The two cities in Belize are Belmopan City the capital and Belize City the old capital, these are in central Belize. Corozal and Orange Walk are the two most northern towns located 32 miles from each other. To the west of the country are San Ignacio and Benque Veijo which is situated near the Belize – Guatemala border. Benque is 33 miles from Belmopan City. Using the main highways and a private vehicle, traveling to any part of Belize can be done back and forth in the same day. The public transportation system in Belize is efficient however that as fast as a private vehicle. The major towns in southern Belize are Dangriga and Punta Gorda, however a lot of tourists frequent Hopkin and Placencia due to the beaches which are accessible by land travel. Mango creek is a small village near Placencia where a lot of people prefer to take a boat ride from to Placencia, rather than taking the bus through the Placencia road.
Below is a breakdown of travel distance and time from town to town in using personal transportation.
From |
To |
Distance (Miles) |
Kilometers |
Travel Time |
Orange Walk |
Corozal |
32 |
51.3 |
56 min |
Belize City |
Orange Walk |
54 |
87.1 |
1 hr 20 min |
Belize City |
Corozal |
85 |
137.5 |
2 hr 4 min |
Belize City |
Belmopan |
49.6 |
79.9 |
1 hr 9 min |
Belize City |
San Ignacio |
71 |
114.9 |
1 hr 48 min |
Belize City |
Benque |
78 |
126.1 |
2 hr 1 min |
Belmopan |
San Ignacio |
26 |
41.9 |
55 min |
Belmopan |
Benque |
33 |
53.1 |
1 hr 9 min |
San Ignacio |
Benque |
7 |
11.5 |
15 min |
Belize City |
Dangriga |
74 |
119.4 |
1 hr 59 min |
Belize City |
Placencia |
113 |
181.6 |
2 hr 52 min |
Belize City |
Punta Gorda |
168 |
269.7 |
3 hr 52 min |
Belmopan |
Dangriga |
55 |
88.4 |
1 hr 23 min |
Belmopan |
Placencia |
95 |
153.6 |
2 hr 20 min |
Belmopan |
Hopkins |
65 |
104 |
1 hr 33 min |
Dangriga |
Hopkins |
20 |
32.5 |
31 min |
Dangriga |
Placencia |
51 |
82.1 |
1 hr 19 min |
Dangriga |
Mango Creek |
48 |
77.6 |
1 hr 4 min |
Dangriga |
Punta Gorda |
104 |
167.3 |
2 hr 14 min |
Mango Creek |
Placencia |
44 |
70.6 |
1 hr 7 min |
Mango Creek |
Punta Gorda |
64 |
102.5 |
1 hr 24 min |