Belmopan: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Belmopan is the capital of Belize (Cayo District), 56 m (184 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), 58 km (36 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Belmopan runs from about 11 h 8 min a day in late December to 13 h 12 min in late June (computed for 17.25° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Belmopan is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), 58 km (36 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,678 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Dangriga Airport (DGA, 64 km), Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (TZA, 67 km), Placencia Airport (PLJ, 90 km), Caye Chapel Airport (CYC, 90 km), Caye Caulker Airport (CUK, 94 km).
Flights to Belmopan: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Belmopan · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Guatemala City, 346 km (Guatemala) — flights · buses
- Tegucigalpa, 390 km (Honduras) — flights
- San Pedro Sula, 210 km (Honduras) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Villa Nueva, 361 km (Guatemala) — flights
- San Salvador, 399 km (El Salvador)
- Mixco, 352 km (Guatemala)
- Soyapango, 396 km (El Salvador)
- La Ceiba, 269 km (Honduras) — buses · car rental · tours
- Campeche, 342 km (Mexico) — buses · car rental
- La Ceiba, 264 km (Honduras) — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Taipei.
Common questions
Which airport serves Belmopan?
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), 58 km (36 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Belmopan?
About 13,381 people live in Belmopan, across 32,780,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Belmopan in?
America/Belize, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Belmopan?
The Dollar (BZD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Belmopan?
Guatemala City (346 km), Tegucigalpa (390 km), San Pedro Sula (210 km), Villa Nueva (361 km), San Salvador (399 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.