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There are 4 ways to get from Esquipulas to Melchor de Mencos by bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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1. Take the bus from Esquipulas to Guatemalabus Guatemala
2. Take the bus from Guatemala City to Melchor de Mencosbus Guatemala
9h 46m
$42–76
Drive 429 km
1. Drive from Esquipulas to Melchor de Mencoscar 429 km
10h 19m
$52–75
Bus, fly, shuttle
1. Take the bus from Esquipulas to Guatemalabus
2. Fly from La Aurora International Airport (GUA) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)plane GUA - FRS
3. Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Melchor de Mencosshuttle
8h 43m
$125–236
Bus, Public Minibus, shuttle
1. Take the bus from Esquipulas to Flores - Santa Elenabus
2. Take the bus from Santa Elena to Tikalbus
3. Take a shuttle bus from Tikal to Melchor de Mencosshuttle
15h 20m
$77

La Aurora International Airport (GUA) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) flights

55Weekly Planes

56 minAverage Duration

$86Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Esquipulas to Melchor de Mencos.

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Distance: 680.5 km
Duration: 9h 46m

What companies run services between Esquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala and Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala?

You can take a bus from Esquipulas to Melchor de Mencos via Guatemala, Litegua Bus Station, and Guatemala City in around 9h 46m.

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Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala

Melchor de Mencos is a municipality in the Petén Department of Guatemala with population 23,813. It is situated on the eastern border with Belize, and is the only major border crossing from Guatemala to Belize. The city was established in April 1960. It is named after Sergeant Major Melchor de Mencos y Varón, who in 1754 journeyed with a tiny contingent of Spanish colonial troops from what is now Antigua, Guatemala to the coast of present-day Belize, there to combat English "pirates" who had settled that region and established a self-governing community. A large signboard-map at the border crossing between Benque Viejo del Carmen and Melchor depicts Belize as Guatemala's eastern province, consistent with Guatemala's ongoing claim. Large numbers of its young people attend secondary school across the border in Belize, seeking the competitive benefits of English-language fluency. They can be seen when dropped off on weekday mornings at the Guatemalan end of the pedestrian border crossing, walking through, and boarding the same school buses at the Belizean end, from there to be transported onward to their secondary schools in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Melchor's twin city across the border in Belize, or further afield.

Places to stay in Melchor de Mencos

Hotel La Cabaña(Opens in a new window)

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Sweet Songs Jungle Lodge(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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