Terminal Cristóbal Colón
17a Oriente
Guatemala City
6 hours
TICA Bus
Transportes Galgos
Linea Dorada
                    In Guatemala City:
                          • TICA Bus is at 11a Calle 2-74, Zona 9
                          • Transportes Galgos is at 7a Avenida 19-14, Zona 1
                          • Linea Dorada is at 16 Calle 10-03 Zona 1
 
Tapachula is not directly on the border. A cheaper, but much more complicated method involves taking a combi (micro-bus) between Tapachula and one of two nearby small border towns. On the Guatemala side of the border a series of local buses are need for the connection.

Tapachula is connected by direct buses with Tuxtla Gutiérrez (7 hours), San Cristobal de las Casas (7 hours), Oaxaca (12 hours) and Mexico City (18 hours).
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
La Mesilla, Guatemala
minutes
Local colectivo taxis
Don't expect a city in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc. You will need a good detailed map to find it or La Mesilla. The tiny town is connected by bus to San Cristobal de las Casas (2.5 hours). Locals buses are used on the Guatemala side with connections often made through Huehuetenango.
Chetumal, Quintana Roo
Belize City, Belize
3-4 hours
Novelo’s Bus Service
Mundo Maya
Batty Brothers Bus Service
Venus Bus Lines
                    In Chetumal there are two locations for bus connecting to Belize:
                          • Terminal de Autobuses
                              Av. Salvador Novo No. 179
                              2 kms north of the center
                          • Nuevo Mercado Lázaro Cárdenas
                              Confederación Nacional Campesina

                    In Belize you may wish to use these phone numbers :
                          • Novelo’s / 2-773-72
                              Novelo’s Bus Terminal
                              West Canal Street, south of Haulover Bridge
                          • Batty Brothers / 2-720-25 or 2-720-25
                              Batty Brothers Bus Terminal
                          • Venus / 2-733-54 or 2-773-90

Buses headed for Belize begin at the Nuevo Mercado Lázaro Cárdenas. Some will make a stop at the Terminal de Autobuses. The first stop in Belize will be at the colorful border town of Corozal Town. They continue on through Orange Walk to Belize City. The buses of Maya Mundo continue on after Belize City to Flores, Guatemala. From Flores there are connections to Tikal and Guatemala City.

Note: The connections between Chetumal and Belize may change. For a short time bus service was suspended by the Mexican government, but after a new agreement, it was restored. Novelo’s Bus Service, which in the past has been accused of a near monoply through corruption, has recently gone bankrupt. The creditors have continued running the company.
novelo's bus belize mexico

Photos by Dhrumil Purohit.
His website has interesting photos of Belize.
Bus Company Websites

There is very little online about bus connections between Mexico and Belize.
 
More is available on bussing to and through Guatemala. The websites of TICA Bus, Hedman-Alas and Trans Galgos Inter include schedules.

Belize bus
Belize by Bus
A webpage from a German language website on Belize. There is an outdated schedule of buses from Belize City to Chetumal. It may give you some rough ideas of what is avaliable.
Guatemala Honduras bus
Hedman-Alas
Those who are traveling within Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador should take a look at this company. The website is very good and there is a version in English.
Guatemala Belize bus
Linea Dorada
This bus line runs a route from Guatemala City to Flores, and from there buses to Tikal, Belize and Chetumal, Mexico. They also run the buses between Guatemala and Tapachula.
Central America Chiapas bus
T I C A Bus
TICA Bus connects Tapachula, Chiapas with Guatemala and other locations in Central America. Website has an English verson. The schedule page does not always work.
Guatemala Tapachula bus
Trans Galgos Inter
Transportes Galgos runs the route between Tapachula, Chiapas and Guatemala City with three buses daily in each directions. The website includes schedules.
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