There’s no direct bus or flight from San Ignacio to Placencia. Here’s how to make the 3.5-hour trip by private shuttle, rental car or public bus, with real costs, travel times and the stops worth making, from a transfer company that drives the route every week.

Maya Island Air is taking over the Belize City to Punta Gorda flight route after Tropic Air’s last PG flight on October 31, 2026. Here’s how to get from Belize City to PG by plane, public bus, rental car or private shuttle, with real travel times, costs and step-by-step tips from a licensed Hopkins-based transfer operator.

By Christina Saldana, Owner/Operator, Bucket List Tours & Transfers Belize — Hopkins Village, Stann Creek District Licensed and insured. Belize Tourism Board Tour Operator License #T0 05-127. Operating since 2023. Last updated: August 2026 I live in Hopkins Village and I run the shuttles. That means I am not writing this from a desk in another country — I dispatch these routes, I get the WhatsApp message when a flight lands 90 minutes late, and I hear from our driver when the