How easy is travel in Belize?
The short answer, Belize travel so easy it is shocking!
I live in the southwest United States….let’s start there. If you can get to Houston or Dallas, this is going to be simple. Similar to how easy it is to get to the Caribbean from the east coast of the US, those of us west of the Mississippi River use these locations as frequent points to jump to Central and South America.
Three Letter Airport Codes
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Quick Layover in Houston, Texas
We flew Southwest airlines https://www.southwest.com to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) which added international flights in late 2015. William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is easy to navigate with only a few minutes from domestic gates to designated international gates. Its medium size makes William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) easy to travel through with limited time spent transiting immigration and customs, especially when compared to its much larger neighbor George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
Our 1-hour layover in William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) may have been a bit tight, but we made it to our gate with about 15 minutes prior to the start of the boarding process. The flight from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Belize City (BZE) is scheduled at just slightly over 2 hours.
Your Belize Adventure begins
Arriving in Belize City (BZE) is similar to many other small countries. Airstairs are needed to disembark with a short walk into the terminal. We were immediately transiting to a domestic flight so our time in the Belize City (BZE) was only to retrieve any checked luggage, clear customs/immigration and check-in for a Tropic Air flight to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye (SPR). Our scheduled layover in Belize City (BZE) was 53 minutes which was no problem.
The check-in to Tropic Air https://www.tropicair.com/ was easy and fast. They do have a limit for checked luggage to no more than 50lbs which we were close to with our SCUBA dive gear. We did not exceed this limit, so I have no information on how strictly this is enforced, but I would be cautious as these are small aircraft.
There are no assigned seats when purchasing tickets which
Our 15-minute flight Belize City (BZE) to San Pedro (SPR) was so uneventful it ended too quickly. Every seat is a window seat, enjoy the
Seriously IN the middle of San Pedro
The airport in San Pedro (SPR) is actually right in the middle of town with easy walking access to many hotels and many golf cart rental locations.
Wait! There is More to Come!
Are you excited to plan your Belize Adventure!? Plan to related blogs about our time on Ambergris Caye including San Pedro, diving, golf cart rentals and dining.
Enjoy the adventure Travel Addicts!