Option 1: Company Fuente del Norte
Departure
time |
Price |
Type
of Bus |
3.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
4.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
7.00 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
7.45 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
8.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
9.45 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
10.00 |
Q 150 |
1st Class |
12.00 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
14.00 |
Q 150 |
1st Class |
16.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
18.00 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
19.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
20.00 |
Q 100 |
1st Class |
20.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
21.00 |
Q 150 |
1st Class |
21.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
22.00 |
Q 150 |
1st Class |
22.30 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
Company: Fuente del Norte
Buses leave from: New bus terminal in Sta Elena.
(to get there you cross the bridge from Flores and keep walking strait
ahead to the end of the street. It is a 15 to 20 minutes walk. The second
option is to take a tuc tuc for Q 5 per ride (not per person) or Q 15
by taxi. You can ask our neighbour Rene who is a reliable taxi driver.
Time of Busride: 4 hours
Type of bus: 2nd class buses don`t have air-conditioning
or toilet, stop a lot along the way and are famous for driving fast.
1st class has toilet, TV, and don`t stop along the way
Tickets: can be bought in advance at the office of Fuente
del Norte (FDN) or you can just show up 15 minutes before departure time
and hope there still is space (this is almost always the case)
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Option 2: Company Linea Dorada
Departure
time |
Price |
Type
of Bus |
10.00 |
Q150 |
1st Class |
21.00 |
Q 180 |
1st Class Extra |
22.00 |
Q 120 |
2nd Class |
Company: Linea Dorada
Buses leave from: New bus terminal in Sta Elena.
(to get there you cross the bridge from Flores and keep walking strait
ahead to the end of the street. It is a 15 to 20 minutes walk. The second
option is to take a tuc tuc for Q 5 per ride (not per person) or Q 15
by taxi. You can ask our neighbour Rene who is a reliable taxi driver.
Time of Busride: 4 hours
Type of bus: 2nd class buses have air-conditioning and
toilet and don`t stop along the way.
1st class buses have toilet, TV, airco and don`t stop along the way
Tickets: can be bought in advance at the office of Linea
Dorada at the new busterminal or you can just show up 15 minutes before
departure time and hope there still is space.
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Option 3: Company ADN
Departure
time |
Price |
Type
of Bus |
9.00 |
Q 110 |
2nd Class |
11.00 |
Q 170 |
1st Class |
20.00 |
Q 110 |
2nd Class |
21.00 |
Q 230 |
1st Class Extra |
22.00 |
Q 110 |
2nd Class |
Company: ADN (Autobuses del Norte)
Buses leave from: New bus terminal in Sta Elena.
(to get there you cross the bridge from Flores and keep walking strait
ahead to the end of the street. It is a 15 to 20 minutes walk. The second
option is to take a tuc tuc for Q 5 per ride (not per person) or Q 15
by taxi. You can ask our neighbour Rene who is a reliable taxi driver.
Time of Busride: 4 hours
Type of bus: 2nd class buses have air-conditioning and
toilet and don`t stop along the way.
1st class buses have leather seats, free sandwich and drink, toilet, TV,
airco and don`t stop along the way
Tickets: can be bought in advance at the office of ADN
at the new busterminal or you can just show up 15 minutes before departure
time and hope there still is space.
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Departure
time |
Price |
Type
of Bus |
6.00 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
10.00 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
14.00 |
Q 60 |
2nd Class |
Company: Maria Elena
Buses leave from: New bus terminal in Sta Elena.
(to get there you cross the bridge from Flores and keep walking strait
ahead to the end of the street. It is a 15 to 20 minutes walk. The second
option is to take a tuc tuc for Q 5 per ride (not per person) or Q 15
by taxi. You can ask our neighbour Rene who is a reliable taxi driver.
Time of Busride: 4 hours
Type of bus: 2nd class buses don`t have air-conditioning or toilet and stop a lot along the way. Besides Maria Elena is famous for driving very fast.
Tickets: can be bought in advance at the office of Maria
Elena at the new busterminal or you can just show up 15 minutes before
departure time and hope there still is space.
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The best hotels/hostels for backpackers are:
- Backpackers hotel (Right in Rio Dulce at the lake)
- Casa Perico (10 minutes by boat from Rio Dulce)
- Finca Tatin (on Rio Tatin between Rio Dulce and Livingston)
- Oasis Chiyu (one and a half hour north of Rio Dulce)
- Denny`s beach (on the lake Izabal)