How to get fromQuetzaltenango to Melchor de Mencosby bus, car, shuttle, or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Quetzaltenango to Melchor de Mencos by bus, car, shuttle, or plane

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Quetzaltenango/Xela to Transportes Fuente del Nortebus Guatemala
2. Take the bus from Guatemala City to Melchor de Mencosbus Guatemala
8h 55m
$43–64
Bus via Quetzaltenango
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Quetzaltenango to Transportes Fuente del Nortebus Gtm
2. Take the bus from Guatemala City to Melchor de Mencosbus Guatemala
12h
$40–60
Drive 529.5 km
1. Drive from Quetzaltenango to Melchor de Mencoscar 529.5 km
12h 4m
$64–93
Shuttle, fly
1. Take a shuttle bus from Quetzaltenango Xela to Terminal de Autobusesshuttle
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
6h 50m
$150–242
Shuttle
1. Take a shuttle bus from Quetzaltenango to Panajachelshuttle
2. Take a shuttle bus from Panajachel to Floresshuttle
3. Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Melchor de Mencosshuttle
20h 30m
$131–288

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

55Weekly Planes

56 minAverage Duration

$86Cheapest Price

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Distance: 679.7 km
Duration: 8h 55m

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

You can take a bus from Quetzaltenango/Xela to Melchor de Mencos via Transportes Fuente del Norte and Guatemala City in around 8h 55m.

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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

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