Coban

Buses from Flores to Coban

Option 1: Fuente del Norte

Departure time	Price	Type of Bus
5.30	Q 60	2nd Class
6.30	Q 60	2nd Class
12.30	Q 60	2nd Class
13.30	Q 60	2nd Class

Company: Fuente del Norte (Direct bus to Coban)

Travel time: 5 hours

Type of bus: 2nd class buses without toilets and air-conditioning.

Tickets: can be bought at travel agencies in Flores but it is cheaper to buy your tickets at the office of Fuente del Norte which is located at the new busterminal in Santa Elena. (Cross the bridge and walk strait ahead to the end of the street. The terminal is next to the new market).

IMPORTANT: It is recommendable to buy your tickets in advance because buses can get full and departure depends on the amount of passengers.

Option 2: Direct minibus

Departure time	Price	Type of Bus
14.00	Q 125	Private minibus

Company: Casa d`acuna

Travel time: 4 hours

Type of bus: Private minibus

Tickets: can be bought at Los Amigos. The bus will pick you up in front of the hostel.

Option 3: By public minibuses

Start your trip by taking a minibus from the new busterminal in Santa Elena to Sayache. Buses leave every 30 minutes, cost Q 20 and take 2 hours to get there.

Once in Sayache you have to cross the river by boat for Q 1 and on the other site of the river minibuses leave to Rachacha for another Q 20. This ride also takes 2 hours. In Rachacha you have to change the last time to a minibus to Coban which will cost Q 20 and take two more hours. Minibuses are often packed.

The total price is Q 60 and it will take you up to 7 or 8 hours traveling this way.

The best hotels/hostels in Coban:

Casa d`Acuna
Casa Luna Hostel