Placencia Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

James bus line runs two daily buses to Belize City, passing through Dangriga and Belmopan. Check at the tourist office for transfers to Sittee River and Hopkins. If you’re heading south, your best bet is to take the boat to Independence and catch a south-going James bus from there.

Car & motorcycle

The 24-mile road into Placencia from the Southern Hwy is smooth but mostly unpaved. Auto rentals are available at the Nautical Inn (523-3595; Seine Bight; per day BZ$150-180).

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Boat

The Hokey Pokey Water Taxi (601-0271, 523-2376) runs skiffs between the southern tip of Placencia and the town of Independence (also called Mango Creek; one-way BZ$10, 12 minutes, every half-hour from 6:30am to 6pm); from Independence you can connect with any of the buses that traverse the Southern Hwy.

The 45-passenger Gulf Cruza (202-4506, 523-4045, 601-4453) sails from Placencia dock to Puerto Cortés, Honduras (BZ$100, 4½ hours) at 9:30am on Friday. Tickets are sold at the Placencia Tourism Center. The return trip leaves Puerto Cortés at 11am on Monday.

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Air

From Placencia airport (PLJ), between them, Maya Island Air (523-3475; www.mayaairways.com) and Tropic Air (523-3410; www.tropicair.com) fly around 16 times daily to Belize City (one-way/return BZ$190/328, 35 minutes), 12 times to Dangriga (BZ$90/180, 15 minutes) and eight times to Punta Gorda (BZ$90/180, 15 to 20 minutes), offering big time savings over the much-longer bus rides. The airstrip is just north of town.

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