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lowlowmac Aug 6th, 2010 02:38 PM

Bus from Mazatlan to Belize
 
I am going to a wedding in October in Mazatlan then going to meet some friends in Belize. I would like to bus it from Mazatlan to Belize and will have about 4 days to make the journey. Does anyone have any suggestions on what route to take? And about how long will it take? Thank you!

suze Aug 6th, 2010 05:52 PM

You do realize how far it is, right? Even 'as the crow flies' it's approx. 1225 miles, generally speaking. That's going to be a LOT of time sitting on a bus, with only 4 days to do the trip.
Are you sure you don't want to fly?

qwovadis Aug 7th, 2010 03:35 AM

bus or better fly Mexico City Chetumal cross to Belize..

suze Aug 7th, 2010 07:20 AM

I did some Googling around because I was curious about your question.

The route most people said to take is Mazatlan to Mexico City (12 hrs). Then Mexico City on to Chetumal at the Mexico/Belize border. Then on to whatever your Belize destination is.

One person mentioned 28 hours driving time, so would be longer than that via bus routes.

There were a few comments about busses in Mexico being a lot nicer than the ones in Belize.

Seems like flying at least the Mazatlan/DF portion would be the way to go.

lowlowmac Aug 7th, 2010 03:27 PM

I do realize that it a really, really long way in only 4 days but I also figured the bus would be more scenic than flying. I think I will look into flying at least some of the way.

Suze - what does DF stand for?

suze Aug 7th, 2010 05:30 PM

oh sorry...
Distrito Federal (Federal District) = Mexico City

I'm not sure after 4 days on a bus across Mexico & Belize you'll care much about the scenery (only partly joking!). I'm all for a bus ride and traveling by bus if you have a month to see Mexico (for example) but that's a LONG way in a SHORT time.

Also compare costs. Sometimes flying may be not even be so much more expensive.


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