As everyone knows, the covid pandemic was a blow to the world economy and especially to tourism, many countries closed their borders and with them many access routes to important destinations such as “the beautiful island” in San Pedro Belize, the which was frequented with significant influx by Mexican and foreign tourism through the ferry crossing that left from the Chetumal maritime terminal, this route was closed since the pandemic and according to our contacts it will be until 70% or more of the country’s population of Belize is vaccinated when that route is reopened.
THE ALTERNATIVE VIA LAND: it is called Corozal via the Chetumal border with Belize and this is the one we are going to tell you about due to the great interest shown by visitors to our website in visiting the island of San Pedro.
FOR MEXICANS: take a transfer from Chetumal Tours to the border (quote according to departure point), there is a first stop to check luggage and another to check the exit (MANDATORY PASSPORT) you do not have to pay anything at this point, you cross the new bridge that crosses the rio hondo -the natural border between Mexico and Belize- and immediately there is a stop where the fumigation is done for the vehicles that are going to enter the country of Belize, where a customs pre-inspection was enabled, up to here Chetumaltours transportation services end, -at this point sometimes you can exchange American or Belizean dollars on the Mexican side-, here a Belizean customs agent reviews your documents and they are asked to pay the ANTICOVID TEST (IN CASE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE) to enter the country, which has a cost of $50 USD OR 100 Belizean dollars, once the paperwork is done, you have to move with everything and suitcases to the a true migratory checkpoint that is approximately 600 meters away, although there is the option of taking a taxy from the free zone that charges 5 usd per person, they could also do it on foot, although most prefer to pay for the suitcases, once at the migratory checkpoint The OBLIGATORY AND CURRENT passports are stamped and the ANTI-COVID TEST is carried out physically, if everything is in order then they can freely enter the Belizean side.
NOW IN BELIZE! The transportation from the Belize customs office to Corozal has an approximate price of 40 usd for 2 people, extra person 20 usd (pre-hired) in a relatively short trip of 15 to 20 minutes, TO CROSS TO SAN PEDRO FROM COROZAL in a way direct there are 3 options, BY BOAT (with Thunder Bolt) for approximately 58 USD round trip, by Boat option 2 Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday (With Belize Sea Shuttle) $52 BLZ or BY PLANE 78 USD single trip or 132 round trip.
SCHEDULE
FROM THE FERRY FROM COROZAL TO SAN PEDRO (THUNDER BOLT Water Taxy) 7:00 AM AND RETURNS 4:30 PM (every day)
(NEW) FROM FERRY 2 FROM COROZA TO SAN PEDRO (BELIZESEASHUTTLE) 3:00 pm (Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday)
FROM THE PLANE FROM COROZAL TO SAN PEDRO BELIZE (Tropic Air) 2 SCHEDULES 9:00 am and 4:30 pm (Monday to Friday)
LET’S MAKE NUMBERS!
Transportation from Chetumal to the border $1,199 mxn per van from 1 to 10 pax single trip (if from the airport +$700 mxn)
NOTE: (chetumal tours services end here)
Payment of the anticovid test (IN CASE YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPLETE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE) $50 usd on the Belizean side.
INSURANCE TO ENTER THE COUNTRY $18 USD
(CHEAPEST) Transportation from Belizean customs office to Corozal $40 usd for 2 person additional person 20 usd.
BY FERRY “THUNDER BOLT WATER TAXY” would be $58 USD per person round trip
BY FERRY2 “BELIZE SEA SHUTTLE” would be 52 BLZ per person single trip
BY PLANE it would be $132 USD per person round trip.
OTHER PAYMENTS TO CONSIDER: (Entering Belize, Exiting Belize $20 USD approximately)
Chetumaltours offers the service Chetumal, Bacalar or Mahahual – border with and provides the contact of the transportation border of Belize – corozal, in the contracting of our transportation services.
NOTE: services and rates may vary, this information is written only as a support or guide due to the covid pandemic and it is very possible that the procedure will change when it is over.
